Qatar’s Univerity of Doha for Science and Technology forms strategic alliance with Idaho State University

Qatar’s Univerity of Doha for Science and Technology forms strategic alliance with Idaho State University

Doha, Qatar: University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) recently signed a five-year strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Idaho State University (ISU), a highly regarded and comprehensive educational institution in the United States. The agreement encourages and enables the two institutions to cooperate across several academic areas, with a particular focus on engineering, energy research and disaster response. The memorandum was signed virtually by Dr. Rachid Benlamri, UDST’s Vice President, Academics, and Dr. Martin E. Blair, Vice President for Research and Economic Development at ISU in the presence of Dr. Salem Al-Naemi, President of UDST and Mr. Brian Sagendorf, Acting President of ISU.

The agreement furthers UDST’s ongoing efforts to build meaningful partnerships with premier educational institutions around the world. As part of the collaboration, UDST and ISU are focusing on the fields of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also exploring opportunities to work together at ISU’s Disaster Response Complex (DRC) and Center for Advanced Energy Studies (AES). The two Universities will together facilitate student and faculty exchange, take part in organizing collective research programs, and work towards offering joint programs in these fields.

Dr. Salem Al-Naemi, President of UDST, said: “This important agreement with ISU reinforces our shared focus