HH Sheikha Moza at the Hamad bin Khalifa University Graduation Ceremony 2015

In the presence of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2015 at the HBKU Student Center within Education City.

Also present was His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar. Invited dignitaries, HBKU staff and faculty, deans of the partner universities, friends and families of the graduates were among the 650 in attendance.

The ceremony, marking the university’s second graduating class, introduced 122 new graduates into the accomplished community of HBKU alumni, who are shaping the future of Qatar and the region. Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser was among the graduates from HBKU’s Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, graduating this year with a Master of Arts in Public Policy in Islam.

HBKU was established to continue fulfilling QF’s vision of education and research to support the human, social, and economic development of Qatar. It has created, and will continue to create, academic programs with local and international partners, contributing to the further development of Qatar’s higher education landscape. As QF marks its 20th anniversary this year, HBKU’s graduation is testament to QF’s and HBKU’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders in Qatar and around the world.

The Class of 2015 included 14 students from HBKU’s Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), 80 students from HBKU’s Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), and 28 graduates from the College of Science and Engineering. The Class of 2015 boasts representatives from 25 countries, with each graduating student having contributed their unique creativity to HBKU’s diverse and multicultural student body. 

The graduates were awarded master’s degrees from a variety of disciplines: Translation Studies, Energy and Resources, Islamic Studies in Contemporary Fiqh, Contemporary Muslim Thought and Societies, Islamic Studies in Comparative Religions, Public Policy in Islam, Urban Design and Architecture in Muslim Societies, and Islamic Finance. HBKU also recognized participants completing diploma programs in Islamic Finance and Public Policy in Islam.