Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) held a series of summer research and interactive programmes and activities to nurture academic excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration among students and early-career researchers.
Held across several colleges and research institutes, the programmes offered participants opportunities to engage in hands-on research, academic mentorship, and knowledge exchange in various fields.
The Qatar Centre for Quantum Computing at the College of Science and Engineering in collaboration with Qatar Foundation’s Mukhyamna, organised the second edition of the Quantum Computing Summer School for high school students.
In its second edition, the programme welcomed 27 students, comprising 13 girls and 14 boys, who completed the one-week course. Participating students came from 23 schools in Qatar spanning 15 different nationalities. The students, aged 13 to 17 years old, gained exposure to practical application through interactive lectures and hands-on lab sessions utilising both simulated and real quantum platforms.
The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) hosted its Creative Space Summer Camp 2025 for youth aged 7-17. The camp offered 11 programmes for 151 students, featuring a range of workshops designed to teach coding, electronics, and computational thinking, while fostering creativity, innovation, problem-solving skills, and teamwork.
QCRI also partnered with Mukhyamna to offer a cybersecurity course on ethical hacking. Students aged 15-17 years old learned how networks operate and how to prevent real attacks. They explored ethical hacking and digital defence, utilising real-world tools such as Wireshark, TryHackMe, and Cyber Range.
For its Summer Internship Programme, QCRI recorded around 108 students from eight Qatar-based universities, including Qatar University, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Arkansas State University Doha, and Ulster University Qatar. Several international institutions also participated including Princeton University.
The Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) concluded the 9th edition of its Summer Research Programme (SRP) with an appreciation ceremony. The SRP provided students with an intensive, immersive research experience. Participants worked across QBRI’s three specialised centres and had the unique opportunity to collaborate closely with leading scientists in state-of-the-art laboratories, contributing to projects addressing critical health challenges such as diabetes, cancer, and neurological disorders.
During the appreciation ceremony, 19 undergraduate students from leading institutions were recognised for their achievements. They also presented their research projects and shared what they learned during the course of the programme.
Dr Eyad Ahmad Masad, vice president for research, HBKU, said: “Our summer initiatives reflect HBKU’s vision of impact-driven learning, where curiosity and collaboration thrive. Through these research experiences, students gain skills for future success while advancing Qatar’s knowledge economy and contributing to the global research community.”
