DOHA: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), a national research institute within Hamad Bin Khalifa University, have signed an agreement to collaborate on producing and disseminating theoretical and practical knowledge of media, communication and technology through research.
Both will gain research capacity through the new memorandum of understanding (MoU) by complementing each other’s expertise. The agreement aims to reach larger audiences and constituencies for their work and create possibilities for knowledge exchange and work experience opportunities.
“Workshops, research collaborations, events, professional development activities, internships and employment opportunities for students are part of the agreement,” said Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q.
“NU-Q’s research programme is a major pillar of the school’s mission and strengthening its connections to Qatar, the Qatar Foundation, Education City universities and the larger Northwestern community will be beneficial. Through research, we are nurturing the idea that knowledge is precious by creating rather than simply processing and applying it.”
Dr Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director, QCRI, said, “We are honoured to have the opportunity to join forces with NU-Q to address important research problems affecting Qatar and the region. Strengthening ties between QCRI’s computer scientists and NU-Q’s communication and journalism scholars will support our tackling these issues in the most impactful way possible.” Research at NU-Q complements established scholarly studies across three major programmes: Journalism, communication and liberal arts.
The school has three key strands of research: An institutional research programme; scholarly studies by individual faculty members; and a systematic approach to making research more useful and attractive for Qatar’s students. QCRI focuses on tackling large-scale computing challenges that address national priorities for growth and development. Research is done in the areas of Arabic language technologies, data analytics, distributed systems, cyber security, computational science and engineering and social computing. The Peninsula
