Gulf Bank ‘sponsors’ Kuwait Technical College Career Fair
KUWAIT CITY, 12, March: Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, participated in the ‘MWC Barcelona 2023’, the world’s most influential event for the connectivity industry. The event was held in Barcelona, Spain from February 27th till March 2nd, with the 2023 theme being “Velocity: Unleashing tomorrow’s technology – today”, which focuses on the role of digital transformation in supporting society and businesses thrive where More than 61K attendees from 168 nations gather to learn all about our industry.
As a digital pioneer and leader in the ICT industry, stc Kuwait presence at MWC 2023 was led by engineer Maziad Alharbi, CEO of stc Kuwait, along with key management executives from the Company. stc Kuwait participations comes under the umbrella of the stc group, which made a remarkable presence at MWC23 highlighting stc’s journey as an enabler supporting digital transformation and sustainability through the latest technologies and digital solutions. On the sidelines of the conference, stc Group, the leading digital enabler in the region, received the award for the most valuable brand in the Middle East in the telecommunication sector, for the third year in a row, according to “Brand Finance’s global 500” classification of the most powerful brands globally.
The team attended several keynote sessions where industry leaders shared their views and opinions on the latest technological innovations and how these innovations will help shape the future of the industry. The event also presented the team with a great opportunity to network with some of the most influential professionals in the industry, presenting a key opportunity for stc to showcase its progress and strategic developments that were introduced under its ICT business.
In line with its strategic direction to enhance its offerings, stc signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with industry leaders Samsung and Huawei at the MWC conference. As per the agreement with Samsung, the two Companies will collaborate to avail all Samsung consumer and business solutions to stc customers. The companies will also work jointly to enhance all stc channels through extensive engagement and training programs. The collaborative efforts extend to improving the visibility of Samsung through various stc channels to elevate Samsung customers to stc’s preferred customer tier.
As for the MoU signed with Huawei, the new phase of cooperation aims to focus on promoting continuous 5G evolution. stc and Huawei have agreed, under the MoU, to collaborate on several aspects of 5.5G, including joint technological innovation to verify technologies such as passive IoT and RedCap, new services like XR, and ultra-wideband solutions. Additionally, they will plan for 5.5G network development and discuss end-to-end network evolution to provide a competitive network experience. Highvalue use cases will also be explored based on innovative 5.5G technologies and actual requirements of the Kuwaiti market, while simultaneously working with local and global industry partners to build a sound 5.5G ecosystem and promote digital services.
KUWAIT CITY, March 12: Recruitment, training and development are key pillars required for us to establish the principles of economic sustainability.
As part of its continuous efforts to empower the youth, Gulf Bank participated in this year’s Kuwait College of Technology (KTech) Career Fair, from March 6 to 8, 2023.
Throughout the career fair, Gulf Bank representatives shed light on the nature of the workplace at the Bank – by providing detailed explanations on the work structure and job opportunities available for recent graduates;in addition to conducting personal interviews for applicants.
On this occasion, Gulf Bank’s General Manager of Human Resources, Salma Al-Hajjaj, said, “Gulf Bank’s participation in this year’s Kuwait Technical College (Ktech) Career Fair is part of our continuous effort to support young Kuwaiti talents, and work towards developing their capabilities.” Al-Hajjaj mentioned that Gulf Bank is keen to attract young talents from various fields, as part of its efforts to consolidate its position as the bank of the future, and to align with its strategy for 2025. She indicated that the younger generation is capable of keeping pace with the language of the times, and with the latest innovations and rapid technological developments in the banking sector; both locally and globally.
Al-Hajjaj also affirmed the Bank’s eagerness to support Kuwait Vision 2035 “New Kuwait” – which targets private sector employment, and the development of Kuwaiti youth.
This has been reflected in the increasing numbers of national employments at Gulf Bank in the recent years.
She continued: “We are proud that Gulf Bank is one of the leading banks that invests generously in human capital to enhance the competencies of its employees, as they are the main focus to achieve its strategic objectives.We will continue to provide them with the latest expertise and skills required to keep pace with the major banking developments that the banking industry is going through.”