“Qatar is far from the only authoritarian nation that donates to American universities. According to a Department of Education report from April 2023, American universities and colleges have received $19 billion from unreported sources, more than half of which has come from authoritarian and antidemocratic Middle East governments.”
Qatar has a big banking sector, and can be used to launder money from places like Iran.
They are investing in long-term approval from graduates who are 20 to 30 years from now...in a situation to approve of various deals that would today be considered outrageous or unethical.
Watch as the new graduates filter out and get hired to lucrative overseas contracts early on.