MAKTOUM BIN MOHAMMED HONOUR CAMBRIDGE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

MAKTOUM BIN MOHAMMED HONOUR CAMBRIDGE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS,DUBAI 8 MARCH, 2005 (WAM)-- SHEIKH MAKTOUM BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM, CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI FREE ZONE FOR TECNOLOGY AND INFORMATION ATTENDED AN AWARD CEREMONY HELD AT THE KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE CONFERENCE CENTRE IN DUBAI TO HONOUR THOSE STUDENTS IN THE UAE WHO HAD ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING EXAMINATION RESULTS .IN CAMBRIDGE IGCSE AS LEVEL AND A LEVEL JUNE 2004 EXAMINATIONS THE CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY CHRISTINE KELLY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY, WILLIAM BECKERDICK REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGION AND JO MAHER DIRECTOR OF .THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN THE UAE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED ACADEMICALLY WHILST OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THEIR SCHOOL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY WERE ALSO HONOURED. THE AWARDS ARE A JOINT COLLABORATION BETWEEN SHEIKH MOHAMMED'S IT EDUCATION PROJECT AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS (CIE).

THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY ALSO SAW THE PRESENTATION OF INSPIRATIONAL TEACHER AWARDS AND A NUMBER OF ICT AWARDS. A SPECIAL AWARD WAS INTRODUCED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL UAE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO TWO STUDENTS WHO HAD ACHIEVED A HIGH LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE COMBINED WITH OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE BRITISH COUNCIL AWARD PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR A FIVE-DAY, 'EXPERIENCE UK' TRIP' , A BRITISH COUNCIL INITIATIVE PROVIDING STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY A VARIETY OF ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND TRAVEL EXPERIENCES IN THE UK.

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