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SEED & GFC 1st NREET Conference

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS:

--GUST hosted Big Data Analyst & Automation Expert CA Vijay in collaboration with CFA Kuwait society( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 06 March 2023

 

 

 

Date: 12 October 2022

The SCImago Institutions Ranking (AIR) combines three different sets of indicators based on research perfomance, innovation outpius and social impact measured by their web visibility.

 

 

--Finance Track Certificates  ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 3 July 2022

Congratulations to all students who have been awarded the Finance Track Certificates and wish them a successful educational journey.


GUST is the first Kuwaiti university accredited by CII, one of the most prestigious, globally recognized standard designations in the field of Insurance, founded in 1917. This accreditation allows our students to get exemptions for relevant exams and qualifications that can help them achieve CII qualifications faster than other students in Kuwait and the Middle East.
GUST is the first Kuwaiti university accredited by CII, one of the most prestigious, globally recognized standard designations in the field of Insurance, founded in 1917. This accreditation allows our students to get exemptions for relevant exams and qualifications that can help them achieve CII qualifications faster than other students in Kuwait and the Middle East

 

 

-- Head of Economics and Finance department won Best Paper Award in Innovation (Click for Full Article)

 

Date: 12 June 2022

Dr. Khaled ElMawazini, Head of Economics and Finance department won Best Paper Award in Innovation for his paper titled "Does Green Technology Innovation Matter to the Cost of Equity Capital?” at the first edition of the International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Family Business (ICEIFB). GUST is one of the partners along with other international and leading Business colleges: Paris Business School (France), uOttawa (Canada), the University of Naples Federico II (Italy), UQAM (Canada), Audencia Business School (France), and UTC (Tunisia). In addition, the keynote speakers are the editor-in-chief in well-respected (Q1) journals in management, innovation, and economics.

 

 

--CFA Society Kuwait honored GUST Alumnus Abdul Rahman Azizieh ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 05 June 2022

  

CFA Society Kuwait honored GUST Alumnus Abdul Rahman Azizieh as a new charter holder at its 12th Annual Charter Award Ceremony on 30th of May 2022.


The event was attended by Dr. Redha Behbehani, VP Development, Alliances & Advancement and Dr. Khaled ElMawazini, The Head of Economics & Finance Department

 

 

--Her Excellency Mrs. Ayşe Hilal Sayan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Kuwait, and Mr. Atilla Ugur Basbug, Commercial Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy in Kuwait visited GUST(Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 11 May 2022

The seminar was attended by her Excellency Mrs. Ayşe Hilal Sayan, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Kuwait, and Mr. Atilla Ugur Basbug, Commercial Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy in Kuwait who also presented and spoke on the topic “The Economic Relations Between Kuwait and Turkey”.

 

 

--Associate Professor of Economics contributed in chapter 10 in the Routledge Handbook on the Middle East Economy, by Prof. Hassan Hakimian ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 27 March 2022

Dr. Fida Karam, Associate Professor of Economics in the Economics and Finance Department has contributed in chapter 10 in the Routledge Handbook on the Middle East Economy, by Prof. Hassan Hakimian.
The chapter is titled: Trade and Economic Growth in the MENA Region: Do Trade in Goods and Trade in Services Differ in their Impact on Growth?

The chapter explores the impact of trade in goods and trade in services on the growth performance of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries and suggests a decomposition of MENA GDP growth to disentangle the contributions of services trade and goods trade. Although the region has made some progress in liberalizing goods trade, it is considered one of the most restrictive regions in services trade, revealing serious competitiveness issues. Indeed, inefficient services, provided mostly by the public sector, and the high cost of key backbone services such as transport, telecommunications, storage and distribution, are important factors that raise the cost of MENA exports (both services and manufacturing), while also impeding trade expansion in the region.

