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DOHA
RASGAS Company Limited
will be the gold sponsor of the
‘Life is Engineering
Programme’ (LIEP), and will
actively participate with its
volunteers, for the third consecutive
year.
The ‘Life is Engineering
Programme’, a partnership
between Qatar University
College of Engineering and
major local business players,
provides talented Qatari high
school students with technical
experience, as well as raising
awareness on industry
requirements through a mentoring
and skills transfer
scheme with the support of
sponsor companies such as
RasGas.
The programme, a long
term education and skills
transfer scheme, culminates
in the construction of real racing
cars, in a race at Lusail
Circuit.
Recently, at the Lusail
International Circuit over 140
students selected among the
most talented from 14 schools
joined RasGas volunteers in a
lecture to share information
and provide an informative
overview presentation of the
company’s LNG production
and the various opportunities
offered by the industry in the
field of engineering.
Abdulrahman al Mannai,
learning and development
manager, while welcoming
the students said, “RasGas
believes in its responsibility to
share its world-class expertise
in the LNG industry, and
enable Qatari students to gain
relevant and valuable professional
experience. We are
QNB launches
education
plan campaign
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DOHA
QATAR National Bank
(QNB) has announced the
launch of its education
plan campaign as part of
its corporate social
responsibility policy.
A good education and a
degree from a respected
university are the key to
unlocking many doors of
opportunity for children.
This investment plan is
designed to help people
save the cost of higher
education by guaranteeing
the growth of their contributions
over the years.
The product offers customers
who have children
with a savings and protection
plan that helps for the
future education of their
children. It will give the
bank’s customers a sense
of security and achievement
knowing that their
children’s education will go
as planned even if everything
else doesn’t, the bank
said in a statement.
With a flexible savings
structure, it will ensure the
family’s financial independence
in the event of
unexpected permanent
total disability or death of
the policy owner.
The minimum accumulation
phase is five years
and the maximum is 21
years. Customers can also
continue to pay into the
account from any country
they move to.
In order to enroll in the
programme customers
would have to contact the
QNB customer care centre
to schedule an appointment,
following which a
customer care officer will
visit the customer to create
the suitable package that
suits their needs or the
customer will visit the
nearest branch of the
bank.
confident that as we continue
to work together, we will provide
a wealth of opportunities
for the youth and we look forward
to many more occasions
such as this.”
Dr Mazen Hasna, dean of
the QU College of
Engineering, spoke highly of
the partnership between
RasGas and the college.
“We are pleased to have
RasGas as a partner in this
important initiative which is
part of our commitment to
strengthen the relationship
between education and
industry.
“The college stands proudly
on its commitment to this
and other projects that
engage high school students
in an appreciation of science
and engineering towards a
career with leading industrial
companies such as Ras Gas.
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Students attend a lecture organised by RasGas at the Lusail International Circuit, in Doha, recently.
RasGas to be sponsor
of QU engineering plan
LIEP students have the
invaluable opportunity to be
mentored by highly-qualified
technical teams which adds
considerable value to the
project and to the students’
academic portfolio,” Hasna
said.
In addition to supporting
programmes such as LIEP,
RasGas also provides regular
internship programmes
and sponsors a number of
gifted high school graduates
and undergraduate university
students through its
scholarship programme.
The students enjoy numerous
benefits that include a
guaranteed position with
RasGas upon graduation
and the opportunity to gain
vital hands-on experience
within relevant departments
during their summer vacations.
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DOHA
CHANTS of ‘Hoya Saxa!’
reverberated throughout the
campus as students of
Georgetown University School
of Foreign Service in Qatar
(SFSQ) celebrated the inaugural
Hoya Spirit Day recently.
Open to SFSQ students, faculty,
staff and families, the festival
spirit was evident
throughout the day, which
marked the closing out of the
semester. It reached a feverish
pinnacle as emcees were introduced
to the gathering students
amidst music and
youthful chatter.
The perfect day to get out of
class, and celebrate the
school’s spirit featured musical
performances, a presentation
of SFSQ sports, a fight
song video, game show style
quizzes, Bollywood dancing,
awards, food and more.
Tasked with leading the proceedings,
the emcees, Dima
Wahbeh (Class of 2015) and
Erik Vos (Class of 2014) started
out by taking light swipes at
each other, before announcing
the order of the day.
