ABU DHABI - Seventeen male and females students have been selected for the inaugural class of the Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed University Scholars Programme, an initiative of the New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi, which recognises outstanding students in the country and provides them with special academic and leadership opportunities.
Scholarship students will be guided in preparation for graduation and professional studies, and those demonstrating merit and motivation would be offered full scholarships.The Scholars
Programme is a major initiative of the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute, which will be established in the autumn of 2008 to jump-start academic and intellectual activities alongside the development of NYU Abu Dhabi campus.
The Scholars Programme, created in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi Education Council, draws on students in their third and fourth years of study in the UAE's national institutions of higher learning - UAE University (UAEU), Zayed University (ZU), and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT).
Shaikha Mariam bint Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, co-chairperson of the Scholars Programme Steering Committee, said, "The students selected to be part of the inaugural class of Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed University Scholars for 2008-09 already have academic records to be very proud of. Participating in this programme over the coming year will provide them with even greater access to opportunities to enhance their leadership skills and academic capabilities."
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