DOHA: A summer-long internship programme conducted by Qatar Primary Materials Company’s (QPMC) that engaged four students from Qatar University (QU), concluded in an award ceremony yesterday in which they received certificates of participation and appreciation.
The internship program was designed to match the students’ theoretical knowledge with practical experience in their respective disciplines and prepare them to confidently enter the world of work after graduation.
Business administration student Ali Abdulrahman Al Mulla was assigned across all QPMC’s departments and sites, along with electrical engineering students Mohamed Jihad El Jaam, and Walid Saber Khamis Jaber who were also involved in project management. Computer Science major Khulood Khaled Saleh interned at the IT department.
The ceremony which was attended by the student interns, included highlights from QU representatives and QPMC staff and management on the importance that both organisations place on academic knowledge combined with practical and on-site work. The students also took part in a panel discussion led by QPMC Administration Director Dr Latifa Al Darwish.
Eisa Al Hammadi, QPMC Chief Executive Officer, himself a QU graduate and alumnus, said: “I am extremely pleased to see how Qatar University is adamant on following up on their students’ internship program. The student has always been a growing importance at Qatar University. We are therefore pleased to have had QU students intern at Qatar Primary Materials Company. We look forward to the university’s continued commitment, under the leadership of its president Dr Hassan Rashid Al-Derham, to ensuring that QU students gain practical experience and to boosting their interpersonal and business skills.”
Dr Al Darwish highlighted her Department’s keenness on helping the students contribute to fitting into the bigger picture. “It’s a great reward to see their impact on the success of the business. Through their practical work experience, the interns learn intangible skills as soft skills are not taught in the classroom environment”, she said.
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