 

 

--Associate Professor at Economics and Finance Department published a Q1 paper( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 4 March 2022

Dr. Khalid Kisswani, Associate Professor at Economics and Finance Department, has recently published a Q1 paper in “Resources Policy”.
Please see the paper on this: LINK

In addition, Dr. Khalid Kisswani presented his paper “On the (a)symmetric link between exchange rate variability and tourism inflows: Recent evidence from the ASEAN-5 countries” in the conference 38th EBES Conference - Warsaw January 12-14, 2022 Warsaw, Poland. Hosted by the faculty of Economics Sciences University of Warsaw

 

 

 

--1st International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Family Business (Click for Full Article )

 

Date:  3 April 2022

GUST was one of the co-organizers along with other international and leading Business colleges: Paris Business School (France), University of Ottawa (Canada), the University of Naples Federico II (Italy), UQAM (Canada), Audencia Business School (France), and UTC (Tunisia). The keynote speakers are the editor-in-chief in well-respected (Q1) journals in management, innovation, and economics.

Conference Website: https://icmei2020.sciencesconf.org/

 

 

--GUST Insurance Track Gains First CII Accreditation in Kuwait ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 7 April 2022 

GUST's Insurance track has been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), making GUST the first university in Kuwait to be accredited by CII. Established in 1912, the CII is a professional body dedicated to building public trust in the insurance and financial planning profession by 'Securing and justifying the confidence of the public' in its members and the insurance sector as a whole, through setting standards of integrity, technical competence, and business capability.

 

 

Dr. Khaled Elmawazini, Head of Economics and Finance Department said, “GUST is the first Kuwaiti university accredited by CII, one of the most prestigious, globally recognized standard designation in the field of Insurance, founded in 1917. This accreditation allows our students to get exemptions for relevant exams and qualifications that can help them achieve CII qualifications faster than other students in Kuwait and Middle East.”

 

 

 

--GUST Professor Publishes in Top 50 Journal ( Click for full Article )

 

Date: 22 February 2022

Gulf University for Science and Technology’s (GUST) Visiting Professor of Finance, Dr. Mohamed Saadi, published a paper titled Does CEO Risk Aversion Affect Carbon Emission? in the peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Business Ethics. The paper was also co-authored by Central Michigan University’s Dr. Abu S. Amin, and Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Dr. Ashrafee Hossain.

 

 

--SEED Hosts First Seminar of 2021/22 Academic Year ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 6 January 2022

The Center for Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) at Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST) hosted its first seminar of the 2021/22 academic year titled “Are we heading toward changes in water and electricity prices in Kuwait?”. The two key speakers of the seminar were Instructor of Economics and Finance, Dr. Osama Al-Falah and Senior Analyst at Al-Khafji Joint Operations, Mr. Mohammad Ramadhan, who tackled a various questions regarding Kuwait’s economic future with water and electricity.

 

 

Gulf University for Science and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Financial Analysts in Kuwait «CFA», aimed at promoting academic and professional exchange, teaching and research, as well as organizing joint events of lectures and workshops.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two sides in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University, Mr. Nawaf Arhamah and the Chairman of the Association of Financial Analysts, Dr. Muhammad Al-Saraf.
Following the signing of the agreement, the university honored its second-place team with the CFA Institute investment research challenges competition by competing with local universities. The names of the honored students included: Hassan Hani, Abdul Aziz Al-Khashti, Fifi Al-Alyan, Kawther Oudah, Omar Hossam, Sarah Qabazard, Shouk Al-Zabin, Sulaiman Al-Rumi, and Two Mullahs.

Event Video on : https://www.instagram.com/p/CX8iAeujxiI/

 

 


--GUST and KFH Renew Memorandum of Understanding ( Click for Full Article )

 

Date: 24 November 2021

GUST and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has renewed the memorandum of understanding, aiming to continue cooperation and execution of joint programs including training courses, provision of academic and research expertise, internships, attraction of creative and distinguished youth within their employment programs, as well as the organizing of social and educational activities and events.