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GEMS Schools Welcome the First Batch of Emirati Scholarship Students

GEMS Education's 46 schools across the UAE have actually welcomed thousands of students back for the new school year, consisting of over 100 outstanding Emirati students that have actually been provided scholarships with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Distinguished Students Programme.

As a happy partner of the program, GEMS Education was pleased to invite the Emirati trainees to 10 GEMS Schools in Dubai, and anticipates receiving another 50 students over the following few weeks.

Introduced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai previously this year, the program intends to give possibilities for outstanding Emirati trainees wanting to sign up with the very best independent schools in the Emirate and give them access to the highest possible educational services.

Sawsan Bukallah, whose two kids Hussein and Mohammed Al Asmakh are a part of the programme, shared her enthusiasm and thoughts on the GEMS schools that her children joined, and said: "I am thrilled that I requested the Mohammed Bin Rashid Distinguished Students Programme and extremely happy that my children are recipients of this prestigious scholarship. I picked GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail because it gives premium British education that is around the world acknowledged for entrance to college. I believe the school will certainly provide my children with an excellent begin to their education, embedding the core expertises required to be effective students."

Schools like GEMS World Academy - Dubai, GEMS Wellington Academy - Al Khail and GEMS Dubai American Academy have been popular choices for households on this program, with 10 GEMS institutions throughout Dubai that happy to be a part of it.

Sir Christopher Stone, Chief Education Officer, GEMS Education, said: "GEMS Education, in partnership with the KHDA, is dedicated to sustaining the bold vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, We are pleased that 10 GEMS institutions are now dealing with these outstanding youths that are readied to end up being the future generation of Emirati leaders. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Distinguished Trainees is lined up with the GEMS Education worths of excellence, innovation and global citizenship and we are delighted to be part of it."

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