On 20 December 2017, the President visited Dr Mona AlBlooshi, Assistant Secretary General of the Higher Education Council and presented her with a copy of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Futures that wad held last November. Dr Mona praised the quality of the conference and proceedings and highlighted the importance of scientific research for the University and the sector as a whole. The peer refereed proceedings contains 65 research papers from researchers from 20 countries across the globe. The President emphasised the importance of the National Research Strategy developed by the HEC and Economic Vision 2030 in driving research in the University.