QIIB hosts Voltaire School students

29/11/2017 08:17 AST

Qatar International Bank (QIIB) has hosted a group of students from Voltaire School as part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility commitment, recently. At the QIIB, the students were introduced to various aspects of Islamic banking, banking services, and various technologies used by banks in their operations.

QIIB Chief Executive Officer, Dr Abdulbasit Ahmad Al Shaibei and a number of the bank’s executive officers, welcomed the students and provided them insights into Islamic banking, relevant principles, and details about the establishment of QIIB and how the bank emerged as one of the top destinations for Islamic banking in Qatar and the world.

He said QIIB had the pleasure to share with them its experiences in Islamic banking, so that their knowledge will be enriched. “This will also help the schools concerned in determining the students’ choice of career in future and prepare them for the job market in different fields, including banking,” Dr Al Shaibei said.

Based on its strategy, which focuses on serving the society, QIIB gives great attention to supporting education in various ways. These include supporting the projects and events of the schools and other educational institutions, and also through summer internships, in addition to sponsoring some university students in Qatar or abroad, he said.

The students took a tour of the banking services hall, the section that deals with high networth customers at the Grand Hamad street, and the departments of information service and international management, where Zakaria Jallawi, QIIB’s retail sector head, and other managers explained to them the services and products offered by QIIB, the types of accounts, the way of opening a bank account, bank cards, and details about the customer service and related tasks, along with the IT techniques used in banks, various banking programs, functioning of ATMs, and other technical matters.

Following the tour, an interactive session was held between QIIB executives and the students, during which students’ questions and inquiries about QIIB, Islamic banking, the difference between Shariah-based banking and conventional banking, and the eligibility conditions of a QIIB employee in particular were answered.

The Peninsula