The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Education Council (SEC) on educational scholarships for Ashghal staff.
Ashghal president Nasser bin Ali al-Mawlawi and SEC’s director of Higher Education Institute Dr Khaled al-Hor signed the MoU.
The agreement aims at promoting cooperation between the two organisations in organising scholarships and opening new horizons for learning and qualification of technical staff capable of achieving Qatar
National Vision 2030.
The collaboration will provide an opportunity for Ashghal employees to get university degrees in accordance with the scholarship law of Qatar.
Al-Mawlawi said: “There is a continuous collaborative partnership between Ashghal and the SEC at many levels, and this agreement represents one of the most important aspects of co-operation as it is related to human development, one of the key pillars of Qatar National
Vision.”
As a follow-up step, the SEC will outline the scholarship programme that will be implemented and both parties will exchange expertise to provide academic guidance for employees wishing to apply to the programme.
Ashghal adopts the scholarship programme for Qatari students to study engineering programmes in Qatar and at universities abroad that are accredited by the SEC. Soon there will be an opportunity for employees to undergo studies as per the
Qatarisation strategy.
Ashghal also sponsors employees willing to continue their education and get higher
degrees.
The total number of students on scholarships, including students and employees in Qatar and abroad, has reached 36 so far, including 14 students in the UK, and two in the US studying civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
As for scholarship students in Qatar, currently there are 13 students studying civil, architecture, mechanical and chemical engineering in Qatar University.
Six Ashghal employees are on scholarships in Qatar studying different disciplines including media, management, economy, information systems, business  administration, health  and
environmental safety.
One Ashghal employee is on scholarship studying accounting in the UK.