The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), a social scientific survey research initiative of Qatar University, was established in October 2008 with enthusiastic support from the leadership of Qatar University. SESRI's mission is to provide sound and reliable data to guide policy formulation, priority-setting, and evidence-based planning in the social and economic sectors.
The Institute's research agenda spans a wide range of substantive areas of importance to Qatari society, including labor and employment, modernization and shifts in social values, education, health, family structure, and the impact of social and traditional media. At the same time, SESRI works to place results from Qatar into a wider context through participation in regional and international survey projects, including the widely-utilized World Values Survey.
The Institute has assembled a highly qualified staff with diverse research interests, a wealth of professional experiences, and, above all, a shared vision and commitment to the importance of conducting high quality survey research that serves people. Indeed, the core values guiding our work are independence, public service, cooperation with existing research initiatives, and transfer of knowledge and skills to build the capacity of the next generation of young Qatari social science researchers.
QU Vision:
To be regionally recognized for distinctive excellence in education and research, an institution of choice for students and scholars and a catalyst for the sustainable socio-economic development of Qatar.
SESRI Mission:
To achieve QU vision, SESRI seeks to contribute to national development by advancing empirical social sciences and survey research; enhancing societal awareness about key challenges and issues facing Qatar and supporting decision makers at the national level through empirical research and high-quality surveys data.
Goal (1): Advance empirical social sciences.
Goal (2) - Support evidence-based policy making.
Goal (3) - Enhance societal awareness about challenges and issues facing Qatar.
Goal (4) - Enhancing institutional effectiveness.