Texas A&M University will phase out its Qatar campus and close the doors to the branch campus by 2028. Day-to-day operations and campus services will not immediately change.
The decision comes after an antisemitism think tank alleged last month the Qatar government had control over nuclear research at the branch campus. Texas A&M has denied it.
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The Texas A&M Board cited heightened instability in the Middle East as the reason to end its contract with the Qatar Foundation to run the branch campus. The foundation accuses the board of falling prey to a “disinformation campaign.”
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