Officials at a ceremony marking the partnership between Al Sraiya Holding Group and Tamuq.
A sponsorship from Al Sraiya Holding Group in Qatar will support a faculty position as well as teaching and student activities at Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq).
The QR300,000 ($82,192) gift will establish the Al Sraiya Holding Professorship for three years and is a testament to Al Sraiya Holding Group’s commitment and contribution to science and education,
according to a statement.
Commenting on the partnership, Al Sraiya Holding Group vice-chairman Rashid Sraiya al-Kaabi said: “We are more than happy to contribute to and support such a valuable movement. The establishment of the Al Sraiya Holding Professorship is an honour and foregrounds our commitment to co-operate with the education field, further benefiting Qatar National
Vision 2030.
“Education is one of the strong pillars upholding the vision and rewarding those who spend their lives educating new generations is a necessity. We thank Texas A&M for allowing us to be involved.”
Professorships help give universities a competitive edge by providing funds to attract top faculty, which in turn helps attract other top-notch faculty and students.
“We very much appreciate the generous gift provided by Al Sraiya Holding Group to establish a professorship on our campus,” said Dr Mark H Weichold, dean and CEO of Tamuq. “Such gifts make it possible for us to reward some of our most deserving faculty or attract new faculty with national and international reputation to our campus for the benefit of our students and for Qatar.”
Texas A&M at Qatar has a long history of partnering with local industry in Qatar. These partnerships help the branch campus in its goal of being the premier provider of engineering education in the region and a valued contributor to Qatar, the statement adds.
Established in 1975, Al Sraiya Holding Group has built its core on the idea of “innovation”, earning its rank as one of the top in Qatar’s construction field and offering a range of integrated services that cater to the infrastructural development of Qatar.
