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Qatar University Hosts tadTalks 2023

The Qatar University (QU) organized the fifth annual tadTalks 2023 in the presence of a number of officials, ambassadors of the state, members of diplomatic bodies and interested parties from various fields.

tadTalks provides a unique platform to showcase impactful graduate research that addresses global challenges and brings graduate researchers together from around the world to coalesce in a spirit of inquiry.

In her speech on the occasion, Prof. Mariam Al-Maadeed, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at QU, said, “The meeting of this elite group of students from several universities and disciplines is an embodiment of communication and cooperation between higher education institutions from different regions, and it is a source of inspiration for all, as it is an opportunity to invest and employ the outputs of your research and innovations and deliver them to stakeholders in your countries.” The keynote address was delivered by Director of Development, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar Hessa Al Noami, who spoke about her journey in research, innovation and education, in addition to touching on the Arab Youth Climate Movement and the story of its establishment. The Arab Youth Climate Movement focuses on environmental awareness, climate policy and in bringing more people into the environmental movement.

This year, the event included various sessions and panel discussions discussing the most important challenges facing the world today, in addition to proposing appropriate solutions presented by invited guests, as well as open discussions presented by graduate researchers from Qatar University, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and researchers from Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, Palestine, and Ghana. This year’s event was made more unique through its Junior tadTalks, featured promising researchers from Qatar University.

Guests from the Council for Graduate School (CGS), USA, also participated in the event. CGS is the only national organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to the advancement of graduate education and research.

The tadTalks program was first initiated in 2019 as part of Qatar University’s commitment to building a strong sense of graduate community, enhancing the graduate experience, and supporting graduate research. Universities from countries all over the world have participated in this unique international graduate event.

Source: Qatar News Agency