Qatar University officials during the recently-held Youth Research Forum.
Doha: Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC) — in cooperation with the Qatar National Committee for Education, Culture and Science — recently concluded the activities of the Fourth Youth Research Forum.
This year’s virtual event was held under the slogan, “The World Cup and Qatar 2022: Challenges and Aspirations.”
The Youth Research Forum is held annually to discuss the most important contemporary research topics and is considered one of the most important events, organized by QUYSC. It aims to promote the scientific research culture, improve the cultural tourism and build a society of knowledge, by exploring the research capabilities of the youth in scientific and cultural fields that is related to the 2022 World Cup.
Ali Abdulrazzaq Al Marafi, the Acting Secretary-General of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, said: “The Youth Research Forum has become a platform for dialogue and a common space for youth. They exchange visions, express their opinions on the issues and challenges facing the world today, and collectively review means to overcome such challenges in ways that contribute to consolidating the principles of international peace and security, respecting human rights, rejecting violence, promoting partnership and cooperation instead of waging conflicts and wars. The Forum is also encouraging our youth to participate in the development and building efforts in their respective countries.”
About 150 participating researchers, from 15 Arab and foreign countries, exchanged their experiences and research capabilities.
The researchers presented their research outcomes virtually, while participants in the Research Poster Competition presented their research posters.
The participating researches and research posters were evaluated according to the novelty of the presented topics, their relevance to the forum themes, and the clarity of the objectives and outputs.
The forum focused on three main themes, which were the national identity, social and cultural heritage theme, the legal theme, and the science, engineering and medicine theme.
The three best research papers and the best three research posters were announced. A research entitled ‘Highway Energy Harvesting with Vertical Axis Wind Turbine’ by a group of students from University of Technology and Applied Science, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman ,won the first place in the research paper competition.
A research entitled ‘Cost Benefit Analysis of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions in MICU: Prospective Interventional Study,’ presented by a group of students from Al-Quds University Palestine won the second place, while a research entitled ‘Data security management in the light of the sustainable international regulations and comparative prospective,’ presented by a group of researchers from University of Roma, Italy, finished third.
In the research poster competition, ‘Invert Sugar Syrup for Athletes,’ by a researcher from Cairo University, Egypt, won the first place, while the second place went to ‘Evaluation of Radiation Doses for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Computed Tomography Examination in Palestine,’ by a group of researchers from Al-Quds University, Palestine. Third place went to ‘Exploring the Feature of Most Attractive Images About Qatar: An Eye-Tracking Analysis,’ by researchers from the University of Technology and Applied Science.
Prof. Noora Jabor Al Thani, Director of QUYSC, congratulated the winning researchers, stating, “The Forum for this year focused on important themes and main pillars related to the World Cup. The Forum seeks to achieve sustainable knowledge for the youth and is considered a starting point of communication for research and knowledge among researchers from all over the world.”
