RS transfers the concept of Scientific Poster Day to broader and more comprehensive scientific and academic horizons

Under the patronage of Prof. Fahad Al-Rashidi, Acting Kuwait University President, the Research Sector held Kuwait University Scientific Research Conference 2023 “Brining Sciences Together: Innovation & Sustainability” sponsored by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. The conference was attended by Prof. Othman Al-Khudher, Acting Vice President for Research, along with his assistants, the Conference President, Dr. Haneen Al-Ghabra, Assistant Vice President for External Research Collaboration and Consultations, and interested researchers. The event, held on March 14th- 15th, 2023 at the Cultural Center in Sabah Al-Salem University City, also incorporated a dynamic display of 275 scientific posters covering various contemporary issues of scientific, social, and national value, reflecting the research interests of the academic community at the participating colleges.

This year’s event was marked with the distinguished participation of researchers from Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Kuwait National Guard, Kuwait Oil Company, and Environment Public Authority, along with academic faculty members, teaching assistant, and graduate students from various colleges across Kuwait University.

Inaugurating the conference, Prof. Fahad Al-Rashidi welcomed the guests and emphasized the importance of scientific research as an integral pillar of Kuwait University’s vision with the Research Sector being the premiere sponsor of KU’s research. He also appreciated the commendable efforts of the Research Sector and the Organizing Committee in coordinating this event and thanked KFAS for their sponsorship and support.

Meanwhile in his speech, Prof. Othman Al-Khudher revealed that the RS recorded the participation of almost 300 posters in the scientific poster event held during the conference, registering a 30% increase over last year’s participation. Continuing further, Prof. Al-Khudher said that this year’s event highlighted the launching of Kuwait's first satellite, as well as succeeding in a nascent environment. He concluded by thanking the RS team who contributed to accomplish Kuwait University’s Scientific Research – 2023. 

On her part, Dr. Haneen Al-Ghabra, the Conference President, gave a speech in which she signaled that the RS is committed to support the research interests and achieve scientific progress in line with Kuwait Vision 2035 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She also hoped that the conference would achieve the maximum benefit to the academic community and interested researchers in realizing sustainable development sought by all state institutions.

All posters were reviewed by a specially constituted Technical Committee, responsible for identifying top award-winning posters in the categories of faculty members, teaching assistants and graduate students. The evaluation process resulted in selecting the following winners under each award category: 

Humanities Faculties

Faculty Members:
1st Place: Dr. Easa Al-Nashmi and Dr. Manaf Bashir – College of Arts
2nd Place: Dr. Turki Badi Al-Shammari – College of Business Administration
3rd Place: Dr. Eman Tawfeeq Al-Sharhan – College of Arts

Teaching Assistants:
1st Place: Dr. Munira Al-Ajlan - College of Arts
2nd Place: Afra’a Ahmed Al-Yaseen – College of Education
3rd Place: Hamad Yusuf Al-Mazroee – College of Sharia and Islamic Studies

Graduate Students:
1st Place: Aisha Saud Al-Dehani – College of Education
2nd Place: Aisha Mohammad Al-Haila’a – College of Education
3rd Place: Mariam Ali Al-Delmani – College of Social Sciences

Sciences Faculties

Faculty Members:
1st Place: Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Al-Mutawa – College of Engineering and Petroleum
2nd Place: Dr. Nawaf Salem Al-Hajri and Dr. Fahad Al-Fadhli – College of Life Sciences
3rd Place (I): Dr. Turki Rakan Al-Ajmi –  KISR
3rd Place (II): Dr. Ali Abdulrasool Hussain and Prof. Sa’ad Makhseed – College of Science

Teaching Assistants:
1st Place: Mohammad Othman Amin – College of Science
2nd Place: Fatema Hussain Imami – College of Science
3rd Place: Manickam Nithyanandan - KISR

Graduate Students:
1st Place: Sarah Tareq Okasha – College of Architecture
2nd Place: Moudhi Sulaiman Al-Romi – Health Sciences Center
3rd Place (I): Abeer Rushood Al-Jassar – College of Science
3rd Place (II): Abdulwahab Bin Naser – College of Engineering and Petroleum

The event involved a variety of seminars, workshops, and panel discussions, serving the academic community and enhancing its research capabilities.

