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>>[Shaima Sherif] Travelling a lot in the Arab region, there are so many Islamic artefacts,
buildings, ruins that the world doesn't know about, and I thought what better way to learn
about archaeology but in the Middle East. >>[Thilo Rehren] Historically, archaeologically,
the gulf, the Middle East has been the centre of human development for many millennia, even
now it's the centre of the world in terms of museum development, in terms of conservation
studies, there are a lot of challenges here, so it's interesting from an academic point
of view but also politically, philosophically, it is a really interesting region for us and
we are very proud and keen to be here. >>[Shaima Sherif] I've always loved archaeology,
so this was the perfect opportunity. This is something I've always wanted to do, I've
had the background in it and I was absolutely surprised and astonished that UCL is actually
here in Qatar. >>[Ileana Olmos] UCL Qatar is still UCL, so
it's very challenging in academics, but it also makes it beautiful.
>>[Salman Al-Amri] The good thing about studying at UCL Qatar is the teaching, which takes
place in small seminar groups, which allows us to gain the help of professors, to work
closely with them. >>[Shaima Sherif] One of the most amazing
opportunities I'm getting here at UCL Qatar is not just studying alongside some of the
most amazing professors, but also the students from such diverse countries.
>>[Alaa Laabar] So it's the world in one place, it makes your university experience very rich.
One year here is worth four years somewhere else in the world.
>>[Elizabeth Roberts] The student facilities are second to none. I went to a UK university
and we did not have the kind of facilities that exist here at UCL Qatar. Everything is
brand new, everything is purpose built, the facilities on Education City are world class.
>>[Ghaida Al-Sawalha] We have a student centre, a recreation centre, it's for when you want
to relax and have a good time, state of the art equipment everywhere. The classrooms are
absolutely beautiful. >>[Salman Al-Amri] I had the chance to be
involved in land surveying in Qatar. Studying at UCL gave us the opportunity to work very
closely on these sites. >>[Voiceover] In other courses, we had a more
practical approach to things, like the exhibiting heritage course, where we curated our own
exhibitions, which opened in the museum. That was a great experience. It was a group effort
from all the students of the Museum Studies course. I think it turned out really great,
and it was good to see that, students doing the exhibition. Of course, with the support
of the staff at UCL Qatar and from the museum. >>[Shaima Sherif] Qatar is such a blooming
country, in terms of finance and also heritage, and this is a great opportunity as a first
year student to have first hand basis learning from experience within Qatar and the museums
themselves. >>[Music]