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Georgetown University’s GEMBA students & faculty visit QP

Published: 20 Feb 2018 - 01:04 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 07:41 am
Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum with students and faculty of Georgetown University’s GEMBA programme, yesterday, during their visit to Qatar.

Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum with students and faculty of Georgetown University’s GEMBA programme, yesterday, during their visit to Qatar.

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DOHA: A delegation of students, faculty and staff from Georgetown University’s Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA) programme visited Qatar Petroleum’s headquarters yesterday as part of their visit to Qatar.
The delegation’s visit to QP was designed to introduce them to Qatar’s energy sector through a discussion of QP’s history, its management of its human capital, and the challenges facing the oil and gas business in the region.
Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, welcomed the delegation and wished them great success in their educational journey as well as in discovering the great ele-ments of success that made the State of Qatar what it is today.
Al Kaabi also provided an overview of how Qatar Petroleum was transforming itself into becoming one of the best national oil companies in the world. He also highlighted the major milestones as it develops a global business and enhances its competitive po-ition as a global energy player.
 The Georgetown delegation were later briefed by a number of Qatar Petroleum senior executives on the various aspects of the corporation’s business and facilities, its management of its human capital, and its recently launched strategy and values.
The GEMBA programme is conducted as part of an international partnership with Georgetown University in US, ESADE Business School in Spain, and the INCAE Business School in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Panama. All candidates, who come from various parts of the world, receive dual degrees from Georgetown University and ESADE.