Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has opened its admissions cycle for the 2019-2020 academic year. Prospective students who are looking to pursue their graduate studies at Qatar Foundation’s homegrown University are welcome to apply to one of 26 unique academic degrees offered by its five established colleges. 

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently welcomed high-ranking delegates from Japan’s scientific community, who were accompanied by His Excellency Seiichi Otsuka, the Ambassador of Japan to Qatar.

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), and the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) in Jordan will work together to help accelerate cancer research in the region. This collaboration was underscored through the signing of an important research agreement between the two entities this month.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a Qatar Foundation institution that specializes in higher education, and edX, the nonprofit online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, have signed an agreement that will position the University as the first in the Middle East to provide interdisciplinary courses through the online platform. The courses will be accessible to millions of students around the world. 

Dr. Zachary Calo and Dr. Barry Solaiman from the HBKU College of Law and Public Policy (CLPP) were recently invited to Istanbul Law School to discuss issues relating to commercial mediation in the Middle East. The field is one that is ripe for exploration and development as judicial resolution of disputes may be timely and costly. Also, mediation is considered a friendlier way for parties to resolve their differences. The CLPP professors made presentations to undergraduate and postgraduate students.