The workshop is held as part of the activities of the Academic Network for Development Dialogue (ANDD)
Within the activities of the Academic Network for Development Dialogue (ANDD), Qatar University (QU) conducted a two-day hybrid workshop in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
The “Paper Series Perfection and Scientific Writing Workshop,” aims to encourage structured dialogue over the current challenges in the Arab region, in which selected writers participate to present their ideas and proposed solutions to achieve sustainability in the region.
The paper series initiative launched by ANDD seeks to bring together students, researchers, and UN staff, under the guidance of experts in the field, to discuss different aspects of this topic.
The workshop started with an opening speech by Prof. Mariam Al-Maadeed, the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at QU. She said, “This program seeks to enhance cooperation between the UN and the academic community, in the universities that are members of the ANDD, which aims to support students and young researchers to produce influential research that contributes to the socioeconomic and sustainable development of the region.”
She adds, “The workshop also gives the younger generation the opportunity to improve the quality of their research, develop knowledge and research methods, as well as build their professional identity. In addition to building their self-confidence, enhance their ability to make decisions, and prepare them for development dialogue.”
Her speech was followed by opening remarks from Mr. Stian Holen, Chief of Strategy, Planning, Accountability, Results, and Knowledge Section, who said, “This series of papers that we are discussing aims to capture the thoughts of a young generation on what they see as similar in the Arab region and how these similarities can drive forward sustainable development. We have seen a great deal of interest. There were 62 initial submissions, not only from the Arab region but also beyond. We need mechanisms that systematically allow for academic work to feed into the various development processes to change policy that in turn will change lives for the better.”
A team from QU Press presented a session entitled “Reviewer: Master Class in Publishing.” This workshop included different topics such as the writing for journals, finding the appropriate journal, preparing an article for submission, peer-review process, and revisions and resubmits. Other sessions on ‘Ethical Considerations,’ ‘Thinking Policy Impact,’ and citations management followed, presented by members of ANDD.
Subsequently, nine different research papers were discussed and reviewed by different experts from QU, ESCWA and other ANDD members.
Source: Qatar University
