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UDST to collaborate with Karwa on road safety, technology

UDST to collaborate with Karwa on road safety, technology

July 25, 2022 | 08:59 PM
UDST and Mowasalat (Karwa) officials at the signing ceremony.
University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mowasalat (Karwa).
The signing ceremony took place at UDST in the presence of the university’s president, Dr Salem Al-Naemi, Mowasalat (Karwa) chief executive officer Fahad Saad al-Qahtani and different stakeholders.The agreement sets a framework for co-operation and ongoing projects between both entities. This includes conducting research and development studies, particularly in the areas of road safety and technology. UDST and Mowasalat (Karwa) will perform many trainings exchange and professional development programmes focused on health, safety, environment, and train the trainer model.
 
Dr Salem Al-Naemi
Mowasalat (Karwa) will also offer UDST students the chance to conduct their internships on its premises, and support UDST graduates with employment opportunities. Further, the organisation will take part in the university’s career fair and will co-operate with UDST and its students on many events and awareness campaigns that tackle road safety such as Traffic Week, Mowater event, and technical advancements such as the Skills Competition, UDST’s largest co-curricular event of the academic year. The signing parties will also benefit from a joint learning experience related to operational aspects of transportation.
Fahad Saad al-Qahtani
Dr Al-Naemi said, “We constantly seek new partnerships that will benefit our students and hone their skills. We are pleased to collaborate with Mowasalat (Karwa), the premier transportation service provider in Qatar. We hope that this strategic partnership will result in significant added value for the community at large and our students in particular and will lead to improved awareness and better action against unsafe road behaviors. We consider this agreement a great milestone in our journey towards achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.”According to al-Qahtani, “Mowasalat (Karwa) is keen to tap and recruit local talents and provide a continued platform for internship for students and opportunities for graduates. Through this partnership, the company will provide joint learning experience for students and graduates to acquire skills of entrepreneurship and support basic industries contributing to the developmental projects and partaking in growth plans.”
July 25, 2022 | 08:59 PM