Saudi software engineering student selected for training in US

The first Saudi female engineering student, Al Anoud Musaad Al-Turki, has been chosen by Lockheed Martin (LM) for its High-Tech Training program at its facilities in the United States.
“The performance of Al Anoud will encourage more cooperation with Lockheed Martin and open more doors for our students as well as our graduates,” said Gilles Cormier, acting dean of College of Engineering at Al Faisal University.
He said this collaboration will increase the visibility of Al Faisal on the international map, adding that the selection of Al Faisal for this program was made possible through the effort of the electrical and software engineering head, Nidal Nasser, and assistant professor of electrical engineering, Abd-Elhamid Taha.
“Al Faisal aims to support talented Saudi students in engineering to improve the lives of people in the Kingdom and around the globe,” he said.
In 2010, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the US, Adel Al-Jubair, requested US companies to hire Saudi students for three-month internships. In response, Lockheed Martin developed a visitation program whereby Saudi engineering students can gain experience in a high-tech US environment at one of its facilities.
The program extends over a period of twelve weeks from June 7 to August 30, 2013, beginning with an orientation in Washington, D.C. and the formal training continuing at Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Orlando, Florida.
High-Tech Training would get the students to apply and sharpen their software engineering skills as well as gain new skills within LM’s Prepar3D software environment.
It mainly includes mission design and simulation. The program also aims at providing a better understanding of American society and culture.
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It operates in five business segments. These comprise aeronautics, information systems and global solutions, missile and fire control, mission systems and training, and space systems.