United Real Estate Company (URC) Signs MoU with Australian University (AU) Aimed at the Development of the Nation’s Youth

Nov 28 , 2022

United Real Estate Company (URC), a leading real estate developer in Kuwait and the North Africa and Middle East region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian University (AU),one of the first private universities in Kuwait, on Monday, 28th of November 2022.

According to the MoU, the two parties have mutually agreed to develop a cooperative working relationship on AU programs with the larger objective of building a sustainable and robust alliance consistent with the strategic goals and values of both parties.

The agreement touches upon a variety of topics that are of mutual interest to both the signatories including providing opportunities for Diploma and Bachelor level students at AU to obtain field training and internship at URC or its subsidiaries; hosting of international and local speakers by URC at AU events, where URC will be given the opportunity to market its offerings; hosting of a URC representative on the AU Industrial Advisory Board during the academic year; collaboration between URC and AU in research projects that will benefit AU and support Kuwait Vision 2035; and joint training courses for fresh AU graduates interested in employment with URC as well as training courses for URC employees provided by AU professors in coordination with the Corporate Training Department at AU, among others.

Speaking about the agreement, Mr. Mazen Issam Hawwa, Vice Chairman and Group CEO at URC, said, “This initiative is in line with the company’s CSR objective of engaging with the society and developing the capabilities of the country’s youth. We look at this opportunity of working side by side with a prestigious institution like AU with much pride, and are hopeful that this partnership is going to entail a lot of positive outcomes not only for URC and AU, but also for the future of our nation as well.”

For his part, Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Niby, Dean - College of Engineering/Associate Professor – Electrical and Electronics Engineering, at Australian University (AU), stated, “On behalf of the College of Engineering (COE) at AU, we are extremely excited about our new partnership with United Real Estate Company (URC). The College of Engineering has a long-standing history of serving industry with initiatives that enrich the student experience. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with URC that engages our students with the expertise of their team.”