The Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance (CIEF) at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), has concluded the 8th International Conference on Islamic Finance (ICIF) at Education City’s Minaretein.

The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Arab World Awards. 

AI for Palestine is in contention for ‘Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.’ Developed in collaboration with Applab, the platform incorporates an AI module named ‘Handala’ and gathers firsthand accounts, historical records, and contemporary datatech on Palestine, ensuring the preservation and amplification of underrepresented or misrepresented Palestinian narratives. 

The College of Public Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), through its Hadaba initiative, recently held ‘Hadaba 25: Public Narrative & Data Storytelling’ forum at Minaretein, Education City.

This year's theme was designed to advance innovation in policy design through narrative strategy and data storytelling. In doing so, it explores the intersection of data, which is transparent, accountable, and empirical, with storytelling providing the emotional resonance needed to engage people, build narratives, and communicate complex concepts.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) recently organised a high-level meeting that brought together esteemed representatives from China to explore potential partnerships and strategies in translation and publishing.  

As part of its Muslim Women Writers Series, the Department of Language, Culture, and Communication within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) hosted an informative lecture titled ‘Creative Writing as a Practice of Freedom’. 

The PlasmaPure team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) has officially been selected for the prestigious XPRIZE Water Scarcity, a $119 million global competition to revolutionize water desalination. 

In today’s rapidly evolving world of interconnected crises, the importance of foresight has become increasingly significant across a state’s operational apparatus. Neglecting to consider emerging trends constitutes a genuine risk given that seemingly minor signals today may escalate into major crises tomorrow. Israel’s recent attack on Qatar serves as a timely reminder that those who do not recognize looming threats may be unprepared when they happen.

Faculty members from the College of Law participated in the 119th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), which took place in Washington, D.C. 

The delegation included Dean Susan L. Karamanian, Dr. Georgios Dimitropoulos, Professor of Law, WTO Chair and Associate Dean for Research, and Dr. Ka Lok Yip, Associate Professor. Alongside other world-leading legal scholars and practitioners, judges, and policymakers, they engaged in discussions and analyses of contemporary challenges to international law. 

A research paper, originating from doctoral work at CSE and an ongoing project at QCRI, developed through collaboration between the two institutions, has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2025 in Nashville, USA.