Doha: HEC Paris in Qatar, one of the world’s top three providers of executive education programmes, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) as part of the Doha campus’ efforts to promote the importance of a knowledge-based economy.
The MoU was signed between Prof Laoucine Kerbache, Dean and CEO, HEC Paris in Qatar and Dr Maher Hakim, Managing Director, QSTP, during a ceremony. Part of Qatar Foundation Research and Development, QSTP is Qatar’s primary incubator of technology development.
The agreement between the two Qatar-based education and research & development institutes aims to promote mutual educational, research, development, training and service cooperation.
“The MoU marks an important milestone towards a knowledge-based economy for Qatar. By working alongside QSTP on initiatives, sharing research and utilising our individual expertise, we are taking a definite step towards a stronger commitment to education and value creation in line with Qatar’s National Vision,” Prof Kerbache said.
Throughout the course of the agreement, executives enrolled in the EMBA program at HEC Paris in Qatar will advise teams in the QSTP Accelerator programme as part of their Capstone Project.
