You are invited ... PDI Quick Links About the PDI FAQs PDI 2014 Fellows PDI 2015 Fellows APPLY NOW Contact Us Meet Some of the PDI Fellows: Mohammed AlQallaf Mechanical Designer Ghafari Associates 2016 Alymamah Rashed Art Gallery Assistant Tanja Grunert Gallery 2016 If you are graduang in the spring or summer of2017, you are invited to apply for the Professional Development Iniave (PDI). And if you know a Kuwaifriend who is graduang at the same me (i.e., the spring or summer of 2017), please forward this E‐mail to him or her. The PDI provides Kuwaistudents on F‐1 visas in the United States with a well‐ targeted, year‐long Oponal Praccal Training (OPT) opportunity to work with a U.S. instuon before returning home. The PDI includes: Leadership training, led by experts in the field, before you begin work and monthly throughout the PDI term; Assistance with work documentaon paperwork; Coaching for interview preparaon; A candidate profile made especially for you; The idenficaon of leading U.S. firms relevant to your degree and interests; Outreach to U.S. companies on your behalf; Negoaon of job offers with U.S. host companies on your behalf; Job placement with a U.S. firm matching your skills and interests; and Yousef Ali Mechanical Design Engineer General Electric 2016 Yazan AlGhabra Campus Associate 1776 (Entrepreneurs) 2016 Aziz Akbar Maintenance Engineer Dow Chemical 2016 Abdu Albusairi Site Acquisitions Analyst BlueWave Capital 2015 Liaising with the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Educaon to ensure your OPT spend is approved and sent to you when your work begins. The PDI is administered by three program partners: the Kuwait Cultural Office of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait (which represents the Ministry of Higher Educaon), the Kuwait Foundaon for the Advancement of Sciences , and the Naonal U.S.‐Arab Chamber of Commerce. These PDI program partners will idenfy prospecve PDI applicants, screen these applicants, and name the finalists in this highly compeve program. NUSACC will match up these finalists, based on degree, skills, and interests, with appropriate host companies in the United States. For further details about whether you qualify to apply for this highly compeve program, click HERE . Sincerely, Cynthia Douglass Director, Professional Development Iniave [email protected]Janine Colon Manager, Professional Development Iniave [email protected]ons: October 15, 2016 APPLY HERE (Password for applicaon: PDI‐17‐NuSaCc) What some PDI Fellows said about their work: Mohammad Molani Maintenance Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX I like the environment at DOW and appreciate how cooperave people are in terms of helping new employees connect with more experienced engineers for guidance and mentorship. The experience has been great so far, and I look forward to connuing to learn about DOW's operaons and how I can best contribute to its huge team. Abdulrahman Albusairi Site Acquisions Analyst I am a member of the Site Acquisions team at BlueWave. The team focuses on finding opmal sites for solar development. We consider environmental factors (such as wetlands, rare species, tree cover, water resources, etc.), solar farm design, real estate due diligence, and interconnecon to the ulity grid. A couple of weeks ago, I was in a meeng with my supervisor to discuss my performance thus Mohammad Molani Maintenance Engineer Dow Chemical 2015 Sarah AlAbdulmohsen Marketing Associate Onward Engineering 2014 Ahmed Alfarhan Financial Analyst The Koll Company 2014 Abdulhusain Ben Nakhi Civil Engineer Langan International 2014 far in the job; I am proud to say that he had only posive comments. It was an upli�ing moment, and very encouraging for me. Mohammed Albader Pracce Manager, MetLife, Chicago, IL Working at MetLife has been a major eye‐opener and a connuaon of a never‐ ending learning process. The business of financial advisory can be frustrang because it takes many weeks or months of mulple meengs to build a relaonship with a client that in the end might not close with a sale. So you learn that you can't control the outcomes, but you can control your acons and your atude, and being consistent will eventually pay off. To learn about more PDI Fellows' work experiences in the U.S., click HERE . www.pdi‐nusacc.org PDI Deadline for Spring/Summer Term Applicaons: October 15, 2016 APPLY HERE (Password for applicaon: PDI‐17‐NuSaCc) Sarah Alshammaa Financial Analyst NUSACC Mohammed Albader Practice Manager MetLife 2014 NUSACC, 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 1220, Washington, DC 20036 Danah Abdal Director of Operations AIGA Middle East 2014 Mansour Elmefrej Care Coordinator Philadelphia Intl Medicine 2014 Mansour Elmefrej Sarah Alshammaa Financial Analyst NUSACC 2014 the ents t the ents t
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8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
If you are graduang in the spring or summer of2017, you are invited to apply forthe Professional Development Iniave (PDI). And if you know a Kuwai friendwho is graduang at the same me (i.e., the spring or summer of 2017), pleaseforward this E‐mail to him or her.
