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QU Annual Research Forum and Exhibition 2025

​Empowering Communities through Research:
Global Challenges, Local Solutions
QUARFE 2025

Qatar University (QU) Annual Research Forum and Exhibition is the meeting platform for students, researchers, and academics from the University’s colleges, research centers, and institutes, including partners and stakeholders internally and externally, to assess, review, and discuss QU’s research output and activities.

This event offers QU the opportunity to demonstrate how it has been addressing the community’s challenges through research anchored on a vibrant partnership with industry and other stakeholders, including institutions and research centers. QU aims to achieve research-driven learning, discovery, and entrepreneurship. The event also provides an advantage for QU faculty and students to access and maximize the use of opportunities offered by the respective partners. It will also highlight the impactful and award-winning research carried out at QU that promotes the University’s vision and supports Qatar's research priorities and the Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.

This year’s high-profile event will evolve around “Empowering Communities through Research: Global Challenges, Local Solutions”.

Date: 19-20 February, 2025
Venue: Qatar University, College of Education (I10), Auditorium

The Forum includes opening remarks from distinguished guests, QU President and Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, and a keynote speech by one of the most renowned experts worldwide.

It will feature the opening of the Research and Posters Exhibition, the distribution of Awards, and three Panel Discussions revolving around the forum’s theme.

The suggested titles for the panel discussions are as follows:

  • University Strategy in Empowering Communities
  • Future of Education, Research and Innovation in Disaster Areas
Agenda
Day 1: 19 February 2025
08:00 – 08:30VIP Arrival, Reception and Registration
08:30 – 09:00VIP Exhibit Opening and Tour Networking and Seating in Auditorium
09:00 – 09:05Opening Address by H.E. Dr. Omar Mohammed Al-Ansari, President, Qatar University
09:05 – 09:35Keynote Speech by H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State (TBC)
09:35 – 09:50“State of Research and Graduate Studies” by Prof. Aiman Erbad, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University
09:50 – 10:00Sponsors Recognition and Research Excellence and QU Innovation Awards Ceremony
10:00 – 10:30Networking Break and Exhibit Visit
10:30 – 11:40 Panel I: University Strategy in Empowering Communities
11:40 – 12:10Prayer Break
12:10 – 13:20 Panel II: Future of Education, Research and Innovation in Disaster Areas
13:20 – 13:40
  • Research Posters Awards
  • Visualization Challenge Awards
  • Graduate Studies Awards Ceremony
13:40 – 14:00Youth Research Forum Awards Ceremony
Award Categories

The essence of having these awards is to stimulate competitive and challenging spirit among students, researchers and academics towards ensuring that their projects measure up to standard. It gives the audience the opportunity to have insight into QU’s best research projects and products.

  • Research Excellence Award
  • Research Poster Awards
  • Visualization Challenge Award
  • QU Innovation Award
  • Qatar National Human Rights Committee Competition