The growing importance of mediation to resolve disputes was discussed at a webinar organized on May 31, by the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC). 

A three-day high-level workshop for Qatari women aspiring to leadership positions and potential candidates for Shura Council elections will be presented virtually from June 13 to 15, as a partnership between the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS).

The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is giving undergraduate students the chance to receive intensive research and software development training through its Summer Internship Program, which kicked off online on May 23 and will run for eight weeks until July 15. 

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has published a first-of-its-kind study on population-specific transcriptomic profiles of breast tumors that includes patients from Qatar and highlights the importance of precision medicine in cancer at a population level. 

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) mission to enrich communities through interdisciplinary educational experiences has been boosted by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between its Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) and Joutsenon Opisto, Finland. 

At a webinar organized by the European Network of Social Authorities (ENSA) on April 15, Dr. Anis Ben Brik, associate professor at the College of Public Policy (CPP) and founding director of the Program for Social Policy Evaluation and Research (PROSPER), addressed the “Global Effects of COVID-19 on Families and Children”. 

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), hosted His Excellency Dr. Cristian Tudor, Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, for a talk organized for the HBKU community on April 28 in the run-up to Europe Day. 

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has launched a new mega-project to produce a comprehensive source on Islamic reform. 

Reducing the impact of corrosion for the sake of the environment was the focus of discussions during an interactive webinar to mark Corrosion Awareness Day, an international event that falls annually on April 24. The event was hosted by Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in collaboration with the Qatar Association of Corrosion and Materials Engineers.

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently released the first Qatar Solar Atlas, a tool that quantifies the country’s solar resource and its geographical distribution as a first step toward accelerating the use of more solar energy across the country.