The PDI provides Kuwai students on F‐1 visas in the United States with a well‐targeted, year‐long Oponal Praccal Training (OPT) opportunity to work with aU.S. instuon before returning home.
The PDI includes:
Leadership training, led by experts in the field, before you begin work andmonthly throughout the PDI term;Assistance with work documentaon paperwork;Coaching for interview preparaon;A candidate profile made especially for you;The idenficaon of leading U.S. firms relevant to your degree and interests;Outreach to U.S. companies on your behalf;Negoaon of job offers with U.S. host companies on your behalf;Job placement with a U.S. firm matching your skills and interests; and
8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
Liaising with the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Educaon to ensure your OPTspend is approved and sent to you when your work begins.
The PDI is administered by three program partners: the Kuwait Cultural Officeof the Embassy of the State of Kuwait (which represents the Ministry of HigherEducaon), the Kuwait Foundaon for the Advancement of Sciences, and theNaonal U.S.‐Arab Chamber of Commerce. These PDI program partners willidenfy prospecve PDI applicants, screen these applicants, and name the finalistsin this highly compeve program. NUSACC will match up these finalists, based ondegree, skills, and interests, with appropriate host companies in the United States.
For further details about whether you qualify to apply for this highly compeveprogram, click HERE.
Sincerely, Cynthia DouglassDirector, Professional Development [email protected]
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APPLY HERE(Password for applicaon: PDI‐17‐NuSaCc)
What some PDI Fellows said about their work:
Mohammad MolaniMaintenance Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TXI like the environment at DOW and appreciate howcooperave people are in terms of helping new employeesconnect with more experienced engineers for guidance andmentorship. The experience has been great so far, and I lookforward to connuing to learn about DOW's operaons andhow I can best contribute to its huge team.
Abdulrahman AlbusairiSite Acquisions AnalystI am a member of the Site Acquisions team at BlueWave. The team focuses onfinding opmal sites for solar development. We consider environmental factors(such as wetlands, rare species, tree cover, water resources, etc.), solar farmdesign, real estate due diligence, and interconnecon to the ulity grid. A couple ofweeks ago, I was in a meeng with my supervisor to discuss my performance thus8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
Sarah AlAbdulmohsenMarketing AssociateOnward Engineering
2014
Ahmed AlfarhanFinancial Analyst
The Koll Company2014
Abdulhusain Ben Nakhi
Civil EngineerLangan International
2014
far in the job; I am proud to say that he had only posive comments. It was anupli�ing moment, and very encouraging for me.
Mohammed AlbaderPracce Manager, MetLife, Chicago, IL
Working at MetLife has been a major eye‐opener and a connuaon of a never‐ending learning process. The business of financial advisory can be frustrangbecause it takes many weeks or months of mulple meengs to build a relaonshipwith a client that in the end might not close with a sale. So you learn that you can'tcontrol the outcomes, but you can control your acons and your atude, and beingconsistent will eventually pay off.
To learn about more PDI Fellows' work experiences in the U.S., click HERE.
www.pdi‐nusacc.org
PDI Deadline for Spring/Summer Term Applicaons: 8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
Liaising with the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Educaon to ensure your OPTspend is approved and sent to you when your work begins.
