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SEIB, CAS ink internship deal

SEIB, CAS ink internship deal

June 01, 2013 | 10:27 PM
The signing ceremony in progress at the QU premises.

SEIB Insurance and Reinsurance Company LLC (SEIB) has signed an agreement with the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Qatar University(QU) yesterday for student internships and workshops in all relevant fields at the college for five years. The objectives of the agreement are to share learning, develop opportunities for advancing education and development efforts of the students. This can be achieved by providing real life scenarios in terms of implementing what they are studying in the workplace.The agreement was signed by CAS Dean Dr. Eiman Mustafawi and Farid Chedid, SEIB’s chief executive officer at QU’s Administration Building. Under the terms of agreement, the two parties will collaborate to build capacities of the students and seek opportunities to provide them with experience of real life scenarios. The agreement requires SEIB to start an internship programme for CAS students from related fields, for which SEIB will appoint experienced staff to act as internship mentors. Similarly, the college will provide details of their programmes to SEIB, and the coordinators from both organisations will decide which programmes will be enrolled in the SEIB Internships.Dr EimanMustafawi said: “Students will be provided with a unique training experience by SEIB. We will work together to develop an internal program which enables our students to benefit from the experience of high qualified staff at SEIB”. Chedid agreed, saying: “The agreement with Qatar University reiterates our belief in social responsibility, in working with the youth of Qatar and supporting them. As a responsible Qatari company, we offer our unwavering commitment to the Qatar National Vision 2030 in supporting the development of human capital and resources.”

June 01, 2013 | 10:27 PM