HBKU graduation celebrates its keenness to keep pace with country’s needs – The Peninsula

HBKU graduation celebrates its keenness to keep pace with country’s needs – The Peninsula

Doha: Qatar’s homegrown institute for research and graduate studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) celebrated academic achievements of the Class 2022 demonstrating its continuous growth to keep a pace with the country’s future needs.

The Class of 2022 graduated 215 students in the presence of the Speaker of Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdulla Al Ghanim, Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF) and Chairperson of HBKU’s Board of Trustees H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani and other dignitaries, at Multaqa in education City yesterday.

The graduates represented 47 countries; 52 are Qataris and 144 are female from six colleges across the university.

HBKU President, Dr. Ahmad M Hasnah said: “Since its inception, the challenges faced by Qatar in its public and private sectors have been at the core of HBKU’s educational and research vision. Today, the university is graduating a new cohort of its students to be active and supportive of the development and growth of their countries. It always seeks to build bridges of cooperation with the various sectors in the country. Today, you are our ambassadors, and we are sure that you