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QU-LAWC students participate in International Negotiation Contest

Published: 16 Nov 2017 - 08:37 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 08:04 am
Students of QU-LAWC at the 2017 International Negotiation Competition (INC) in Oslo.

Students of QU-LAWC at the 2017 International Negotiation Competition (INC) in Oslo.

The Peninsula

Qatar University College of Law (QU-LAWC) students, Maryam Ahmed A A Al Maraghi, Amna Saif M S Alnaimi, Aisha Ali Al-Hammadi, and Sara Ibrahim M A Al-Obaidli, participated in the 2017 International Negotiation Competition (INC) which was recently held in Oslo, Norway. 

The competition brought together 32 teams from 26 countries to negotiate four different transactions related to petroleum exploration. QU was the first and only university in the Middle East to participate in the INC competition. This year, two teams from LAWC participated in the competition.

Students Maryam Ahmed A A Al-Maraghi and Amna Saif M S Alnaimi achieved 10th place in the competition for their overall performance in the negotiations. 

The students negotiated different petroleum exploration transactions with Croatia, Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, Russia, and Slovakia.

Congratulating the students, LAWC Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and team coach Dr Aaron Richard Harmon said: “Judges and coaches from other countries were impressed with our students. Most of the other teams came from long-established negotiation programs and had already won one or two tournaments in their home country before coming to Oslo. LAWC students definitely made QU and Qatar proud. I look forward to seeing how they will perform next year.”

Student Sara Ibrahim M A Al Obaidli said: “It was one of the most useful experiences I have had in my university life. Meeting new students from all around the world helped me to overcome my fear of public speaking in English. I also learned that you must try your best to balance interests of both parties, and to try your best to achieve your clients’ goals and to do that in a friendly way. Working with other students from all around the world was quite fun and fabulous.”