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A student-centered and educationally purposeful facility, the Education City Student Center is the “majlis” of Education City and serves as the hub for both formal and informal events and activities.
With housing that is accessible, sustainable, and affordable, there are plenty of reasons to consider living in Education City.
All Day 08:00 AM-08:00 AM, Minaretein (College of Islamic Studies building), Education City
All Day 04:45 PM-04:45 PM
Design Post-COVID Humanity: Taaruf, Taawun, Tarahum (DPCH-3T) is an innovative, blended and multiplex educational space that will run over the span of six months to collectively work on the new normal and the new humanity awaiting us. DPCH-3T presents youth with an educational journey that unleashes their transformative power to design a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable post-COVID humanity.
Maker Majlis is a collaborative platform under the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, for youth to engage in activities related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a space where the young leaders of the world can unleash their creativity and innovative ideas to contribute to achieving the SDGs, otherwise known as the Global Goals.
The Maker Majlis hosts workshops, educational programs, and events centered around the SDGs. Anyone who has the drive to make the world a more just, equal and inclusive world is eligible and encouraged to participate in Maker Majlis activities.
Design Post-COVID Humanity: Taaruf, Taawun, Tarahum (DPCH-3T) is an innovative, blended and multiplex educational space that will run over the span of six months to collectively work on the new normal and the new humanity awaiting us. DPCH-3T presents youth with an educational journey that unleashes their transformative power to design a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable post-COVID humanity.
DPCH focuses on the philosophical, spiritual and interdisciplinary dimensions of this new humanity and stresses three key virtues: Taaruf, Taawun and Tarahum, or Acquaintance, Cooperation, and Mercifulness, to empower the youth in designing our post-COVID humanity.
Motivated and inspired youth (under 35) from all around the world who want to change the unfair and unequal results of reality that we face today.
Minister of State, Qatar, President, Qatar National Library
President of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum
Muslim astronaut
Interim Provost, Dean of the College of Islamic Studies (CIS)
Dean, College of Public Policy (CPP)
Lecturer, Bishop Grosseteste University
Associate Professor, Georgetown University, Qatar
Associate Professor, University of Denver
Project Manager, La Vie Di Leonardo Da Vinci
Associate Professor, CIS
Professor, CIS
Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar
Stars of Science Winner, Young Innovator, Entrepreneur, Hardware Software Engineer
Executive Director, Media Center for Youth
Senior Lead UX/UI Designer, Oliver Wyman
Founder, Director, Transportation Academy
CEO, Fabric Aid and UN Young Champion of the Earth
Programs Manager, UN Global Compact Network
Consultant and Partner, Beyond Reform & Development
Chemical Engineer and Energy Expert, Leonardo Da Vinci & Dante Alighieri
former Ambassador of Panama to Qatar
Assistant Professor, Director of Program, Qatar University
Professor, CPP
Historian of Interfaith Relations in the Middle East in Past and Present, CIS
Professor. CIS.
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, CIS
UNDP Resident Representative, Lebanon
Programme Specialist, Country Operations Division, Regional Bureau for Arab States
UNDP for Assistance to Palestinian People
UN Goodwill Ambassador
Professor, CIS
Director, Behavioral Insights Unit
Professor, CIS
Assistant Professor, CIS
Associate Professor, CIS
Associate Professor, College of Law
Professor, CIS
Professor, CPP
Associate Professor, CIS
former Foreign Minister, Sudan, and Professor, CIS
Social Entrepreneur, Riyada Innovation
Ecologist Professor, UNEP, Professor, Founding President, Hasan Kalyoncu University
Director, UNEP
Learning Designer and Consultant, Gamification Experiences
Director of Communications, UNDP, Turkey
IFMSA Regional Director for EMR 2020/2021
Professor, CIS
Founder, Green Institute & Environmental Educator
Reader, Educational Management, and Leadership, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
Manager, Global One, Senior Social Researcher, Faith Regen Foundation, London
Manager, IbTECHar
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Clinical Psychologist and Expressive Arts Therapist
Assistant Professor, CIS
Co-founder and Managing Director, ProAbled
Co-founder, Live Love Beirut
Founder of Thirst Project.
Educator and Historian of Arabic Science & Technology
Associate Professor, CPP
Student, Georgetown University, Qatar
Assistant Dean of Innovation and Community Engagement, CIS
Research Fellow, CIS
Founder, Design Director, SOGLAB
Learning Experience Design Director, SOGLAB
Founder, Noon Design, Community Member, SOGLAB
Facilitator, SOGLAB
Facilitator, SOGLAB
Programme Officer, UNDP Lebanon
Youth Development Delegate, Project Assistant, UNDP Lebanon
Social Entrepreneur, Youth Activist, Partner, NoBox Lab
Executive Director and Operations, NoBox Lab
Facilitator, NoBox Lab
Trainer and Life Coach
Entrepreneur and Youth Influencer
Member of the Steering Committee for the Qatari Delegation to the Youth Assembly
Member of the Steering Committee for the Qatari Delegation to the Youth Assembly
Project Assistant, Royal Academy of Science and International Trust
Student, University College of London
Commissioner,
High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on
ICPD25 Follow-up
Regional Focal Point, UN
Major Group for Children and Youth for Gender
Equality - MENA and Western Asia
Social Entrepreneur, Strategist, Advocate, UN SDG Action Award Winner 2018
Silatech Youth Advocate
Silatech Youth Advocate
Silatech Youth Advocate
Design Post Covid Humanity Initiative invites you to collectively produce a youth pledge.
Two days include keynote speeches by famous academics, youth leaders, break-out group sessions with facilitators, digital world cafe session, short talks by inspiring young innovators and entrepreneurs and various other surprise events.
Master of Ceremony
Minister of State, Qatar, President, Qatar National Library
UNFPA Regional Advisor on Youth
Associate Professor, Georgetown University, Qatar
Qatar Youth Ambassador
European Union Goodwill Ambassador
MIT, Sloan School of Management
Live Performance
Founder of Thirst Project.
Historian of Interfaith Relations in the Middle East in Past and Present, CIS
Lecture-Recital. Artistic director, Dr André de Quadros, Professor, Boston University. Associate artistic director and vocal coach Manoj Sanjeewa
Associate Professor, University of Denver
Member of Youth Advisory Committee for the Minister of Culture and Sports
Founder & President of The Sustainable Development's Youth Winner of United Nations SDGs Mobilizer Award 2018
Master of Ceremony
Minister of State, Qatar, President, Qatar National Library
Break Out sessions
DIGITAL WORLD CAFE