The College of Public Policy (CPP), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in collaboration with Brookings Doha Center (BDC), hosted an e-workshop on “Governance in the MENA Region: What Can We Learn from Responses to COVID19?” The e-workshop addressed the institutional and governance challenges facing countries of the MENA region that have been exacerbated and exposed as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. 

In line with its ambition to remove barriers to success for its online learners, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has joined Quality Matters (QM) — the international leader for quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. 

Schools and universities around the world have closed their doors since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Campuses, classrooms and libraries remain empty as a measure to ensure the health and wellbeing of everyone connected to the educational sector.

The College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has accepted an invitation to participate in Sidra Medicine’s Maternal and Child Health Symposium 2020 (MCH 2020) as an Event Educational Partner.

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement will enable QEERI to conduct bio-aerosol exposure studies in public areas as part of the ministry's efforts to develop  indoor air quality guidelines for Qatar, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. 

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), in collaboration with FNAC, launched its latest children’s book, Spring Bloom, co-authored by two professors from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), Sadia Mir and Summer Al-Jarrah Bateiha.

In their second joint colloquium in as many years,  the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), both part of Qatar Foundation, recently hosted Professor David Singh Grewal, University of California, Berkeley Law School, who spoke about Law and Political Economy: Against the 20th Century Synthesis.  

As part of its mission to nurture technically grounded leaders and innovators through teaching and research, the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has launched a series of workshops for high school seniors with an interest in computer engineering.

On January 5, the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) hosted a group of alumni from prestigious institutions in the United States, including Harvard University, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). The delegation of 50 people arrived by an Arabian Gulf cruise ship with ports of call including Oman and Qatar. 

A recent panel discussion held by the College of Public Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), during the Doha Forum 2019, explored Resilience, Governance and Public Policy for the 21st Century. 
 
The panel discussion, divided into three parts, invited panelists to discuss specific aspects of resilience and its importance to effective 21st century governance. Among the panelists were, Dr. Leslie A. Pal, Founding Dean of CPP and Dr. Andreas Rechkemmer, Senior Professor at CPP.