With COVID-19 complications presenting a huge burden on healthcare systems worldwide, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and other collaborators, have published a new joint study in the prestigious Nature Communications that addresses the need for early prognosis and treatment. The study was led by Dr.

A faculty member at Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) recently took part in a global clinical collaboration to study a life-threatening blood cholesterol disease, homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH). The study has now been published in The Lancet - one of the highest impact medical journals globally. 

“Football Diplomacy for Sustainable Development in the World” was the theme of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)’s first International Qatar Model Organization of Islamic Cooperation (MOIC) 2022 for university students, a collaborative event with the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF). 

MOIC is an ICYF initiative that immerses participants in diplomacy and negotiation by creating an academic simulation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation - the second largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations with 57 member states. 

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) hosted a group of judges from the National School for the Judiciary in France on February 13 and 14, for a training course on “Law in Shari’a and Islam”. HBKU’s CIS is one of several Qatari institutions and universities taking part in the judicial training program organized by the Office of the Attorney General, Qatar Public Prosecution, in cooperation with the Embassy of France in Qatar. 

The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) presented a practical introduction to cybersecurity technology for high school seniors on February 26. 

The College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) presented a talk by an influential University of South Australia researcher, Professor Jon Buckley, highlighting the use of heart rate kinetics for monitoring exercise performance in athletes. 

Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Marwen Hjiri participated as a rapporteur at the fourth annual Global Security Forum organized by the Soufan Center, in partnership with HBKU.

On January 18, Dr. Leslie A. Pal, Founding Dean of the College Public Policy, and Dr. Pablo Martin de Holan, Dean of HEC Paris in Qatar, co-chaired a focus group ‘Harnessing Labor Market Intelligence’ as part of the Career Guidance Stakeholders Platform 2022. The Platform was hosted by the Qatar Career Development Center, a Qatar Foundation (QF) member.

Dr. Ingmar Weber, Research Director of the Social Computing Group at Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, has been named an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Member for his pivotal educational, engineering, and scientific contributions in the computing field. He is among 63 ACM members from leading universities, corporations, and research institutions across the world recognized in 2021 for their accomplishments. Dr.

At the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a wide range of socially-driven projects contribute to creating a more inclusive society by making information, entertainment, culture and heritage accessible to all, including people with disabilities.