Creative Space, part of the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) under Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently held a programming competition and awards ceremony for students in its Python Course. 

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) organized an event on June 13, to celebrate Qatar Academy Sidra (QAS) students’ adaptation of a graphic novel into an audio-tactile format for blind persons. 

The College of Law welcomed Willem Theus, a PhD candidate in law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) and UC Louvain, as a visiting scholar during April. Theus spent a month conducting research on his thesis, which focuses on special economic and internationalized zones, including the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).  

With the spread of globalization and people moving around for a multitude of reasons including work, travel and education, the advantages of being bilingual and multilingual are becoming increasingly apparent. In the past, it was believed that early bilingualism might delay the acquisition of the mother tongue (L1) or even interfere with the process of L1 acquisition.

The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in collaboration with Sensory Souk, Qatar’s first specialist provider of educational, professional therapy, and developmental products, presented a forum titled “The Impact of Technology Research in Supporting Children on the Autism Spectrum and Their Families” on May 24.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), through its College of Law, has been selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to establish a Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainability. Dr. Damilola S. Olawuyi, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Research at HBKU College of Law, has been appointed the first Chair holder.

An article authored by Dr. Kim Moloney, Assistant Professor at the College of Public Policy (CPP), and published in “Public Administration Review” (PAR), has been included in its Researcher’s Choice: Top-Cited Articles from 2020 and 2021.

Dr. Julie Decock, Scientist at the Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has been elected as a member of the prestigious Royal Society of Biology (RSB), the UK’s national academy of science and the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. This noteworthy recognition is an acknowledgement of Dr. Decock’s scientific scholarship and her work leading a research team at the Translational Cancer and Immunity Center, QBRI.

On March 10, 2022, United States (US) President Joe Biden officially designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally.  Qatar is the 18th State to earn the designation and the third Gulf Cooperation Council State following Kuwait and Bahrain.   

“Fully believing [in] the great potential of football diplomacy as an instrument of peacemaking and moderation.” – MOIC Summit 2022 Resolution

Across the world, more and more state and non-state actors have begun to recognize and capitalize on the potential of public diplomacy, as opposed to traditional diplomacy. The latter, which centers on the state and traditional tools of diplomacy often lack the grassroots perspective of the general citizenry and youth in particular.