About Us

Who we are

About the research

We are a group of researchers that came together from different backgrounds; sports marketing, sports management/business and destination management in an attempt to measure the impact of organizing mega sports events on Qatar's sports sector and the higher education sector as well as the public in general. So sit back and enjoy our research and valuable findings!

Our Team

The people behind the research

Meet the Team

Dalia Farrag
Lead PI

Dr. Dalia Abdelrahman Farrag

Marketing Professor & Consultant
Qatar University

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Vassil Girginov
Principal Investigator

Dr. Vassil Girginov

Professor of Sports Management/Development
Brunel University London

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Claudio Rocha
Principal Investigator

Dr. Claudio Rocha

Professor of Sports Management
University of Stirling

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Othman AlThawadi
Principal Investigator

Dr. Othman Althawadi

Professor of Marketing & Trainer
Qatar University

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Marwa Ghanem
Principal Investigator

Dr. Marwa Ghanem

Professor of Management
Suez Canal University

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Balsam Mustafa
Project Manager

Balsam Mustafa

Master of Science in Business Analytics
Qatar University

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Alae Ahmaine
Research Assistant

Alae Ahmaine

Master's Degree, Digital Marketing
Northumbria University Qatar

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Samira Patel
Research Assistant

Samira Patel

Master's Degree, Marketing
Qatar University

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