The carrier, a key sponsor of the two-day event organised and hosted by HE Khalid al- Mansouri, Qatar's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the UK, currently offers 35 scholarships under its year-old Qatar Airways National Scholarship Programme (QRNSP). The creation of the QRNSP follows ongoing collaboration with the Qatar Aeronautical College since 1997 when Qatar Airways embarked on a series of programmes designed for Qatari pilots and engineers with millions of riyals invested in recruiting cadets and engineering students, training them to become the best in their field. Al-Baker addressed a packed gathering of UK-based Qatari undergraduates and fellow sponsoring Qatari companies, delivering an inspirational speech encouraging young talent "to feel proud" to seek a long-term career with the national airline that has been successfully flying the flag around the world over the past 15 years.