KFAS Activity: Café Scientifique
Speaker: Dr. Saja A. Fakhraldeen, KISR
• Keynote Speech: Succeeding in a Nascent Environment
By Prof. Osman M. Bakr, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia
• Keynote Speech: KuwaitSat-1: A Collaborative Project for Building Capacity in Space Science and Technology
By Dr. Hala Al-Jassar, College of Science, KU

Panel Discussion: Research: Creativity and Innovation
Moderator: Dr. Haneen Shafeeq Al-Ghabra, Research Sector, KU
Speaker: Prof. Bader Shafaga Al Anzi, College of Life Sciences, KU
Speaker: Dr. Intesar Al-Mudahka, College of Science, KU
Speaker: Mr. Abdulrahman Bader Almunayes, Corporate Innovation Company for Accelerating Business

Panel Discussion: National Research Collaboration
Moderator: Prof. Noriah Al-Kandari , Research Sector, KU
Speaker: Dr. Hanan Al-Sarawi, Environmental Public Authority
Speaker: Dr. Faten Al-Jabsheh, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Speaker: Eng. Abdullah AlOtaibi - Kuwait Oil Company
Speaker: Eng. Dina Alnakib, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
Speaker: Ms. Linah F. Al-Mutawa - Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation

Workshop 1: Scientific Writing
By Dr. Majed Majeed, and Dr. Raed Bourisli - College of Engineering & Petroleum, KU

Workshop 2: Ethics of Publishing
By Prof. Yagoub Al Kandari - College of Social Sciences, KU

• Panel Discussion: Linking Research to Development & Sustainability (Kuwait 2035 vision)
Moderator: Prof. Adel Al Wugayan, College of Business Administration, KU
Speaker: Dr. Bader Al-Hashel, College of Business Administration, KU
Speaker: Dr. Abdulhameed Hussain, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Speaker: Mr. Ali Alkhaled, Central Bank
Speaker: Mr. Abdullah Abu-Qumasha, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

• Interactive Discussion with the Editors in Chief of the Scientific Publication Council at Kuwait University
Moderator: Dr. Abdullah J. Sultan, Research Sector, KU

• Panel Discussion: Trends and Challenges in Academic Publishing
Moderator: Prof. Maha Meshari Alsejari, College of Social Sciences, KU
Speaker: Prof. Ismaeel Khalil Warad, Al-Najah National University, Palestine
Speaker: Prof. Othman Alkheder, Research Sector, KU
Speaker: Prof. Ali Mahjoob, College of Science, KU
Speaker: Dr. Heba Al Hussaini, College of Medicine, KU

• Panel Discussion: Best practices in Promoting Multidisciplinary Research
Moderator: Prof. Mashael Al Hamly, College of Arts, KU
Speaker: Dr. Eman Alsharhan, College of Arts, KU
Speaker: Dr. Yasir Abdulraheem, College of Engineering and Petroleum, KU
Speaker: Dr. Abdullah Alshammari, College of Science, KU
Speaker: Dr. Ali Shuaib, College of Medicine, KU

• Panel Discussion: The Criteria for Selecting Scientific Journals
Moderator: Prof. Haitham Lababidi, College of Engineering and Petroleum, KU
Speaker: Prof. Ismaeel Khalil Warad, Al-Najah National University, Palestine
Speaker: Prof. Yagoub Al Kandari, College of Social Sciences, KU
Speaker: Prof. Ali Habib Al Kandari, College of Education, KU

• Workshop 3: How to Conduct a Meta-Analysis Study
By Dr. Hesham Gadelrab, College of Social Sciences