Qatar Airways has announced it is
tripling to more than 100 the number of scholarships available for Qatari students
during the 2012-13 academic year.
The carrier currently offers 35 scholarships
under its year-old Qatar Airways National Scholarship Programme (QRNSP). Speaking at the opening of the Qatar Career Fair for
UK-based Qatari students in London, Airline chief executive officer Akbar
al-Baker, said the scholarships offer more people the chance to develop a
long-term career with the airline.
“I am delighted to announce today that we are now
tripling our scholarship numbers to more than 100 seats for the next academic
year, demonstrating the level of deep commitment we at Qatar Airways have
towards our future employees. We will continue to be on the lookout for young
Qatari talent and nurture them to become future aviation professionals,” Al
Baker, said Qatar Airways CEO, said.
The shift comes after the original 35 places offered
on the programme this year proved to be in high demand and filled quickly. He
continued to say that increasing the number of scholarships on offer is in line
with Qatar’s National Vision 2030 to provide a solid education and career path
for young Qataris.
Once people have earned a place on the scholarship
programme, there are 19 different disciplines they can go into including
working in human resources, product development, commercial, revenue
management, information technology and corporate planning.The event also saw a number of students undergoing
second round interviews for 2012-13 scholarships.
The airline has already launched flights to Tbilisi in Georgia this year
and will launch flights to a further seven destinations, including Kigali in
Rwanda, Zagreb in Croatia, Perth in Australia, Mombasa in Kenya, Zanzibar in
Tanzania, Helsinki in Finland, and Gassim in Saudi Arabia this year.
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