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Gulf Research Center Foundation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Education International Security Peace and Security Private Sector Financing for Development: Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Trade as an engine for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Population: International migration Population growth Population structure Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Social policy Statistics: Country or region codes Demographic and social surveys Household Statistics Informal Sector Statistics Labour and Compensation Population and housing censuses Statistical activities classification Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Demographics Energy Industrial development Technology Trade and environment
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Ireland
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	- To conduct scholarly research on political, economic, social and security issues, as they relate to the GCC – Gulf Cooperation Council members (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) and the other countries of the Gulf region (notably Iran, Iraq and Yemen). - To cooperate and collaborate with relevant research institutions throughout the world in order to advance research addressing Gulfrelated issues and to facilitate collaboration among scholars specialized in Gulf affairs, both within and outside the region. - To promote the publication and dissemination of relevant and useful information, data and knowledge on the Gulf region within and outside the region. - To promote and facilitate communication and dialog between citizens of the Gulf region on issues of importance to the region, notably through media, conferences, workshops and other public events. - To establish partnerships, in Switzerland as well as in other European Union countries with universities as well as other institutions of higher learning and professional training to address the following objectives: 3 a) Promoting academic education programs relevant to the countries of the Gulf region. b) Establishing in Geneva a library and a documentation centre on the GCC countries, their history, society, culture and economic and political development. c) Promoting the establishment of academic programs with a focus on the GCC countries in particular by way of soliciting donations, administering funds and concluding agreements with the relevant universities for the establishment of chairs devoted to teaching with a focus on the Gulf region. d) Promoting the enrolment of students from the GCC and other Arab countries in particular by way of soliciting donations and administering funds for the establishment of scholarships and funding various appropriate support activities that may facilitate the access of GCC students. e) Promoting the establishment of outreach programs to be offered in the GCC member countries to facilitate the access of students residing in these countries, as free-standing programs or in view of their eventual enrolment in the main programs in their respective main campuses. - To promote actively the creation and preservation of peace, security, stability and sustainable development in the Gulf region and all over the world
Year established:	2007
Year of registration:	2007
Organizational structure:	The bodies of the Foundation are : • the Foundation Council: The Foundation Council is the highest body of the Foundation. It has all competencies which are not expressly attributed to another body by the present memorandum and articles or by the by-laws of the Foundation. It has the following inalienable rights: • Direction and management of the Foundation; • Appointment of the Foundation Council, the Board and the Auditor in accordance with the conditions of the memorandum and articles; • Orientation of the investment policy of the Foundation patrimony and drawing up of a financial plan; • Acceptance and allocation of donations, grants, subsidies and other contributions; • Establishment of the budget ; • Approval of the yearly accounts. The Foundation Council is presided over by the Chairman. The Foundation Council appoints for five years among its members its Secretary and its Treasurer, from candidates recommended by the Chairman. The Foundation Council can plan and implement any other position that could be of use to the administration of the Foundation. The Foundation Council is furthermore authorized to delegate part of its tasks to one or more of its members, or to a third party. The board: The Board is composed of the Chairman, the Secretary, the Treasurer and two other members appointed by the Council among its members, from candidates recommended by the Chairman. Powers and Authority The Board fulfils the duties assigned by the Foundation Council. The Board ensures the day-to-day management of the Foundation in accordance to the Foundation’s objectives and in execution of the decisions taken by the Foundation Council. The Board adopts decisions based on majority vote of its members. In case of equal votes, the Chairman has the deciding vote. The Chairman represents the Foundation towards third parties but may empower other members of the Board to do so. The Board can in particular: • hire personnel, including a Director responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the Foundation; • rent premises in Switzerland or abroad; • implement the investment policy for the patrimony of the Foundation; • conclude agreements on research projects, training or other academic programs, publications, conferences and all other activities that are pertinent to the objectives of the Foundation. The Foundation is committed by the single signature of its Chairman, or alternatively, the joint signatures of its Secretary and Treasurer jointly. The Board can assign Power of Attorney to a third party to sign in the name of the Foundation if required. The Board can appoint, among the members of the Foundation Council and third parties, one or several technical Committees in charge of coordinating academic and practical aspects necessary to the good functioning of the Foundation. • the Auditor The Foundation Council appoints every year an external and independent, professionally qualified Auditor, Member of the Chambre fiduciaire suisse or of the Union Suisse des fiduciaires, to verify the accounts of the Foundation and submit a detailed Auditor’s Report to the Foundation Council. The Auditor must ensure that the memorandum and articles, as well as the by-laws are fully respected. He must inform the Foundation Council of all gaps noticed during the course of his mandate. If these gaps are not filled within a reasonable time limit, the Auditor must inform, if need be, the Supervising Authority.
Number and type of members:	The Foundation Council is composed of the Founder plus at least five other persons who carry out their activity on a voluntary basis. These persons must have a bond with the objective of the Foundation, based on their experiences, their opinions or the dedication which they have demonstrated. One of the members of the Foundation Council has to be a Swiss citizen, or a citizen of one of the member States of the European Union (EU) or of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and must be domiciled in Switzerland. The first Foundation Council is composed of the following members: • Mr. Abdulaziz Othman A. SAGER, Founder and Chairman • Dr. Mustafa Alani • Prof. Saleh Almani • Prof. Baqer Salman Alnajjar • Dr. Fatima Al-Shamsi • Prof. Abdullah Alshayji • Prof. Philippe Burrin • Dr. Farid Khazen • Dr. Christian Koch • Prof. Bahgat Korany • Prof. Timothy Niblock • Dr. Marina Ottaway • Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri • Mr. Ahmed Sager • Prof. Ghassan Salame • Prof. Yezid Sayigh • Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin • Ambassador Fred Tanner • Ambassador Theodor Winkler
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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