Doha: Students from Qatar University’s College of Engineering (QU-CENG) joined their Japanese counterparts from Osaka University (OU) on September 2 in a ceremony following completion of the Coupling Internship (CIS) programme — the second edition under an agreement signed in March among the College, OU, and two Japanese companies, the Center for the Project to Create Research and Educational Hubs for Innovative Manufacturing in Asia, and Chiyoda Almana Engineering LLC.
Student groups delivered presentations at the event which was attended by QU Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr Mazen Hasna, Japanese Ambassador to Qatar Shingo Tsuda, CENG Dean Dr Rashid Alammari, Chiyoda Almana Managing Director Shizuka Ikawa, and OU Vice Dean of Faculty of Foreign Studies Prof Nobuko Yoneda, as well as representatives from the Japanese embassy and Chiyoda Almana, and academic leaders from CENG and OU.
CENG students Abdulla Ali S S Al Karbi, Abdulrahman Ahmad M A Al Anssari, Abdulla Ali Sharif, and Ahmed Yousuf A M Al Ahmad, and OU students Aya Takahashi, Kai Fujii, Yukihiro Okada, and Yasuhiro Yamabe presented on the topic of globalisation, highlighting its many aspects, as well as discussing the benefit of working in multicultural companies, experiences gained during the programme, and employment in Japan and other countries. Dr Mazen Hasna said: “QU students’ participation in partnerships and joint initiatives with other international universities will certainly reflect positively on both parties in terms of new experiences, knowledge, and later professional success.”
The Peninsula
