Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF) member, was founded in 2010 to continue fulfilling QF's vision of unlocking human potential. HBKU is a homegrown research and graduate studies university that acts as a catalyst for positive transformation in Qatar and the region while having its global impact.
Located within Education City, HBKU seeks to provide unparalleled opportunities where inquiry and discovery are integral to teaching and learning at all levels utilizing a multidisciplinary approach across all focus areas.HBKU is committed to actively contribute to achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030 by building and cultivating human capacity through an enriching academic experience and an innovative research ecosystem. Through applying creativity to knowledge, students will have the opportunity to discover innovative solutions that are locally relevant and have a global impact.
At Hamad Bin Khalifa University – our students, faculty, staff, partners, and leadership – all share a common belief in the power of higher education and research to impact the development of nations positively. Our vision is to be an innovation-based entrepreneurial university leading in education and research, solving Qatar and the world's critical challenges.
HBKU develops world-class, integrated academic programs and national research capabilities that drive collaboration with the world's best institutions, cultivating leaders for the future, propelling Qatar's knowledge-based economy, and shaping novel solutions for a global impact. HBKU's present partner universities in Education City include branch campuses of some of the world's leading universities. Together with HBKU, they have a unique opportunity to engage in research and teaching that cannot be replicated elsewhere. They are creatively seeking new ways to combine their respective academic programs' excellence to create innovative graduate research education programs.
Through our programs, HBKU will offer opportunities for students to engage in inquiry and discovery. Students will be encouraged to broaden their intellectual depth by seeking out problems and working through solutions that lie at the crossroads of traditional disciplines, within each college and across colleges, with existing and new partners.
At Hamad Bin Khalifa University, our people are our greatest strength. When you enroll in an academic program at HBKU, you become part of a thriving community committed to excellence and innovation. With several distinguished research centers, CIS is the home for contemporary Islamic studies and offers postgraduate programs that bring together scholars and thought leaders worldwide. With a vision to enrich society, CHSS provides transformative educational programs that bridge disciplinary boundaries, nurturing a diverse body of academically grounded and socially responsible global citizens. CSE offers programs in science, engineering, and technology to serve societal needs, focusing on an integrated multidisciplinary curriculum and research in science and engineering. CLPP offers the MENA region's first Juris Doctor program, preparing leaders who can manage multi-faceted relationships that span across different legal systems and who have a command of a wide range of skills.
Research is integral to Hamad Bin Khalifa University's mission to help Qatar build human capacity, playing a pivotal role in HBKU's academic programs across all its colleges. Students have the opportunity to conduct research alongside experts in their field as well as the specialists from the research institutes, who deliver courses as part of postgraduate programs. Besides, HBKU boasts three national research institutes that are at the forefront of efforts to seek novel solutions to grand challenges facing Qatar and the region: Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). Through HBKU Press, the university offers educational books for schools, academic books for universities and researchers, and information and reference titles that can be accessed online.