The PDI is administered by three program partners: the Kuwait Cultural Officeof the Embassy of the State of Kuwait (which represents the Ministry of HigherEducaon), the Kuwait Foundaon for the Advancement of Sciences, and theNaonal U.S.‐Arab Chamber of Commerce. These PDI program partners willidenfy prospecve PDI applicants, screen these applicants, and name the finalistsin this highly compeve program. NUSACC will match up these finalists, based ondegree, skills, and interests, with appropriate host companies in the United States.
For further details about whether you qualify to apply for this highly compeveprogram, click HERE.
Sincerely, Cynthia DouglassDirector, Professional Development [email protected]
PDI Deadline for Spring/Summer Term Applicaons: October 15, 2016
APPLY HERE(Password for applicaon: PDI‐17‐NuSaCc)
What some PDI Fellows said about their work:
Mohammad MolaniMaintenance Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TXI like the environment at DOW and appreciate howcooperave people are in terms of helping new employeesconnect with more experienced engineers for guidance andmentorship. The experience has been great so far, and I lookforward to connuing to learn about DOW's operaons andhow I can best contribute to its huge team.
Abdulrahman AlbusairiSite Acquisions AnalystI am a member of the Site Acquisions team at BlueWave. The team focuses onfinding opmal sites for solar development. We consider environmental factors(such as wetlands, rare species, tree cover, water resources, etc.), solar farmdesign, real estate due diligence, and interconnecon to the ulity grid. A couple ofweeks ago, I was in a meeng with my supervisor to discuss my performance thus
8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
Liaising with the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Educaon to ensure your OPTspend is approved and sent to you when your work begins.
The PDI is administered by three program partners: the Kuwait Cultural Officeof the Embassy of the State of Kuwait (which represents the Ministry of HigherEducaon), the Kuwait Foundaon for the Advancement of Sciences, and theNaonal U.S.‐Arab Chamber of Commerce. These PDI program partners willidenfy prospecve PDI applicants, screen these applicants, and name the finalistsin this highly compeve program. NUSACC will match up these finalists, based ondegree, skills, and interests, with appropriate host companies in the United States.
For further details about whether you qualify to apply for this highly compeveprogram, click HERE.
Sincerely, Cynthia DouglassDirector, Professional Development [email protected]
PDI Deadline for Spring/Summer Term Applicaons: October 15, 2016
APPLY HERE(Password for applicaon: PDI‐17‐NuSaCc)
What some PDI Fellows said about their work:
Mohammad MolaniMaintenance Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TXI like the environment at DOW and appreciate howcooperave people are in terms of helping new employeesconnect with more experienced engineers for guidance andmentorship. The experience has been great so far, and I lookforward to connuing to learn about DOW's operaons andhow I can best contribute to its huge team.
Abdulrahman AlbusairiSite Acquisions AnalystI am a member of the Site Acquisions team at BlueWave. The team focuses onfinding opmal sites for solar development. We consider environmental factors(such as wetlands, rare species, tree cover, water resources, etc.), solar farmdesign, real estate due diligence, and interconnecon to the ulity grid. A couple ofweeks ago, I was in a meeng with my supervisor to discuss my performance thus
8/29/2016 PDI Applications Open (Spring/Summer 2017 term)
If you are graduang in the spring or summer of2017, you are invited to apply forthe Professional Development Iniave (PDI). And if you know a Kuwai friendwho is graduang at the same me (i.e., the spring or summer of 2017), pleaseforward this E‐mail to him or her.
The PDI provides Kuwai students on F‐1 visas in the United States with a well‐targeted, year‐long Oponal Praccal Training (OPT) opportunity to work with aU.S. instuon before returning home.
The PDI includes:
Leadership training, led by experts in the field, before you begin work andmonthly throughout the PDI term;Assistance with work documentaon paperwork;Coaching for interview preparaon;A candidate profile made especially for you;The idenficaon of leading U.S. firms relevant to your degree and interests;Outreach to U.S. companies on your behalf;Negoaon of job offers with U.S. host companies on your behalf;Job placement with a U.S. firm matching your skills and interests; and
