(MENAFN- The Peninsula) More than 800 students and alumni attended the first joint Education City Career Fair which concluded yesterday at the Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Center.
The two-day career fair was hosted by HBKU in collaboration with its partner universities, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, HEC Paris in Qatar, and UCL Qatar.
The career fair, sponsored by Qatar Shell, enabled students and alumni from universities across Education City to connect with representatives from more than 90 Qatar-based companies and organizations in order to obtain information on internship and employment opportunities. Many of the companies in attendance invited students to take part in on-site interviews and company sessions.
The inaugural event presented students with the perfect opportunity to explore the many ways through which they can develop their post-university careers while at the same time learn how they could play a valuable part in contributing to Qatar's vibrant and growing economy.
Dr Khalid Al Khanji, Vice President of Student Affairs for HBKU, said: "Education City has developed rapidly and remarkably since its foundation, producing highly capable alumni from HBKU and its partner universities who are ready to contribute to Qatar's future. The Education City Career Fair provided these enthusiastic students and alumni the opportunity to connect with local employers to help these young professionals identify and embark on an exciting and rewarding career path."
Mohamed Habib Soliman, a senior from TAMUQ, majoring in chemical engineering, said: "We've never had a joint career fair before, and it's a big event for everyone in Education City. For more than 90 companies to be in one place together - engineering, media, business, journalism - it's great practice for future career opportunities to meet these people."
Noor Al Thani, an alumna from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar, who majored in international economics, said:"It's great that there is one fair this year, unlike other years, because there is space for different types of students in different companies."
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