Research Profiles

The research study explores current status and best practices for integration of FinTech technologies in Qatar’s economy. It engages a couple of high school students in basic applied research. The aim of the study is to understand and describe current situation in Qatar for educational offering at all levels and in all forms, and targeting the development of local talent for FinTech. Eventually, the study can suggest what may work for Qatar, considering what methods and programs of education are currently adopted by nations that are leading in FinTech, such as the United States (Satchel, 2021). The question that is at the core of the study is: What are the methods and programs that are and could be offered for the development and retention of Fintech talent in Qatar?

Semi-structured, interview with experts is the main research method. The target population of the interviews includes two categories of individuals: a) practitioners who are engaged in FinTech entities in different roles such as: data scientist, blockchain developer, cybersecurity programmer, compliance expert, financial analyst, and finance manager; and b) educators who are engaged in the research and/or educational programs related to FinTech, such as: trainers in incubators and bootcamps, and university professors running academic programs.

Recycling is an important and crucial part of waste management that has many benefits, such as: combating climate change, reducing pollution levels and waste, increased reuse and repurpose of resources and goods. Recycling is vital, as it “conserves natural resources such as timber, water and minerals, increases economic security by tapping a domestic source of materials, prevents pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials and saves energy” (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2021).

The aim of the study is to understand and describe current situation and, eventually, suggest a model for best practices that should be implemented in Qatar, to address the recycling needs in schools and other educational institutions. The question that is at the core of the study is: What are the ways to improve current practices of recycling at schools in Qatar, especially regarding collection and transportation to recycling facilities? The target population of the survey are school administrators who have a role in facilities management at schools in Qatar, such as: facility manager, school operations manager, school principal, catering operations, and so on.

The study builds the foundation for, and is the first one in a research agenda with a broader scope – adoption and use of business simulations for strategic marketing and sales education in Qatar and the Gulf region.

One of most common challenges faced by instructors is to gain and keep the attention, the interest and the motivation of students over the duration of classroom activities. Accordingly, our instructors spend considerable effort and resources to identify and deploy educational and learning tools and techniques that can address this challenge.

Games and web-based applications are part of the daily life for our students, and the acceptance and familiarity can work in favour of instructors who can bring into the classroom business games. Ultimately, business games and simulations can enhance the learning/educational experience and facilitate the meeting of range of educational objectives.
 

The aim of this project was to design, built and test a low-cost locally manufactured occupancy sensor for single door spaces such as offices and bathrooms. This occupancy sensor detects the occupancy/non –occupancy with humans in living spaces with only one door access, such as office rooms or bathrooms. Such sensor enables the automatic control of light or air condition loads. Typical occupancy sensors on the market are not very reliable for automatically controlling the light loads in single offices and bathrooms, as they operate on the principle of motion detection.

One project team was assembled with students and instructors with engineering and business background. Business student conducted a preliminary market research. The focus was on identifying similar, competitive products in the market, and define the price range for similar products (motion sensors). The secondary data collected helped to determine a competitive price point for the newly designed motion sensor.