The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is hosting and collaborating on a series of lectures on Islamic art and architecture during the month of April. 

The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently hosted a lecture entitled ‘From Waste to Wealth Using Green Chemistry’.

Guest speaker, James Clark, a professor of chemistry and director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, led the lecture, during which he highlighted the benefits of combining "green chemistry" with a circular economic model to achieve a sustainable society.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Student Affairs yesterday held the inaugural Student Life Awards 2019 to honor current students for their contributions to the wider community through non-academic activities. 

HBKU’s Student Affairs committee received and assessed more than 30 nominations based on solid criteria, including participation and involvement in the university’s informal learning environment – community service, community engagement, student leadership, and sports and non-sports competitions.  

Like 7.2 million other displaced Palestinian refugees battling bleak conditions, Ghassan Saad, a student of the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), faced an uncertain future.

But the 19-year-old’s life radically changed when he received a full, merit-based scholarship from Qatar Foundation (QF) Student Financial Services for exemplary academic performance in the first year of his studies – an achievement that ushered in never-before prospects for his academic and career path.

In keeping with this objective, CIS recently organized a unique makerspace initiative – the Ethics Co-Lab – to promote understanding of the United Nations (UN)’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and tie them into ethical practices and religion.

The Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), today concluded its 10th Annual International Translation Conference, held at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on March 26 and 27. 

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently organized an ‘Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development’ workshop to determine the requirements of national stakeholders that will assist in customizing the energy efficiency and sustainable development research carried out at QEERI’s Energy Center.

Masters and doctoral students at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently participated in Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a contest launched by the University of Queensland, Australia, and brought to Qatar for the first time by HBKU Student Affairs. The 3MT competition requires competitors to deliver a succinct overview of their thesis to a non-specialist audience, in three minutes or less, giving them an opportunity to hone their academic, presentation, and research communication skills.

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in collaboration with The Boeing Company, is to host the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Symposium (MLDAS) 2019, from April 1 - 2 in Doha. 

The annual event sees researchers, practitioners, students, and industry experts in the fields of machine learning and data mining come together to present recent advances and discuss research questions, to bridge the gap between data analytics research and industry needs on identified problems.

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently delivered a Crisis Management lecture at Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha. Dr. Louay Safi, professor of the Master of Arts in Islam and Global Affairs program at CIS, led the talk during which he focused on the theoretical aspects of conflict management by examining three case studies. He explored best practices and effective strategies for conflict management – a topic that military officers undergoing training at the college have voiced their particular interest in. Dr.