The officials and students during the “Welcome Back” event
DOHA: The British Council in partnership with HSBC hosted a special “Welcome Back” event for all newly-returning UK graduates. The UK Ambassador to Qatar, Ajay Sharma was the guest of honour at this unique event that was attended by 65 fresh graduates and UK Alumni.
The event is part of the Qatar-UK Alumni Network programme and provided a networking opportunity for graduates to learn from well-established UK alumni and build their professional network. HSBC shared information about the many international career opportunities within the bank as well as detail about the unique HSBC graduates programme.
“The Qatar-UK Alumni Network programme enables our alumni to maintain strong connections to UK educational and cultural opportunities and build on their international experience. In Qatar the network provides them with support for their careers through networking, mentoring and professional development events,” said Sam Ayton, Director, British Council Qatar.
HSBC Chief Operating Officer, James Elwes said: “This is the second year that HSBC entered into a partnership with the British Council Qatar-UK Alumni. The Alumni network reflects our own diverse employee base and gives us a unique opportunity to network with UK graduates in Qatar.” Shamsa al Fahd, Head of Human Resources at HSBC said: “HSBC is an exciting employer with great opportunities for careers in Qatar and abroad. The bank values dynamic and forward thinking employees that can bring new ideas and innovation to the team.” HSBC offers a wide range of careers in banking and finance as well as a successful graduate programme. The bank’s commitment to develop its Qatari talent reflects the country’s own commitment to talent growth through the Vision 2030.
