Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has collaborated with the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (Baker Institute) in hosting a student exchange programme in Doha, the programme is dedicated to public policy and diplomacy issues, with a particular emphasis on Qatar-US relations.
Participants from HBKU and its partner universities discussed a wide range of policy issues with counterparts from Rice University in the USA under the theme “The role of civil societies,” at the HBKU Student Center. Alternating locations annually between Doha and Houston, this is the third exchange programme which was designed to allow the visiting students to experience Arab or American culture in the context of their policy discussions.
Commenting on the current exchange programme, Lolwah Al Khater, a student from HBKU’s Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies said: “Exchange programs serve as a form of education diplomacy which then becomes an eye opening experience for all parties. It is exciting to be able to take part in such exchange programs and I hope that HBKU organizes more of these events.”
The Peninsula
