Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation, is launching three new postgraduate programmes at its College of Science and Engineering (CSE).
Applications are now open for prospective students for the master’s and PhD programmes in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS), Sustainable Energy, and Sustainable Environment.
Classes will begin in fall 2015.
HBKU’s new master’s programmes will be taught over two years, with the PhD programmes taking three to four years to complete. The launch of these programmes is in line with Qatar Foundation’s vision of establishing education and research programmes that support the human, social and
economic development of Qatar.
Highly experienced faculty will be engaging the students in these programmes. Students in these programmes will be given the opportunity to engage in groundbreaking, cutting-edge research and will join their faculty to work in laboratories of prestigious research institutes in Qatar and around the world. Expert faculty will integrate their research into their classes, creating an enriching academic experience for students that extend beyond the classroom.
One of these fields is biological and biomedical research and the HBKU BBS programme is a multi-disciplinary programme that will expose graduate students to state-of-the-art basic, clinical, and translational life sciences research, in collaboration with other universities and research entities in Qatar and
elsewhere.
“The current influx of biological and biomedical researchers into Qatar as well as the establishment of various biomedical and health sciences institutes and national projects in Qatar is a testament to the potential that resides here,” said Dr. Mounir Hamdi, dean of HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering. “HBKU’s BBS will train the next generation of scientist to capitalise on the full spectrum of knowledge across a range of interrelated fields and enable them to translate research findings into
clinical benefits.”
Similarly, the newly launched Sustainable Energy and Sustainable Environment programmes will address important issues facing the region in energy and environment.
