ExxonMobil Qatar recently hosted a recognition event for more than 40 female students from several Doha-based universities.
The event is held annually in the final quarter of the year as part of ExxonMobil Qatar’s outreach efforts to support human and educational development in Qatar.
The event, which took place at ExxonMobil Qatar’s headquarters, included students from Qatar University, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, and Community College of Qatar. Students currently sponsored by the company as well as graduate students were in attendance, and many were honoured for high academic achievement over the course of the event.
ExxonMobil Qatar’s National Development manager Abdullatif al-Naemi welcomed the group and spoke to them about the company’s involvement in several national educational development initiatives.
He explained that ExxonMobil Qatar provided internship and sponsorship opportunities to students from local universities every year. These opportunities allow Qatar’s youth to gain hands-on, professional work experience and a better understanding of how their country’s natural resources are developed, given the importance the industry plays in Qatar’s economy and efforts to achieve its National Vision 2030.
Hind al-Saad, capability development and learning officer at Qatar Development Bank, followed as the featured speaker for this year’s event. She spoke to the group about the Al Fikra National Business Competition, an annual competition ExxonMobil Qatar has sponsored for the past five years, which attracts some of Qatar’s most talented, creative and socially conscious young people to help them develop new entrepreneurial ideas.
“I am delighted to be ExxonMobil Qatar’s guest speaker at this recognition event,” said al-Saad. “We work with partners like ExxonMobil Qatar who share the same vision as us and who work for the same causes we feel strongly about, but, more importantly, who serve our country and contribute to its future economic success.”
“We invited our partner, Qatar Development Bank, to speak at today’s event because they have provided a platform through their national competition that fosters skills for innovation and growth,” said al-Naemi. “Like us, they believe in the power of unleashing human potential in creating positive and lasting economic outcomes. We want the students who are part of our network to know about these opportunities and others that can help them make a difference in their communities and to Qatar.”