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MAGAZINE
NEWS
REACHING OUT, TOUCHING LIVES:
QATALUM’S SUMMER INTERNSHIP
2016 DEEMED A SUCCESS
Qatalum’s prestigious Summer then had to undergo medicals,
Internship saw its 5th intake of contract signing and inductions.
interns successfully complete After introductory tours of the
the programme. Inaugurated in power plant, students were
2012, the internship programme deployed to various departments
is offered to Qatar University such as Chemical, Electrical, and
students every year and is in line Mechanical Engineering. During
with Qatalum’s continued efforts the internship period, each student
to create a workplace of competent had to undertake projects that aid
citizens. This year’s programme Qatalum in identifying bottlenecks
was organised by the Qatalum and suggest practical solutions to
Qatarisation and Development optimise Qatalum’s processes in
team comprising of Mohammad their individual fields.
Al-Mannai, Tanveer Ahmed, Magdi At the end of the internship, the
Hamed, Mamertus Eledi and Edward participants were presented with
Wyk. The much sought-after eight- completion certificates, bringing
week programme was held at to a close yet another successful
Qatalum Training & Development round of internships. Overall,
Centre in Qatar. the internship programme gave
Prior to the start of the internship, students the opportunity to explore
a merit based recruitment process career avenues, boost their self-
was conducted and 14 students confidence and prepare them for
were shortlisted from hundreds their future careers.
of applications. Those chosen
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