Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is a public university located within Education City in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The university, a member of Qatar Foundation, was founded in 2010. The university began graduating students in 2014.
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Name
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is a public university located within Education City in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The university, a member of Qatar Foundation, was founded in 2010. The university began graduating students in 2014.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Hamad Bin Khalifa University. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
In this article
Overview
Overview
It was named after Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hamad Bin Khalifa University • Native Name — جامعة حمد بن خليفة • President — Ahmad M. Hasnah • Vice President — Eng. Soud Al Tamimi • Address — P.O Box 5825 • City — Doha, Qatar • Campus — Education City • Sports Nickname — HBKU • Website — hbku.edu.qa
Key facts
Key facts
• Qs W — =244 • Qs W Year — 2026 • Usnwr W — =521 • Usnwr W Year — 2024-25 Hamad Bin Khalifa University and its programs were recognized by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar under decree number 34 for year 2017. The university's graduate program focuses include information and computing technologies, life sciences, sustainable development, Islamic studies, Islamic finance, middle eastern studies, translation studies, and law. HBKU is organized into the following colleges: • College of Islamic Studies (CIS) • College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) • College of Science and Engineering (CSE) • College of Law (CL) • College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) • College of Public Policy (CPP) Each college offers several degree programs. For example, The College of Islamic Studies offers specialized graduate degrees including an MA in Counseling Psychology, an MA in Applied Islamic Ethics, an MS in Islamic Finance, and a PhD in Islamic Studies. It also offers a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy.
Research
Research
• Illustration — Plaza of HBKU Research Center HBKU has the following three national research institutes: • Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) • Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) • Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). It also hosts the Global Institute for Strategic Research.
HBKU Press
HBKU Press
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) is the university publishing house, and offers educational books for schools, academic books for universities and researchers, and information and reference titles that can be accessed online. HBKU Press has published more than 90 books and houses QScience, an online research and academic platform.
Student body
Student body
HBKU currently has over 700 students from over 57 nationalities. 38% of the students are Qatari.
Education City
Education City
Located in Education City, these institutions include Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar; Georgetown University Qatar; HEC Paris in Qatar; Northwestern University in Qatar; Texas A&M University at Qatar; Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar; and Weill Cornell Medical – Qatar.
Buildings
Buildings
• College of Islamic Studies building • Education City Mosque • Liberal Arts & Sciences building • HBKU Research Complex • HBKU Headquarters • HBKU Housing and Residence Halls
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned (Class of 2015)
Notable faculty
• Amal Al-Malki, first Qatari dean at an Education City university • Aisha Yousef al-Mannai, one of Qatar's first female parliamentarians • Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,759 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- HallstattPlace
- Halsa MunicipalityPlace
- HalseyPlace
- HalshanyPlace
- HamadaPlace
- HamamatsuPlace
- HamanakaPlace
- HamarkəndPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Hamad Bin Khalifa University?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.