Public university in Doha, Qatar
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
(
HBKU
;
Arabic
:
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) is a public university located within
Education City
in
Doha
, the capital city of
Qatar
. The university, a member of
Qatar Foundation
, was founded in 2010. The university began graduating students in 2014. It was named after
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
, former
Emir
of
Qatar
.
Academics
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University and its programs were recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar under decree number 34 for year 2017. The university's graduate program focuses include information and computing technologies, life sciences, sustainable development, Islamic studies, Islamic finance, middle eastern studies, translation studies, and law.
HBKU is organized into the following colleges:
- College of Islamic Studies (CIS)
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)
- College of Science and Engineering (CSE)
- College of Law (CL)
- College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS)
- College of Public Policy (CPP)
Research
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Plaza of HBKU Research Center
HBKU has the following three national research institutes:
- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI)
- Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI)
- Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI).
HBKU Press
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
is the university publishing house, and offers educational books for schools, academic books for universities and researchers, and information and reference titles that can be accessed online.
HBKU Press has published more than 90 books and houses
QScience
, an online research and academic platform.
Student body
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HBKU currently has over 700 students from over 57 nationalities. 38% of the students are Qatari.
Education City
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Located in Education City, these institutions include Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar; Georgetown University Qatar;
HEC Paris in Qatar
; Northwestern University in Qatar; Texas A&M University at Qatar; UCL Qatar; Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar; and Weill Cornell Medical ? Qatar.
Buildings
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- College of Islamic Studies building
- Liberal Arts & Sciences building
- HBKU Research Complex
- HBKU Headquarters
- HBKU Housing and Residence Halls
Notable alumni
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Notable faculty
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See also
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References
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