The student band Halal
Boys then performed their hit
‘Bandar’ (Monkey) and a rendition
of the hugely popular
Arabic song ‘Aicha’.
The atmosphere became
further animated when the
men’s and women’s sports
teams were invited on stage.
The speeches by sports leaders
had a rousing effect on the
audience, who rallied behind
their teams’ achievements.
More chants of ‘Hoya Saxa!’
followed.
“Events like this - student
run, spirited activities- are
representative of a cohesive
and unified student body. As
a freshman, I want to make
sure that our overall student
culture is reflective of this.
Students should be proud to
be Hoyas, and today I think
we helped solidify that. The
thing that truly makes a
school unique is not necessarily
academic rigour or athletic
strength; it is the overarching
student culture,” said
Nikhil Lakhanpal, freshman
class representative to the
Student Government
Assembly (SGA), which
organised the event.
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Georgetown students
celebrate Hoya Spirit Day
Georgetown students perform during the Hoya Spirit Day, in Doha, recently.
TAMUQ hosts course on
petroleum exploration
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DOHA
TEXAS A&M University at Qatar
(TAMUQ) conducted a specialised
course for engineering industry professionals
on ‘Petroleum Exploration
and Production’.
The course participants were taken
through the full life cycle of the oil
and gas industry. This included an
overview of technologies, workflows
and processes that enable the oil and
gas industry to explore, appraise,
develop and produce hydrocarbons.
It also covered various social, environmental
and financial impacts of
this production.
The attendees were given an introduction
to the oil field on the first day
and then studied reservoir appraisal
and engineering on the second day,
reservoir development and drilling on
the third day and completion and production
operations on the fourth day.
Dr Mahmood Amani, associate
professor of petroleum engineering
and course instructor, indicated that
the course benefited the participants
and offered them a comprehensive
understanding of oil and gas operations
rather than only one piece of
the process.
“Oil and gas companies in Qatar
place a very high value on training
for their employees. They believe
Participants at a TAMUQ course on petroleum exploration, in Doha, recently.
that training will enhance the knowledge
and capabilities of their
employees – it is an investment in
their people. Training courses also
highlight the safety of personnel and
safe operations in the field. Thus,
they both educate employees and
result in safer operations,” he said.
The course was offered by the
Network of Excellence in Training
(NExT), a Schlumberger company,
in collaboration with Texas A&M
University. NExT provides customised
training programmes for oil
and gas professionals in over 50
countries.
“As a freshman, but more
importantly, as a Georgetown
Hoya- I want to graduate having
demonstrated that I do not
only attend a school in
Education City, or a university
in Qatar; but a presence in the
Middle-East. Today is the start
to that goal,” added
Lakhanpal.
The programme continued
with the playing of
Georgetown’s fight song video,
a Sudanese dance performance,
a quiz show, a Bollywood
dance, presentation of the
Hoya Spirit Award, a final talent
activity and a raffle for a
number of prizes.
The SFSQ’s SGA is comprised
of 11 members, elected
by the student body, which in
turn has 200 student members.
“The Student Government
Assembly advocates student
interests and organises community-wide
events like Hoya
Spirit Day. The SGA has done
a tremendous job this semester,
and we’re looking forward
to a spring semester full of new
initiatives and events,” said
Alex Silberman, advisor to the
SGA.
Arab League chief
hails Qatar’s
foreign policy’
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League observer mission Mohammad
Ahmad Mustafa al Dabi on the latest
developments.
Arabi, however, admitted that a number
of mistakes were made while dealing
with the Syrian crisis due to the different
views of the 21 Arab League foreign ministers.
“Reaching a unique resolution is not
easy and it takes time,” said Arabi, who
explained that as a regional organisation,
the Arab League does not have the right
to impose its views in the member states,
noting that the league resolutions are not
binding on states which vote against
them. “The only international body
which has an enforcement mechanism is
the UN Security Council,” added Arabi.
On the role of the Arab League in
Yemen, the Arab League chief said the
GCC has mediated an end to the Yemeni
crisis through an initiative which was
signed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
On the chances of resuming the Middle
East peace process, he said, “In my view
the peace process was born dead.”
He called for international “pressure”
on Israel to make peace with the
Palestinians.
He explained that the Arab League has
no diplomatic relations with Israel,
renewing his call to hold an international
conference aimed at discussing means of
achieving a “just peace” in the region.