Texas A&M At Qatar Discussion Highlights Importance Of Female STEM Graduates
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Doha: Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, recently bought together leading experts from academia and industry for a panel discussion on 'The importance of Female STEM graduates for Qatar's Workforce'.
The discussion, which was organised by Texas A&M at Qatar's Female Faculty Forum and the graduate Studies Office was attended by students, faculty and staff from Texas A&M at Qatar and other universities in the Education City.
The panellists included Dr. Lina Rueda, R&D Manager at Qatar Shell Research & technology Center; Dr. Veronica Bermudez, Senior Research Director for Energy at Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute of Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Dr. Majeda Khraisheh, Head of Chemical Engineering at Qatar University, and Dr. Annette Vincent, Associate Dean for Diversity and Climate at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (a Qatar Foundation partner university).
It was moderated by members of Texas A&M at Qatar: Dr. Ghada Salama, instructional professor and Dean's Fellow for Diversity and Dr. Valentini Pappa, Manager for Graduate Studies.
During the discussion, they covered numerous questions including the importance of graduate studies for women, the need for inclusion and female representation, progress made over the last few decades, role models, and personal experiences.
Dr. Khraisheh said that graduate studies plays a key role in making an individual more employable.“Consideration of graduate studies should include your own personal development as a key factor. The reasons to pursue graduate studies is to enhance your job prospective. Graduate school has always been about specialising in a subject area. This specialisation enables you to stand out from others vying for the same positions and makes you eligible for positions that demand graduate degrees. It also gives you a chance to experiment with new concepts and come up with original ideas, which also will make you get noticed.”
Rueda highlighted that her graduate programme allowed her to build a string network of mentors.
She said,“My graduate studies provided me with deep knowledge in my area of expertise and connected me with a network of professionals which has been invaluable throughout my career. My PhD was supported by an industry grant. Through this sponsorship I connected with industry experts in my area of research who became mentors in my thesis committee. These experiences shaped my career aspirations as I was able to see direct applications of my research work and was exposed to possible career paths that I ended up following to where I am today.”
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