Goal 5 / 5.3 / 5.3.4
Does your university as a body provide women’s access schemes?
5.3.4 Does your university as a body encourage applications by women in subjects where they are underrepresented?
Efforts to empower women in fields in which they are under-represented:
After winning the Prime Minister's Award, Sara Najib: My next goal is the Dubai Press Award.
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The journalist Sara Najib won the Prime Minister's Award for Journalism from Al-Ayam newspaper in the category of Best Interview, which she conducted with Mr. Jamal Fakhro. Sara stated, "The interview was based on constructive criticism," which qualified it for the award.
Najib is a journalist in the local news section of Al-Ayam newspaper and is a mother of two children, a son and a daughter. She graduated from the University of Bahrain with a degree in Media and Journalism. She is a board member of the Bahraini Journalists Association for two consecutive terms, serving as the head of the media committee. She is also a member of the Manama Narratives initiative and chairs the Public Relations Committee.
Inclusion of the papers of the Technology Innovation Conference at Ahlia University in the IEEE International Institute Library
In a new achievement for Ahlia University, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which is considered one of the most prestigious publishing houses concerned with the high quality of research, listed the publication of 60 research papers in its electronic library, which were presented and discussed at the International Conference on Information Technology Innovation and Knowledge Discovery organized by the Faculty of Information Technology at Al-Ahlia University at the Gulf Hotel Conference Center last March.
The listed research papers dealt with IT innovations in various topics such as education, space, health, journalism, electricity, water, the Internet of Things and many technological discoveries that contribute to the artificial intelligence revolution and improve people's lives.
The Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at Ahlia University, Dr. Wassan Awwad, said that this inclusion by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) enhances Bahrain's technological position in scientific research.
She added: This also indicates the quality and seriousness of the published research, and the addition it provides in the fields of technology innovations, noting that the conference received the participation of scientists, researchers and specialists from different countries of the world such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq, China, India, Germany, Senegal, Sweden, and others.
Awwad expressed her thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Higher Education Council, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, for honoring the conference sessions, participating in its opening and unlimited support for the university's activities, noting the role played by the General Secretariat of the Higher Education Council under its leadership in supporting and supporting universities and encouraging them to take steps in the field of scientific research.
Awwad explained that the Faculty of Information Technology at Ahlia University was keen to attract specialists from scientists, researchers and academics from all over the world within the activities of the conference to exchange knowledge and science, publish research and introduce the latest scientific innovations in the technological fields.
She stressed the importance of scientific research in order to contribute to the artificial intelligence revolution that is sweeping the world today, stressing that technology is rapidly changing people's lives, which requires cooperation between researchers around the world to meet the challenges posed by technological progress.
Women have secured all the research awards at the fourteenth doctoral conference.
The founding president and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Ahlia University emphasized that the university's annual doctoral conference has played a significant role in highlighting and showcasing outstanding researchers who have demonstrated competitive capabilities on a global level. He commended the excellence and distinction exhibited by Bahraini women through their participation in the doctoral student conference and the joint doctoral program between Al-Ahlia University and Brunel University. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the efforts made by the faculty members of both universities in achieving this success.
Award-wining Female Researchers at the 14th Ph.D. W.R Symposium0
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February 23, 2023
The Founding President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ahlia University Prof. Abdullah Al Hawaj and the President of Ahlia University Prof. Mansoor Alaali confirmed that the Ph.D. symposium, organized annually by Ahlia University in collaboration with Brunel University, London, demonstrated distinguished and competitive researchers, noting that Bahraini women showed an excellent participation in presenting and discussing their scientific papers and studies that tackled the recent issues in order to find effective solutions and provide recommendations for future studies.
In her keynote, Dr. Zakeya Sanad shared her experience in the Ph.D. program. She is an active reviewer and won the ’Young Woman Researcher in Corporate Governance Award’ on 23rd January 2023. Dr. Zakeya provided tips to ease the phase of obtaining a Ph.D. degree. These tips illustrated the importance of listening to the supervisor’s advice, do not compare yourself to others, learning to rest not to quit if you get tired, and establishing a routine. Further pieces of advice confirmed the importance of submitting the research studies to at least 3 ’ 4 journals, participating in workshops and presenting the papers in conferences to receive comments and take advantage of the recommendations from the scientists and other researchers, joining different associations and bodies to be updated of the recent developments.
Ms. Aysha Aljawder discussed part of her research paper titled ’Assessing the adoption of Key Principles for a Sustainable Lean Interior Design in the Construction Industry: The Case of Bahrain’. She illustrated that the annual construction waste is expected to reach 2.2 billion tons globally by 2025, and 30% of building materials delivered to a construction site can end up as waste. Therefore, the study aimed to critically investigate potential factors influencing the effect of lean management for sustainable interior design in the public construction sector.
While Ms. Zainab Majed’s study focused on the effects of flipped classroom practice on improving students’ engagement when interpreting relations between geometrical shapes. The research had highlighted the benefits of collaborative learning practice and technology in the flipped classroom environment. In addition, the findings provided evidence of the positive effect of in-class collaborative working on students’ involvement, cohesiveness, and satisfaction. It also highly supported previous research, acknowledging that flipped classroom promote student motivation as a result of the active learning environment.
The study of Ms. Reem Syed Mansoor concluded that there is a relationship between technology, market accessibility, and market classifications. Hence, the financial markets with advanced technology and better market accessibility conditions are promoted to higher market classifications considering the better environment the provide to investors. This is measured through three factors such as market infrastructure, regulations, and openness to foreign ownership.
