FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) today announced the
completion of the 2014 Global Externship Program to give
international students exposure to career fields in cyber, program
management and computer engineering. Four of the students were from
Saudi Arabia and one was from the
United Arab Emirates.
"The externship program, which was for Saudi Arabian and
Emiratis students studying in U.S. universities, supports our
commitment to identify and develop talent in cyber and other
technical disciplines in those countries," said Walid Abukhaled, chief executive Saudi Arabia, Northrop Grumman.
The five students were Badreya Al
Marzouqi, a chemical engineering major at Drexel University; Jamela M. Alsheri, a polymer
science and engineering major from Case
Western Reserve University; Ashwag Alasmari, an information
systems major from UMBC; Hasan
Dabour, an electrical engineering graduate from Northeastern University; and Wael Badeghaish, a
materials science and engineering major from Catholic University of America.
The students worked with three Baltimore-based startup companies at the
bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park:
- RedShred™, which takes complex business documents, like grants
and request for proposals, quickly extracts the most important
information and allows efficient reviews without
manual intervention.
- Blue Wave Semiconductors, which develops advanced thin film and
nanomaterials and tools, and nanotechnology-based electronic and
photonic devices.
- RELI Group, which works in health care information
technology and population health supporting federal, commercial and
nonprofit organizations.
During the eight-week course students also received leadership
training in other business skills such as English technical writing
and professional communications. This externship is one of many
Northrop Grumman similar programs across the United States.
"It has been a remarkable experience to be part of the Northrop
Grumman-UMBC Global Externship Program," said Al Marzouqi. "We are at the stage where we
cannot solve an issue by only being engineers. Therefore,
diversifying our knowledge and communicating with experts from
various nations across the globe helps us better understand how
cultural differences impact running a business."
"The externship program has been valuable and unique," said
Dabour. "It expanded our knowledge, gave me an idea of what is a
good fit for me in the work environment, and taught many
significant skills such as the training from writing workshops. The
experience made us aware of our strengths and provided the
opportunity to network with professionals and make new friends.
Working for startup companies also brought my attention to the
basics of how to start my own company."
University of Maryland, Baltimore
County (UMBC) is a dynamic public research university known
for integrating teaching and learning, research and creative
production, and civic engagement for the benefit of society. UMBC
contributes to regional economic development through
entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships,
and technology commercialization in collaboration with public
agencies and the corporate community. Please visit
www.umbc.edu to learn more.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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