(MENAFN- QNA) Maersk Oil Qatar has launched an internship competition for university and high school students in partnership with the Supreme Education Council, Qatar University and universities under Qatar Foundation.
Ten high school and university students will be selected to learn skills and approaches needed for successful careers at a multi-national energy company.
Winners of the competition will have the chance to meet Maersk Oil Qatar's senior management for a one-on-one briefing.
Organisers are offering one week internship for high school students and one month for university students.
Maersk Oil Qatar Head of Qatarization Sheikh Jassim bin Saud Al-Thani said, "For many years Maersk Oil has focused on developing leadership capacity in Qatar, through our successful Qatarization strategy and close partnerships with local universities.
"The Maersk Oil Qatar Future Leaders Internship builds on this success and will allow students to gain valuable career guidance while experiencing day to day life at the country’s largest oil producer."
Supreme Education Council's Education Institute Director Fawzia Al-Khater said, "The internship is an excellent chance for students in Qatar to compete to work in a company that offers world-class learning and development opportunities. We will motivate all students to participate. This is a great way to excite students in Qatar to pursue STEM education as it will lead them to opportunities like this."
The internship is open to high school students in Qatar aged between 15 and 18, and university students in Qatar over the age of 18.
Students have to write a paper that is between 500-1000 words, in either English or Arabic, on the impact of the oil industry on Qatar's ambitions for the four National Vision pillars, or the role of the oil industry in Qatar's development over the past 20 years and the future.
The deadline of the competition is 3pm May 31, 2015, Students are required to register and submit their paper at www.findyourplace.qa
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