Qatar University Young Scientists Center officials during the launch of the Fourth Youth Research Forum 2022.
Doha: Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QU-YSC) has announced the launch of the Fourth Youth Research Forum 2022 titled “The World Cup and Qatar 2022: Challenges and Aspirations.” The initiative is in cooperation with Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science.
This year, the activities would focus on national identity, social and cultural heritage, science, medicine, engineering, and the legal area as a new addition. Undergraduate and postgraduate researchers in Qatar, Gulf, and international universities can submit their scientific research and present their output on a rich platform for exchanging knowledge, expanding innovation methods, and disseminating research efforts.
The forum allows competition between participants, which enhances skills, capabilities, research outputs and motivates researchers. These researchers can participate with research papers that define the questions and objectives, problem, data collection tools, the foundations of scientific experiments if any, and the research results. They can also participate with scientific posters that summarize the results of their research concisely and attractively. All entries will be evaluated based on several criteria, the most important of which are the novelty of the submitted topics, outputs and results, the extent of the impact, and the research community.
Valuable prizes will be awarded to the top three researchers in the scientific research category and the top three in the scientific posters category, chosen by the jury composed of professors and researchers with extensive experience in different fields.
Prof. Maryam Al Maadeed, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, said, “The research sector is supporting all initiatives that enrich the research culture, enhance the skills of young people, and integrate them into the research experience based on scientific foundations. The Youth Research Forum is a great opportunity for young researchers to present their research, share and discuss it with researchers and experts.”
Also commenting on the initiative, Prof. Noora Al Thani, Director QU-YSC, said, “We are keen in the center to be a hub for young researchers and catalysts for innovation based on research. We seek through the forum to provide opportunities for intellectual and scientific convergence for young researchers. The exchange of experiences and discussion of research topics are among the most important activities of the forum that contribute to developing research outputs and verifying their impact and desired benefit.”
Dr. Hamda Hasan Al Sulaiti, Secretary-General of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, said that the Youth Research Forum is a viable opportunity and a common space for Qatar’s youth to meet with the world’s youth of different race, gender, color, and religion to share views, ideas and thoughts on the challenges the world faces today.
“They will be in a good position to find ways and means to promote principles of international peace and security, respect human rights, reject violence, and encourage the peaceful resolution of disputes,” Dr. Al Sulaiti said.
