Graduate students from the College of Public Policy (CPP) recently completed a week-long field study visit to Jordan as part of the Master of Social Policy and Program Evaluation (MSPPE) program. The trip formed a central applied component, enabling students to practice the full cycle of evaluation planning, design, data collection, and reporting in a real-world governance context.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Gates Foundation have committed to a grant agreement unique to the region on the sidelines of Doha Forum 2025. The document was signed by HBKU’s President, Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah, and Joe Cerrell, Managing Director for the Gates Foundation, in the presence of Bill Gates, Chair and Board Member, Gates Foundation.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s College of Public Policy (CPP), in partnership with the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), hosted a capacity-building workshop to examine the inclusion of persons with disabilities through enabling accessibility of the built environment. 

As part of its Diplomatic Dialogue series, the Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR) hosted His Excellency Álvaro Renedo Zalba, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Qatar. Held at Minaretein, the talk attracted members of Qatar’s diplomatic community, academics, students, and policy experts for an engaging discussion on foreign policy, shared priorities and the evolving global landscape.