Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) again gave undergraduate students the chance to receive intensive research and software development training through its Summer Internship Program, which took place online over an eight-week period     . 

Graduate students in the Master of Arts in Audiovisual Translation (MAAT) program, delivered by the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently put their skills to use toward expanding autism resources available in the Arabic language. 

Two faculty members from the College of Islamic Studies have shared their expertise in a book about the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Dr. Evren Tok, Assistant Dean of Innovation and Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Islam and Global Affairs, and Dr. Bayen Khaled, research fellow, contributed a chapter titled “FIFA 2022: Qatar, The Legacy. Football is More Than a Sport and Qatar 2022 is More Than a World Cup”, to FIFA 2022: Qatar, the Legacy.

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has received accreditation under ISO 17025:2017 on selected methods for its Corrosion, Energy, and Environment and Sustainability Centers from International Accreditation Services (IAS - USA).

As stated by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, “We're not just fighting a pandemic; we're fighting an infodemic”. This infodemic – the over-accumulation of information – has included scientific publications, health advisories, and news reports being published at a rapid pace. At the same time, this large amount of information has been weighed down with fake news, misinformation, and conspiracy theories.

In keeping with its aim of facilitating expertise and building capacity in Qatar and beyond, the College of Public Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently collaborated with the University of Maryland (UMD)’s School of Public Policy to deliver a joint executive course on program evaluation. It is one of the first program evaluation courses offered in Qatar, and also the first executive course by CPP and its program on Social Policy and Evaluation Research (PROSPER).

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women in Qatar and worldwide, in addition to being the primary cause of female cancer-related death (1). The current gold standard anti-cancer strategies target tumor cells based on characteristics that are more prevalent in these cells (such as high rates of multiplication); however, these properties are not necessarily common to all patients and are often not unique to tumor cells, resulting in variable treatment efficacy among patients and off-target side-effects.

International Women in Engineering Day was the motivation for a webinar organized by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) on June 23, in partnership with Qatar Society of Engineers and Qatar Association for Women Engineers. In keeping with the theme of the global day, Engineering Sheroes focused on the major role of women engineers in maintaining critical industrial operations and infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic, both in industrial operations and in research and innovation. 

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently concluded its Student Research Conference 2021. The conference presented an important platform for students to engage, inspire, and share significant outcomes of the research they have conducted throughout the course of their studies. The conference builds on the recently launched CIS student journal, Astrolabe, and complements its overarching aim of celebrating compelling research works with applicability to contemporary Islamic subjects.

With international travel restricted, we are facing what the Washington Post terms “a new era of global distancing”. Universities and academic institutions in Qatar and across the world have suspended study abroad, field research, and exchange programs, traditionally opportunities to strengthen soft ties with other countries and cultures. Amid the protracted suspension of these intercultural initiatives, are there new avenues to encourage people-to-people exchanges?