Qatar University and Oryx GTL yesterday signed an agreement to provide sponsorship and internship opportunities to outstanding students enrolled in the university’s Honours Programme.
The two-year agreement builds on strong relations between the two organisations and was signed on Sunday by QU’s Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr Mazen Hasna and ORYX GTL’s Chief Commercial Officer Mohamed Al Mushiri.
As outlined in the agreement, Oryx GTL will fund Qatari students to attend local and international conferences and workshops to help bridge the academia-industry gap and give students real-life experiences, support QU’s end-of-year Top Honors Achievers Awards ceremony, at which six students (three male, three female) with the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) will be recognised, support work of four students undertaking engineering research or design projects, in particular those related to GTL and contribute to the costs of preparing a thesis for a senior QU honours student.
Dr Hasna said: “We are delighted that ORYX GTL is sponsoring some of QU’s most academically outstanding students. This agreement adds to the many opportunities available to those taking the Honours Programme, which helps them achieve their full potential and compete with the best of their peers domestically and internationally.”
Al Mushiri said: “Oryx GTL is committed to supporting key education initiatives at Qatar University (QU), and in this respect this agreement seeks to support QU’s Honours Programme students by enhancing the programme’s teaching and learning portfolio and quest for excellence, as well as graduating qualified Qatari nationals.
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