The Policy Department of the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University has been awarded a grant from the National Priorities Program – Standard (NPRP-S) 13th Cycle to conduct a Qatari Youth Survey. The grant is funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
The NPRP-S was set up to select research projects to address national priorities by supporting basic and applied research and translational research, and experimental development.
In an interview with The Peninsula, the Policy Department Manager at SESRI, Dr. Noora Lari, said the grant would cover a two-wave Qatari Youth Survey (QYS). She said the survey’s goal is to understand the educational, professional, and social transitions in the lives of young Qataris aged 18-29.
“This national youth survey will be the first of its kind for Qatar. The grant also aims to conduct data-driven policy analysis and recommendations about increasing Qatari youth engagement, which will be shared with governmental organisations,” DR. Noora noted.
“I am working on survey projects relating to the socio-cultural development in Qatar, which helps establish evidence-based social policies from research data to decision-making,” she added.
The Policy Department at SESRI was established in 2014 to advance evidence-based decision-making and policy-making.
The department works directly with governmental and non-governmental institutions in Qatar to provide data-driven analyses. Policy recommendations complement SESRI’s Research Department by providing strategic analysis to the departments’ survey-based projects and pursuing its research interests based on advancing the goals of the Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030.
According to Dr. Noora, the Policy Department at SESRI has researched governmental and civil society institutions, placing the subject on policymakers’ agendas, such as family issues, work-family balance policies, gender relations, and demographic transitions in Qatar.
