# Institutional Research

**Source**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/office-institutional-effectiveness/institutional-research
**Parent**: https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en/office-institutional-effectiveness

Institutional Research (IR) at HBKU aims to meet the information and analytics needs of the university community.
IR conducts advanced data analysis and research to support decision-making. It works with internal and external data
to assess institutional performance and outcomes for continuous improvement.

### Institutional Research supports HBKU’s mission by

- Fulfilling institutional data reporting requirements and respond to requests from governmental bodies, accrediting agencies, and other external stakeholders.
- Providing support to academic and administrative departments in achieving program review, assessment, and accreditation goals.
- Developing, administering, and analyzing surveys to support decision-making and program evaluation.
- Leading institutional efforts aimed at improving data analysis and reporting systems.
- Maintaining a central repository to share and report various institutional data and publications.