QF’s TAMUQ graduate to continue her academic journey at MIT

You won’t hear too many teenagers saying Physics was their favourite subject in school, but that was the case with the now 20-year-old Zeina Barghouti, a Palestinian citizen. Born and raised in Qatar, she found a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering would best suit her interests. 

When asked why she chose Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, she said: “I was a rather shy 18-year-old introvert, having gone abroad would have been a bit too much for me to handle then. The choice to go to TAMUQ was a simple one, it’s a world-class university, and I would still be close to friends and family. It was the perfect deal for me.”  She explains, as a shy teenager the tight-knit community at TAMUQ was exactly what she needed, and that had she gone to a bigger university with large classes, she would have definitely gotten lost in the crowd.