Gulf Research Meeting15th Gulf Research Meeting: July 22-24, 2025
About GRM
The Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) offers a unique environment to explore matters of key importance to the Gulf region and provides a platform for discussion and dissemination of research in a wide variety of Gulf-related fields, including economic and financial issues, international relations, security, environment, energy and renewable energy, as well as education, labour and social issues. Committed to a high-level academic standard, the GRM's objective is to help generate solutions to many of the region's pressing challenges.
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Years1950
Hours45
Institutions3895
Participants150
Workshops65
PublicationsGRM 2025
Workshops
This year’s GRM workshops cover a wide range of topics in the fields of politics, economics, energy, security and the wider social sciences as they relate to the wider Gulf region (GCC countries in addition to Iraq and Yemen). You can click on each workshop to read its full description.
Great Power Competition in the Asia-Pacific: Challenges for Gulf Economic and Political Interests
GCC States and Non-Arab Regional Middle Powers: Opportunities and Challenges Amidst Shifting Regional Balances
Digital and Social Media Influencers Impact on Developing Country Image in Light of GCC National Visions
Highly Skilled Migrants and the GCC countries Drivers, Perceptions, Policies, and New Dynamics
Enhancing the Gulf States Security against Hybrid Threats: Building Resilience and Regional Cooperation within GCC
GRM 2025 Workshop
Directors
This year's GRM workshop directors come from a variety of esteemed institutions from both within and outside the Gulf.
Associate Professor of Marketing Communication and the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Faculty of Communication and Media at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia
Senior Fellow with the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration and Population programme (GLMM) of the Gulf Research Center
Professor and Dean of the City Graduate School, City University Malaysia
Director, Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Management, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece President, International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland
Head of Global Digital Transformation Advisory and Implementation at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
15th GRM 2025 Programme
Tuesday, 22 July, 2025
- GRM 2025 Opening at the West Road Music Concert Hall (http://www.westroad.org) (4pm to 6pm)
- GRM 2025 Group Picture at King’s College (6.30pm)
- Reception and Gala Dinner at King’s College (6:45pm to 9pm)
Wednesday 23 July, 2025
- Full day participation in your workshop (8:30am to 6pm)
- Lunch at King’s College (1pm to 2:15pm)
Thursday 24 July, 2025
- Full day participation in your workshop (8:30am to 6pm)
- Lunch at Workshop venues (1pm to 2:15pm)
- Closing Dinner at King’s College (7pm to 9pm)
GRM 2024 photo gallery
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