Ms. Kaltham Al - Ghanim
Professor and Director of the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute at Qatar University
Kaltham Al - Ghanim is a professor of sociology at Qatar University, Director of the Social & Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), as well as Director of Center for Humanities and Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University from September 2014 until May 2018. Prof. Kaltham conduct several researches related to social issues, culture, human and sustainable development. She is Author of three specialized academic books and published several articles in high-recognized peer reviewed journals. Her interests cover a wide range of issues including woman studies, social problems, values and attitudes. Family, gender roles, sustainable development, indigenous culture and heritage. She led several interdisciplinary research projects funded by various national and international institutions. Dr. Kaltham contributed in the preparation of many national strategies plans, head of the team to develop the first human development report for the State of Qatar 2006, Major reviewer of the second and third Arab knowledge report and Qatar University Strategic Plan. She has collaborated with many universities and international institutions as an expert in social studies.