EQUATE Participates in KISR Summer Training Course Graduation Ceremony For the 11th Consecutive Year

EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwaits first international joint-venture in this industry, participated in the graduation ceremony of the 39th Summer Training Course for University and High School Students by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR).

The ceremony was under the Patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Information and Minister of State for Your Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah who was represented by His Excellency the Undersecretary (acting) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs Yousuf Al-Yatama. During the ceremony, EQUATE was represented by its President & CEO Mohammad Husain with the attendance of KISR Director-General Sameera Al-Sayyed Omar, as well as several leading figures from various organizations.

For the 11th consecutive year, EQUATE has sponsored this training course as part of its comprehensive partnership with KISR.

EQUATE Senior Executive for Corporate Communications & Government Affairs Abeer Al-Omar said, KISR plays an integral part through its various initiatives in training, scientific research and industrial development. The development and nurturing of the youth is a mutual strategic objective for both KISR and EQUATE. We believe that this training course is a key investment towards overall growth and progress in Kuwait, in the present and future alike.

Al-Omar, who also heads EQUATE Sustainability Committee, added, During 2010, EQUATE and KISR signed a memorandum of understanding for research about the petrochemical industry, its technology and industrial applications. Developing the human capital, who represent the cornerstone of sustainability, is at the core this partnership through the training course and all other initiatives.

With the participation of over 120 high-school and university students from Kuwait and other Arabian Gulf countries, the course addressed a number of subjects relevant to KISRs activities.