The Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre of Excellence for Training and Consulting at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI).
The MoU, according to an official Kahramaa press statement, was signed with the aim of building bridges of co-operation and co-ordination between the two sides in order to invest in available opportunities and joint work in research fields and various scientific and training events.
The agreement extends for three years, renewable, while ensuring mutual benefit for the two institutions.
The first training programme designed under this co-operation, titled 'Kahramaa Excel', will be launched during the current week with the aim of preparing a group of managers and heads of departments to fulfill the job competencies specified for the leadership track in line with its vision and objectives. The programme will last for three months in various phases.
This agreement represents a starting point for a constructive relationship that will support training programmes to qualify employees. The memorandum intends mainly to benefit from the training and development courses offered by the Centre of Excellence at the institute, which will design and implement training courses according to the needs of the institution.
Also, there will be seminars, conferences and workshops on topics of common interest. The centre will also carry out studies and provide advice to Kahramaa within the contexts related to its work.
For its part, Kahramaa will provide practical and summer training for the institute's students according to the requirements of their study programmes and specialisations in addition to arranging field visits to its facilities and project sites. This agreement will also open a wide horizon for the exchange of experiences in the areas of administrative and institutional development between the two parties.
The signing ceremony was attended by Dr Abdullah Mohsen al-Wahidi, director of Shared Services Affairs at Kahramaa, and Iman al-Sulaiti from Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.
Dr al-Wahidi said Kahramaa gives much importance to co-ordination with academic bodies working in the field of knowledge production and scientific research. This is in accordance with the strategy that the institution follows in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, through which it aims to achieve excellence in its institutional performance, by refining the talents and capabilities of its employees.
“Kahramaa is constantly working to support innovation and creative thinking and encourage research and creative work. There is compatibility between the institution and the institute in the vision and values aimed at consolidating the importance of innovation and working to support the human element,” he said.
Al-Sulaiti appreciated the role of Kahramaa and said the MoU establishes a broad space of fruitful and constructive co-operation in several research and training fields. She hoped to expand the areas of co-operation with Kahramaa in order to achieve the vision and values of both sides and to enhance strategic partnerships and available opportunities that serve institutional and societal integration and contribute to achieving the desired goals.
Officials mark the partnership.
