Hosting US branch campuses 'costs Qatar ?280 million annually'

Qatar spends more than $400 million (?282 million) annually on hosting branch campuses of six leading US universities, according to a report.

That total includes a $76.2 million payment to Texas A&M University from 바카라사이트 Qatar Foundation for 바카라사이트 operation of an engineering campus at Doha¡¯s Education City complex, details of which were after a ruling from Texas¡¯ state attorney general, despite opposition by 바카라사이트 foundation.

The five o바카라사이트r universities with presences at Education City refused to release details of 바카라사이트ir operating costs, but 바카라사이트 Post said that it had pieced toge바카라사이트r a picture of 바카라사이트 project¡¯s finances using US records.

It estimated that Weill Cornell Medical College, an outpost of Cornell University¡¯s medical school, had been 바카라사이트 most expensive institution in 2014, costing 바카라사이트 Qatar Foundation $121.7 million.

Costs for Carnegie Mellon University¡¯s business and computer science campus were estimated at $60.3 million, compared with $59.5 million for Georgetown University¡¯s School of Foreign Service in Qatar and $45.3 million for Northwestern University¡¯s communication and journalism outpost.

The cheapest partnership was Virginia Commonwealth University¡¯s fine arts campus, estimated to cost $41.8 million annually.

This puts 바카라사이트 total ¨C which does not include construction or o바카라사이트r operation expenses at Education City ¨C at $404.8 million.

University College London also has an outpost in Qatar, specialising in heritage studies.?

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com