Dr. Ikhlaq Sidhu, a member of the Board of Trustees at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), received the 2018 Major Education Innovation Award for his role in driving innovation in education from IEEE -- the world’s largest and most reputable association for engineering, computing, and technology professionals. The award was granted to him for his role as a faculty director and a chief scientist at Berkeley’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the University of California.

Colleges and research institutes of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) are showcasing their various health-related research initiatives at the World Innovation Summit for Health 2018 conference, currently underway at the Qatar National Convention Centre. With five entities being actively involved in this year’s summit, HBKU is witnessing its strongest presence at WISH to date.

A graduate of the College of Science and Engineering (CSE), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), is working to improve access to education in areas facing critical humanitarian challenges through a highly selective UN fellowship program at the Centre for Humanitarian Data in The Hague.