Kuwait City, Kuwait – Limak Inşaat Kuwait S.P.C., a fully-owned subsidiary of Limak Group of Companies established in Kuwait through the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), celebrated the graduation of the second generation of its university-level training program for aspiring female engineers, the ‘Kuwait’s Engineer Girls’ program during a commencement ceremony held on May 4. The internship and training program was successfully completed by 30 Kuwaiti female students currently enrolled in Kuwait University’s undergraduate and graduate engineering programs.

During the commencement ceremony held at the Chairman’s Club, Kipco Tower, the graduates were awarded a Business Technology Education Council (BTEC) Management and Leadership certification recognized in over 100 countries, a Certificate from Boğaziçi Lifelong Learning Center (BULLC), and a Certificate of Field Training from Kuwait University.

Launched in May 2017, the ‘Kuwait’s Engineer Girls’ is a program of Limak Inşaat Kuwait S.P.C. implemented through a partnership with Kuwait University and Turkey’s Boğaziçi University. The project-based learning program consists of 200 training hours divided into seven modules with an aim to empower students’ leadership and management skills and help them envision their future careers in engineering. Program activities undertaken include workshops, seminars, field training and site visits to Limak’s projects in Kuwait and Turkey including the Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2 (T2) and İGA – İstanbul Airport. The first generation of graduates consisted of 30 young female engineers, 12 of which have accepted job offers at Limak since completing the program and receiving their certifications in March 2018.

More than 90 guests including parents attended the ceremony in honor of the graduates including the Limak İnşaat Kuwait S.P.C. General Manager Mr. Kayihan Bagdatli, the Active Dean of the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University Dr. Raed Buresli, and the Head of Engineering and Training Alumni Center at Kuwait University Dr. Bader AlBusairi, who all spoke at the ceremony to commemorate the graduates’ achievements and the program’s success.

Speaking at the ceremony, Limak İnşaat Kuwait S.P.C. Country Manager Mr. Kayihan Bagdatli said: “It is my pleasure to announce that the second generation of the program is now complete with 30 more hard-working, Kuwaiti young women engineers who are prepared to contribute to and take an active role in their country’s future. Through programs like the Kuwait’s Engineer Girls, our objective is to help the youth reach their professional career goals and transform them into capable and qualified individuals prepared to create a positive long-lasting impact in the world. As a result, we build our activities based on the principle of nurturing future generations that are education-focused, empowered, responsible, respectful to the universal values of a reputable society, and who will contribute to solving the social and economic problems that the world is facing today. I would like to congratulate these young women on their success and wish them the best of luck in their future careers, whether they choose to join us at Limak or contribute to the private and public sector in Kuwait.”

During his speech, the Active Dean of the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University Dr. Raed Buresli said: “I would like to congratulate our students who become our colleagues today for completing the second generation of the Kuwait’s Engineer Girls’ program, which is a joint project implemented through a partnership between the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University, Turkey’s Boğaziçi University in Istanbul and Limak İnşaat Kuwait S.P.C. with an ongoing effort to train female engineering students and graduates.”

Currently constructing Kuwait’s new airport terminal and other landmark projects in Kuwait and around the world, Limak is a strong and long-term advocate of the advancement of women in the engineering field in the countries it operates. Limak’s support for female engineers in Kuwait is part of the company’s greater regional efforts to add permanent value to Kuwait’s society by supporting education and learning opportunities in the fields of construction, engineering, architecture, and project management. The Kuwait program is modelled after a successful program launched by Limak Inşaat in Turkey in 2015, ‘Turkey’s Engineer Girls’.

To learn more about Kuwait’s Engineer Girls Program, please visit www.kuwaitsengineergirls.com or connect with the program on social media at @KWEngineerGirls.

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