Limak graduates 30 aspiring Kuwaiti female engineers
As part of its ‘Kuwait’s Engineer Girls’ training program
ISTANBUL: Limak Insaat Kuwait, a fully-owned subsidiary of Limak Group of Companies established through the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), held a graduation ceremony in Istanbul for the first graduating batch of its universitylevel training program for aspiring female engineers, “Kuwait’s Engineer Girls”. In partnership with Turkey’s Bogazici University, the 200-hour internship and training program celebrated 30 Kuwaiti female students who are enrolled in Kuwait University’s undergraduate and graduate engineering programs.
The graduating students were awarded a Business Technology Education Council (BTEC) Management and Leadership certification recognized in over 100 countries, a Certificate from Bogazici Lifelong Learning Center (BULLC), and a Certificate of Field Training from Kuwait University.
Launched on May 8, 2017, the ‘Kuwait’s Engineer Girls’ program is a joint project implemented through a partnership between Kuwait University, Turkey’s Bogazici University and Limak Insaat Kuwait. The project-based learning program consist 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.
More than 90 people attended the ceremony including Limak Foundation Chairwoman Ebru Ozdemir, Undersecretary of Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works Awatef Al-Ghunaim, BULLC Director Dr Tamer Atabarut, Kuwait University College of Engineering and Petroleum Director of Engineering Training and Alumni Center Dr Bader Albusairi, and the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Turkey Ghassan Yousef Abdulbari Al-Zawawi, who all spoke at the ceremony to commemorate the graduates’
In partnership with Bogazici University
achievements and the program’s success. “Investing in Kuwait’s future with more than one project at a time, we are proud to be here today to celebrate the graduation of the first batch of the “Kuwait’s Engineer Girls” program who are now equipped to take part in the development of the country and contribute to Kuwait’s future vision and ambitious mega projects,” said Limak Foundation Chairwoman Ebru Ozdemir.
“The most important and valuable component in construction projects are engineers and through our program we are helping to prepare them for their future. I congratulate the girls for their success and wish them the best of luck in their future careers whether they choose to join Limak on our projects in Kuwait, or another opportunity to better their country.”
Limak Insaat, which is currently constructing Kuwait’s new airport terminal and other landmark projects in Kuwait and the world, is a strong and long-term advocate of the advancement of women in the engineering and construction sector in the Middle East. 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 Insaat in Turkey in 2015, “Turkey’s Engineer Girls.”
The Limak Group of Companies is a worldwide leader in building and managing state-of-the-art infrastructure projects. The Group operates in over 17 countries with more than 65,000 employees and across various sectors, including tourism, cement, energy, infrastructure, airport management and operations, port management, food and aviation.