The Qatar winner of the DSS Apprenticeship Program 2014, Najla Al Thani from Stenden University, has returned home after successfully completing a two-week internship programme held in Dubai, where she represented her country alongside 16 other students from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The program is organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), and organizers of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS).
“We are proud to have concluded yet another successful edition of the DSS Apprenticeship Program in Dubai. On behalf of the entire team at DFRE, I would like to congratulate all the students on completing this internship, which we hope has contributed towards their all-round professional and personal development. All of the 17 interns have worked very hard towards proposing innovative strategies and fresh ideas towards the development of DFRE’s annual calendar of festivals and campaigns. We would like to thank them for their sincere efforts and wish them every success in the future,” said Laila Mohammed Suhail, Chief Executive Officer, DFRE.
The winning interns participated in several interactive sessions with senior officials of key business and media giants including MBC Group.
During the programme, they also met with top representatives from the city’s prominent home-grown establishments such as Emirates, Dubai Airports, Emirates Flight Catering, Dubai FDI and Majid Al Futtaim Group amongst others. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Facebook’s MEA regional office in Dubai was a key highlight of their agenda in the emirate.
Commenting on her experiences of the program, Najla said, “The program has re-fuelled my passion for tourism. I can’t wait to go back home and apply the lessons I have learned here in Dubai. It was a truly enriching and encouraging experience.”
The Peninsula
