UDST and Mowasalat officials during signing of the memorandum of understanding.
Doha: 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 UDST President Dr. Salem Al Naemi and Fahad Saad Al Qahtani, Mowasalat (Karwa) Chief Executive Officer, and different stakeholders.
The agreement sets a framework for cooperation 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 programs focused on health, safety, environment, and train the trainer model.
Mowasalat (Karwa) will also offer UDST students the chance to conduct their internships at its premises and will support UDST graduates with employment opportunities. The organisation will also take part in the University’s career fair and will cooperate 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 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.
Commenting on the event Dr. Al Naemi said: “As the first National Applied University, 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 behaviours. We consider this agreement a great milestone in our journey towards achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 goals.”
On the other hand, Al Qahtani said: “We are proud to partner with University of Doha for Science and Technology to develop together a series of joint initiatives that will serve the community through the development of public transport and mass transportation for building sustainable mobility solutions.
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.”
University of Doha for Science and Technology was officially established in February by an Amiri Decision No. 13 of 2022.
The University boasts 20 years of applied education experience as a college previously in Qatar, with world-renowned faculty and state-of-the-art facilities.
Students enrolled in UDST will have the chance to experience applied learning in technology-rich classrooms, workshops, laboratories, and simulated environments. All curriculums are aligned to the labour market and the requirements of an ever-evolving economy.
