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Doha: The Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has lined up eight different events including lectures and workshops for January.
‘Religion and the State in Muslim America’ will be held on January 14, and the lecture by College of Islamic Studies will focus on contemporary polemics around Islam within the larger historical context of the politics of religion in US history. Dr Kambiz Bassiri, professor of religion and humanities at Reed College, will deliver the lecture.
The Translation and Interpreting Institute’s Language Center at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will offer interested participants the opportunity to learn their choice of language from amongst Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
The Language Center Courses for Adults offered seek to provide individuals with a better understanding of different cultures, in addition to contributing to their personal and professional development. It will begin on January 16 and registration for the courses will end by January 10.
Also the language centre will offer foreign-language classes in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German and Spanish to children aged 5 to 12, from January 20. During two-hour classes every Saturday, children will gain an opportunity to learn a new culture and practice the language of their choice through well-structured lessons that integrate diverse activities, such as art and crafts, drama, games, and music.
Further, the Translation and Interpreting Institute is hosting a training workshop on the techniques of intralingual and interlingual subtitling between January 21 to 24. Attendees will be exposed to specific formal and discursive features of subtitles, including temporal and spatial constraints, timing, condensation, verbal and non-verbal cues, appropriate punctuation, positioning, and segmentation.
A training workshop on the techniques of sports translation by the Translation and Interpreting Institute will help attendees develop the skills required to be effective translators and editors in the sports sector. Additionally, participants will learn how to draft a sports translation revision report to practice quality control in this field. The workshop on Approaches to Translating Sports Documents will be held between January 28 and 31.
The College of Science and Engineering is hosting “Innovate.Create,” a one-week winter program that is designed for high school juniors and seniors who aspire to become computer engineers from January 28. Participants will have the opportunity to work in a group setting; learn new concepts on how computer engineers affect our lives; and work on practical engineering projects and application development.
The program will cover the topics of cyber security and robotics, and will include the following activities: The College of Islamic Studies is hosting a specialized training program to help participants learn how to effectively create and deliver academic presentations on January 30. Registration for ‘How to Make Effective Academic Presentations’ is open to students across all disciplines. During this hands-on session, participants will learn new methods on developing and improving their presentation skills as well as practice a range of diverse presentation tools to help them deliver their presentations with more purpose and impact.
However, according HBKU, events are subject to change and updates will be available on hbku.edu.qa for.
