Dr. Mounir Hamdi, Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at HBKU, comments on the crucial role of universities in the growth of the Middle Eastern tech hub. He discusses CSE's ongoing outreach activities which aim to foster interest in technology among schoolchildren and improve their skills within the field.

Source: https://www.idgconnect.com/opinion/1502457/universities-crucial-growth-middle-east-tech-hub

Faculty from the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) recently delivered a short course to students at Prince Songkla University (PSU) in the Kingdom of Thailand. Dr. Mohamed El Gammal, associate professor at CIS, and Dr. Fethi Ahmed, a research coordinator at the CIS’ Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), led a course on ‘Contemporary Applications of Maqasid al-Sharia,’ at the Pattani campus of the College of Islamic Studies at PSU, from June 17 to 21. During the course, Dr.

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently concluded its annual Summer Internship Program for undergraduate computer science students from universities across Qatar. 

Dr. Jian Zhao, language teacher at the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), part of CHSS, HBKU, discusses the growing demand for learning Chinese in Qatar and the region and its reflection of the positive and growing relationship between China and Qatar.    

Source: http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20190717/317516.html

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has concluded its inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity (SURO) internship program, as part of its student outreach initiative for the year. 

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has launched a new online program as part of its ongoing agreement with edX, a global provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs) created by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently collaborated in a study initiated by researchers at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, which sought to examine the impact of normal and high concentrations of glucose on blood vessels. 

The findings of the initial study– led by Dr. Naila Rabbani from Warwick Medical School – have been published in Scientific Reports journal and could help to identify new ways to prevent organ damage from complications related to diabetes.

Building on its mission to address issues and policies from a comparative and international legal perspective, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) College of Law is organizing the 2019 Middle East Environmental Law Scholars Conference from November 4-5, 2019 in Settat, Morocco. Registration is now open for the conference that will see leading environmental law practitioners, scholars and policymakers come together to examine teaching Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa. 

Qatar Environment and  Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has announced the ‘Call for Papers’ for its upcoming International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates 2019 (IC-SEWEN’19), to be held at Qatar National Convention Centre from 3 to 5 December. 

Dr. Hendrik J. Kockaert, Professor and Director of the Translation and Interpreting Studies at HBKU, talks about whether machine translation is a match for the human translator. 

Source: http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201906/14/WS5d02f1daa3103dbf14328229.html