Ms. Maryam AlDhaen’s paper titled ’Artificial Intelligence enabled sustainable Banking Sector Ecosystem in Kingdom of Bahrain’, explained the relationship between AI and sustainable decision-making plan, as well as studied how the banking sector faced the challenges of AI. The study concluded that the adoption of AI in the system will lead to effective multiple managed decisions, better than the classical and traditional way.
Ms. Hanin AlDoy presented a literature review of her research which aimed at the emerging employee engagement concepts, the anchoring theories of the development of employee engagement, and the strategies and constructs of employee engagement in the workplace.
For her part, Ms. Maha AlSadoon discussed the benefits of using edge computing, which is represented in reduction of latency by processing the data closer to the costumer, providing more security than computing at the cloud because it is less vulnerable to numerous varieties of threats to its scope, sending data from edge to the cloud takes up spectral resources, there’s just not enough bandwidth for data transportation. Lastly, by processing data at the edge, you eliminate network reliability problems. The study concluded that cloud computing and edge computing are complementary and mutually reinforcing. Despite edge computing’s promise, vital issues still hinder its rapid implementation and development.
Female Researchers won the research awards, where Ms. Zainab Jaber won the best research paper and the second-best presentation, Ms. Reem Sayed Mansoor won the second-best scientific paper and Ms. Maha Al Sadoun won the first-best presentation.
Boxing Session (For Ladies Only)
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College of Business and finance are cordially invites you to participate the ’Boxing Session’. Seats are limited with nominal fare, for registration Kindly contact Ms. Bibi almahdi via 17298986 or balmahdi@ahlia.edu.bh.
About the Instructor:
Manal Al Zayani, Chief Fitness Coach of the BurnBox is a Master personal trainer certified by European Institute of Fitness in the UK (2013) and a Health Coach certified by Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York, USA (2014) with 10 years of experience in fitness and weight loss coaching field.
Yoga & Mindfulness session (Ladies Only)
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College of Business and finance are cordially invites you to attend ’Yoga & Mindfulness session’. Seats are limited, for participations Kindly contact Ms. Bibi almahdi via 17298986 or balmahdi@ahlia.edu.bh.
About the session
Arima Journey is glad to offer Community at ahlia university a gentle yoga practice for all female to uplift their minds, bodies and souls. in this one Hour session, we will breathe, meditate and practice various heart opener yoga poses to cultivate self-love. yogis will float into the rest of their day feeling centered, energized and relaxed.
About Arima Journey for Yoga & Mindfulness
Arima Journey aims to promote mental and physical fitness through blending the powerful practices of yoga and mindfulness. Therefore, the session will offer the yogis a mindful space to reconnect to the soul, to breathe, to meditate, to move, to relax and to find calm in the chaos!
About the Founder Amira Hachem
Her educational background is replete with degrees from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. She has earned an MA Degree in Educational Management and a BS Degree in Business Marketing. Internationally, she successfully completed a Literacy Coach Certification from Teacher’s College Columbia University in New York, USA.
She is a genuine educator with over 20 years of experience in private schools/universities within the Middle East. In June 2021, she decided to craft a new career path and founded
’Arima Journey for Yoga & Mindfulness’. Currently, she is a full-time ’Yogipreneur’ and in September 2022, Arima Journey has been officially registered as a Yoga & Mindfulness company in the Kingdom of Bahrain under the Commercial Registration 157250 Certified by Yoga Alliance, she has successfully completed these certifications:
’ 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT)
’ 95-hour Kids Yoga
’ 20-hour Continuing Education, Yin Yoga
She is also completed the following Mindfulness coursework and certifications:
’ 8-week ’Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction’ certification course
’ ’The Mindful Teacher’ certification with Mindful Schools in USA
Seminar on the Future of Gulf Media
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Participation of media and public relations students in the fifteenth Gulf Radio and Television Festival "Seminar on the Future of Gulf Media."
Ninth Gulf Conference for Human Development
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Participation of students and graduates of Al-Ahliyya University in the Ninth Gulf Conference for Human Development, titled "Individual Performance Measurement System and Institutional Excellence."
Zainat Doulari has earned a Master's degree with distinction and received the first-class honors from Al-Ahlia University.’[8]
Researcher Zainat Doulari has obtained a Master's degree with distinction and first-class honors from the Department of Media and Public Relations at Al-Ahlia University. Her thesis was titled "Public Attitudes Towards Digital Advertising Campaigns in the Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture." The study aimed to explore the public's attitudes towards digital advertising campaigns in government institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture as a case study. The research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Abdul Sadeq Hasan.
The student Marwa Jameel has received an award for the best editing, best directing, and best cinematography in a distinguished and unique event.
Al-Ahlia University's "Business" department is organizing yoga sessions for female students and employees.
A number of female employees and students from the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences at Al-Ahlia University participated in yoga sessions led by the professional trainer Amira Hashem. These sessions are aimed at promoting physical and mental well-being by reducing stress and enhancing mental health. The goal is to encourage female students and employees to engage in physical activities that positively impact their academic and overall lives.
"Research, innovation, education, and awareness are supportive pillars of sustainable development."
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Several scientists, intellectuals, and academics emphasize the importance of incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the strategies of universities and institutions. They stress the need to create a community environment that understands and is committed to these goals, as this is essential for achieving their outcomes in the development process and addressing various social and economic challenges in the coming years.
"And they emphasized through their research papers and contributions in the events of the sixth edition of the Gender Equality Conference between Women and Men, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain and organized by the Ahlia University in collaboration with the University of Business and Technology in Jeddah and Brunel University in London, the importance of the role of universities in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals through research and innovation, education and awareness, and enhancing cooperation and partnerships."
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