Total summer school in Paris an eye-opener for Qatari pupils

Four Qatari students sponsored by Total to participate in the annual Total Summer School in Paris in late June have expressed their appreciation to have been a part of such a unique and diverse programme.

The students joined 120 international counterparts taking part in roundtable discussions, presentations and workshops to voice their ideas on energy-related issues and challenges. The Qatari participants, Qatar University students Ghalia al-Noaimi and Nada al-Sulaiti and George University School of Foreign Service in Qatar students Ali al-Buainain and Almaha al-Hammadi, also met Total’s senior managers and recruiters at the company’s headquarters.

While al-Noaimi and al-Sulaiti study Environmental Science, and Marketing, respectively, al-Buainain and al-Hammadi pursue International Politics, and Culture and Politics, respectively.

 “It was such an amazing experience, I learned so many new and unexpected things,” said al-Noaimi.

Prior to their departure, the students met Guillaume Chalmin, managing director of Total E&P Qatar and Group Representative. He briefed them on Total, its history and its operations in Qatar and worldwide.

“Our commitment to support the Qatar National Vision 2030 through Qatarisation has inspired us to create a variety of initiatives to benefit local students,” he said.

Yousef al-Jaber, head of CSR and Institutional Affairs at Total, added: We will continue to support this successful programme by sending Qatari students every year, to further their interests in the oil and gas sector as a whole”.