Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) participated in the recent Kidpreneur Incubation Center, an innovative new initiative launched by KidzMondo Doha. The initiative aims to inspire children between the ages of 8 and 14 to become entrepreneurially minded through a series of workshops. As one of the official partners of the month-long children’s event, HBKU’s faculty and students were given an opportunity to engage with the community and play their part in nurturing entrepreneurs and leaders of the future.

Artificial intelligence has been variously depicted as a universal panacea for the world’s ills or as a conspiracy by deep-state operatives. AI’s influence is everywhere, yet there is much that remains unknown about its practical applications and its long-term potential.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Law and Public Policy (CLPP), in collaboration with Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), is organizing an academic colloquium on March 13 that will examine the phenomenon of targeted political eliminations ordered or sanctioned by a government or its institutions in modern times and throughout history.

A panel discussion chaired by Dr. Ahmad Dallal, dean of GU-Q, will explore this complex issue from a variety of perspectives, and focus on the assassination of civilians in times of armed conflict or political unrest.

Students from the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently visited the library of H.E. the Minister of State Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari. The visiting delegation comprised of faculty and students from the Master of Arts in Islam and Global Affairs (IGA) program. During the visit, Dr. Al-Kuwari discussed aspects of his ministerial and diplomatic roles, and his nomination to serve as Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

A student at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is being recognized on a national level for her pioneering research that aims to alleviate the environmental challenges facing Qatar. 

Hanadi Al-Thani, currently pursuing a PhD in Sustainable Environment at the College of Science and Engineering (CSE), is the recipient of the 12th Education Excellence Award in the Scientific Master’s Degree category for her extensive research assessing air quality in Qatar. 

The College of Law and Public Policy (CLPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently hosted a colloquium with ambassadors to the State of Qatar that addressed International Law and Foreign Relations in a Turbulent World. 

Susan L. Karamanian, dean of CLPP, chaired a panel discussion with guest speakers H.E. Stefanie McCollum, Ambassador of Canada to the State of Qatar, and H.E. Faizel Moosa, Ambassador of South Africa to the State of Qatar who is also a lawyer.  Joining them on the panel was Dr. Ilias Bantekas, Professor of Law, CLPP. 

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently collaborated with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) to deliver a public lecture and workshop on Islamic Finance in London. The events were jointly hosted by QFC and the Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL) at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – University of London, with HBKU’s CIS  and the International Islamic Research Academy (ISRA) of Malaysia as academic partners.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is to showcase the full breadth of its programs during the annual International Education Fair in Turkey, to be held in the cities of Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir from March 9 – 15, 2019.

HBKU will set up booths throughout the event, where prospective students will be able to meet with representatives from HBKU Student Affairs, Office of Enrollment, and faculty members, and avail important information about the University’s programs, campus life, and potential research opportunities.

Auto-face detection, self-driving cars, and conversational technologies -- these applications are all set to define and govern many aspects of our lives. Their uses differ, but they were all made possible with the advent of artificial intelligence.

AI technologies are increasingly being recognized as valuable tools to society because of their ability to boost efficiency and output, while creating new opportunities for profit, cost savings and job creation.

Somewhere between the courthouse and the iconic hallways of the Minaretein Building, Ayedh has found a second home. Al-Qahtani was one of 126 students who received their Master of Arts in Islamic Studies degree at the HBKU graduation ceremony in May 2018, graduating at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA.