DUBAI — The first batch of 14 UAE national paramedics has graduated from the Higher College of Technology’s (HCT) Dubai-based Paramedic Programme.
Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chancellor of HCT feted the students who studied for the Higher Diploma in Paramedics at Dubai Women’s and Men’s Colleges. They are the first advanced life support Emirati paramedics to work on a UAE ambulance and first UAE nationals to achieve international paramedic qualifications.
In his address to the graduates, Shaikh Nahyan congratulated them and affirmed that the graduation ceremony was unique because it also celebrated the successful cooperation and effective partnership formed between the HCT and Dubai Police which resulted in a strong programme and internationally certified graduates. “The HCT strives to produce quality Emirati graduates and responds to the UAE’s market needs in order to contribute to the growth and development process of the country,” he said.
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