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Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has hosted a dinner in honour of Itochu Corporation for its continued contribution and patronage.
The event at the HBKU Student Centre was attended by HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali al-Thani, president of HBKU; Kenjiro Monji, Ambassador of Japan; Shoichi Watanabe, deputy chief executive for ME and general manager of Doha Liaison Office, in addition to distinguished guests, faculty and staff of HBKU, and its partner universities.
In 2012, Itochu signed an agreement with HBKU to provide $7.5mn over five years to fund HBKU scholarship programmes. The contribution will be used to provide scholarships to students of HBKU and its partner universities over the coming five years.
Watanabe said: “Without doubt, we believe by our contribution, this scholarship to Hamad Bin Khalifa University will develop great future leaders who will play an important role for the further prosperity of Qatar.”
Ameena Hussain, director of HBKU Student Centre, said: “HBKU treasures our international partnerships such as our relationship with Itochu, whose patronage will help provide 165 merit-based scholarships over five years, allowing us to ensure more students to achieve their dream of higher education and have a brighter future.”
At the reception, 13 students from HBKU partner universities were also recognised for their outstanding academic performance and achievements. These students were selected for the Itochu scholarship programme for the 2013-14 academic year.
This year’s scholarship recipients attend Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Georgetown University of Foreign Service in Qatar, and Northwestern University in Qatar.