Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Law partnered with the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies to co-host a two-day conference titled “Reorienting International Economic Law for the Digital Economy: From Addressing the Digital Divide to Enabling Digital Development” exploring how international economic law could be reshaped to support economic development in the digital era.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) partnered with Quantum.Tech to bring its premier event to the Arab World for the first time, convening more than 200 internationally renowned experts from January 13 - 15 in Doha to discuss how Qatar and the Gulf region can sustain its emerging quantum technology sector.

The Gulf Cooperation Council’s political and economic relations with South Korea are deep and continuously evolving. So much so that the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Steven Wright does not expect them to be dramatically impacted by Seoul’s current political crisis. Read the full article here.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Public Policy (CPP) and the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) held a launch event for the special research report “Action Plan for an Inclusive Education Policy for the State of Qatar,” a joint project between WISE and the University of Cambridge’s Cambridge Network for Education and Research (CaNDER).

The College of Public Policy (CPP) recently hosted an economists roundtable to discuss Qatar’s financial sector development strategy and economic diversification prospects for the Gulf region.

The event, chaired by Dr. Ozcan Ozturk, Assistant Professor of Economics, CPP, brought together industry leaders and key figures from both the public and private sectors. Participants exchanged valuable insights on sectoral growth and discussed how their respective organizations are planning for sustainable development in the future.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) hosted Badr El Din A. Ibrahim, Senior Adviser, Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), for a special lecture on a novel approach that could facilitate the global expansion of microfinance - the Participatory Model.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) welcomed prospective students to its Graduate Studies Open House on February 1, where they outlined the university's 40 postgraduate programs and encouraged them to complete their applications for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Education City’s Minaretein building was the venue for a graduate student research workshop on November 11, 2024, considering key issues and concepts shaping Islamic governance and public value discourse.

Every year on December 5, World Soil Day raises awareness about the importance of healthy soils and the need to manage them sustainably. Countries and international organizations take the opportunity to highlight the pivotal role soil plays in food security, sustainable development, and environmental preservation, and amplify calls to introduce measures to protect and improve quality across the planet. These include Qatar which faces complex environmental challenges that require special consideration.

Education City’s Minaretein Building was the location for the January 15 launch of HBKUx’s professional certificate program on ‘Education for Sustainable Development and Peace.’