It has been three years since Nasser Shariff, a student of the Master of Arts in Islam and Global Affairs program, founded his buzz venture. Qoomra -- a media marketing company that is his brainchild -- is undoubtedly influenced by his Western upbringing. However, to Shariff, his media-making interests in no way contradict his beliefs or studies.

A large number of delegates and guests attended an interesting panel discussion on ‘Implementing a Policy Framework to Support Sustainable Development through the Water-Energy-Environment Nexus, during the final day of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates 2019 (IC-SEWEN’19). IC-SEWEN’19, which was held at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 2-5 December, is the flagship conference of the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

H.E. Stephan Weil, Prime Minister of the Federal State of Lower Saxony, Germany, was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising German government officials and corporate leaders during their visits to Qatar Foundation and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) on Monday, December 2. 

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, has kick started its International conference to in Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus for the Desert Climate 2019 (IC-SEWEN’19) with a number of pre-event activities at the Qatar National Convention Centre. 

Dr. Sayef Al-Kuwari, Assistant Professor at CSE, discusses the increasing dependency on mobile technologies and applications, the security challenges raised, and the solutions developed to protect users' private information.

Source: www.gulf-times.com

While Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) was an eager contributor to Sidra Medicine’s CUDOS Congress 2019, its contributions by no means stopped at providing logistical and material support. Instead, the four-day event was the ideal opportunity to highlight the university’s contributions to the fight against diabetes and obesity. 

Dr. Laocine Kerbache, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at CSE, discusses the impact of the blockade on Qatar's logistical networks and its reconfigured international trade supply chains.

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Dr. Ayman Al Hajj, Assistant Professor at CHLS, who has worked with 2019 Nobel Prize laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe, discusses his research on oxygen-receptive proteins and how they help cure cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Source: www.aljazeera.net

Dr. Marc Owen Jones, Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at CHSS, discusses whether the use of emojis can have a negative effect on our communications.

Source: www.al-fanarmedia.org

For the third consecutive year, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press will participate in the Kuwait International Book Fair this coming 20 – 30 November. The HBKU Press booth, located in Hall 6, Booth 31, will highlight its complete catalog of works including new titles in every genre and will also host Qatari author, Amal Al Langawi, for a book signing ceremony on Thursday, November 21st.