MoEHE Organizes Interviews for Scholarship Students for University Studies

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in collaboration with the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, and the Ministry of Labor, has begun interviews for scholarship students for university studies for the academic year 2024- 2025, with all participating authorities from public and private sectors.Running until mid-August, the interviews primarily aim to introduce scholarship students to employers, ensure scholarship process is linked to market's needs.Acting Director of the Scholarships Department at MoEHE, Noura Mohamed Al Ansari, confirmed that the interviews are intended to help students, highlighting that MoEHE organizes orientation sessions that gather stakeholders and representatives from scholarship departments to imbue students with an overall information about these authorities, along with the nature of their work.Al Ansari added that MoEHE has expanded its efforts this year to guide and advise scholarship students and created committees within the scholarship administration to assist students who might need clarification about selecting the appropriate institution for their preferences.She stressed the importance of students' commitment to attending these interviews, primarily for their best interests, highlighting that MoEHE has offered essential facilitation for them, such as the possibility of attending online interviews for those who live abroad, and always seeks to address potential challenges that could face students.Human Resources Specialist at the Ministry of Finance, Nouf Al Suwaidi commended the Ministry's initiative to interview scholarship students, in collaboration with all state authorities, highlighting that it enhances cooperation among the authorities concerned with students' scholarships and perfectly determines their interests, in addition to setting appropriate plans to accomplish their educational goals.She pointed out that scholarship students at the Ministry of Finance have the priority in the field training, affirming that MoEHE is committed to effectively engaging with scholarship students to address any potential problems that might face them, in addition to helping them achieve their academic and career ambitions.For his part, Director of the Cybersecurity Policy Strategies Department at the National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA), Abdulrahman Mohamed Al Shafi, affirmed that the NCSA has cooperated with MoEHE to hold interviews a with scholarship students so as to get them familiarized with the NCSA's job vacancies and include them in computing disciplines.He underlined that NCSA is committed to briefing scholarship students on training and career programs during their academic season, along with all updates in cybersecurity, affirming that the agency has launched initiatives to train them in preparation for joining the labor market, something that would shorten the career training process.Noteworthy, the participating authorities in the interviews of scholarship students represent sectors in critical need of qualified national cadres in various majors such as education, medicine, nursing, engineering, and technology. This would definitely achieve development plans and workforce planning in the public and private sectors. (QNA) K H M/M B QNA 1939 GMT 2024/07/24