Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has seen an increase of 33 percent in admissions to its five colleges this year. The total number of admissions has increased from 250 in 2017 to 332 this fall.
Students from Qatar, the region and around the world kick-started their academic journey at HBKU yesterday. HBKU opened its doors to the incoming students this fall under the ‘Hayakom at HBKU’ theme yesterday.
“We have 332 new students this year. Among them 42 percent are Qataris and others are residents and international students. Every year we see a steady increase in the number of students since the beginning,” Mohammed Al Salat, Admissions Specialist at HBKU told The Peninsula.
Source: Peninsula Qatar
As a homegrown university, Hamad Bin Khalifa University embodies the nation’s aspirations and offers a variety of courses at the College of Islamic Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, College of Law and Public Policy, and College of Health and Life Sciences.
“It is a huge opportunity for the students to study at HBKU because it is a homegrown university with many local and international collaborations. I would encourage people to apply here if they are interested to continue their students and increase knowledge,” said Al Salat.
He also emphasised that some courses such as the Master of Science and a PhD in Genomics and Precision Medicine are the rarest in the region, which shows how HBKU is helping in reaching Qatar National Vision 2030.
Mohannad Khandakji, a new PhD student in Genomics and Precision Medicine at the College of Health and Life Sciences said: “The programme is outstanding regionally and globally. As well as HBKU has global partnerships with institutes like Harvard University and HBKU is part of Qatar Foundation which has branches of prestigious universities. This provides plenty of opportunities to exchange research collaboration and this very aspect is not present at any other place.”
Students at HBKU are given the opportunity to work closely with the three national research centers – Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI).
They also get the chance to collaborate with partner universities at Qatar Foundation, and institutions across Qatar, for their research and professional pursuits.
Source: HBKU
Among the colleges, the College of Science and Engineering has the highest number of students and this year it has received 136 new admissions.
Dr Tareq Al Ansari, Assistant Professor at the College of Science and Engineering said, “It is the biggest college in HBKU which provides a variety of Master and PhD programmes in fields such as sustainable environment, sustainable energy, supply chain management and ICT serving Qatar’s needs. The variety of degrees we offer which are very relevant to Qatar and to the world.”
The incoming cohort of students at HBKU represents versatile educational backgrounds. Ghoroor Ahmed, a new Masters students in Women Society and Development at the College of Humanities and Social Science has obtained her bachelor degree from Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar.
“I have come from medical school to a college of humanities. But I find a connection between the two fields. I like to learn more about health and about women in society development,” she added.
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