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26 Outstanding Students Successfully Complete NYU Abu Dhabi’s Summer Academy Program

Summer Academy students in Florence, Italy.

NYUAD’s Summer Academy graduation is scheduled to take place on December 14

Press Release

NYU Abu Dhabi will celebrate the graduation of 26 outstanding high school students from the 18-month Summer Academy program on December 14. The program is designed specifically for academically outstanding Abu Dhabi-based Emirati high school students, and seeks to prepare students for admission to the world's top tier universities.

The Summer Academy program – for recipients of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarship for Outstanding High School Students – begins during the summer following the 10th year of high school and continues for 18 months. Instruction in this prestigious program includes online and in-person instruction, and is designed to introduce participants to a broad-based liberal arts education through classroom work in Abu Dhabi, and cultural experiences at some of NYU’s global sites including New York and Florence, Italy.

Her Highness Sheikha Mariam bint Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, who serves as a key adviser to the program said: “The Summer Academy program is intended to be academically rigorous, challenging students to think critically and engage in cross-cultural learning. I congratulate these 26 young men and women who have spent 18 months preparing themselves for the next stage of their educational journey. Their commitment has no doubt help set the foundation for their success in an increasingly competitive and globalised environment.”

Diane C.Yu, deputy president of NYU and executive director of the Summer Academy program said: “The Summer Academy program offers students an opportunity to develop academic and intellectual confidence, cultural competencies, and an appetite for lifelong learning. These students have completed a rigorous program designed to enhance their applications to some of the world’s top universities, and I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to this graduating class.”

Students in the Summer Academy program focus on areas such as critical thinking, English, writing, mathematical reasoning, and leadership, in addition to personalized coaching in standardized test preparation designed to assist with specific university admission requirements.

Students were selected based on specific criteria including academic achievement, language capabilities, motivation and commitment, leadership, interpersonal skills, as well as desire for growth and improvement.

The 26 students who successfully completed the program in 2014 are:

· Abdulrahman Fuad Mohamed Alaghbari
Al Ittihad School
· Ahmed Yousef Ali Sulaiman Alkindi
Military High School
· Aldana Mohamed Jasem Binjaafar
Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
· Ali Ahmed Ali Rabeyah Alshamsi
Military High School
· Ali Khaled Saeed Nayem Alkaabi
Military High School
· Ali Saif Gharib Salem Aldhaheri
Military High School
· Alyazia Saeed Abdulla AL Fahim
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy
· Amna Abdalla Ahmed Alharmoodi
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy
· Anood Eidha Omar Saeed Alkatheeri
Institute of Applied Technology
· Aya Abdulla Najemaldeen Hamoodi
The British School Al Khubairat
· Ayesha Mohamed Saif Alsuwaidi
The Sheikh Zayed Private Academy
· Badir Haidar Nader Alsheikhkhazaal
The British School Al Khubairat
· Faisal Abdulraheem Ali Alhosani
American International School in Abu Dhabi
· Ghadeer Eidha Omar Saeed AlKatheeri
Institute of Applied Technology
· Hamad Saeed Obaid M.Alkaabi
Emirates National School
· Jude Rashed M.R.Alhajeri
American International School in Abu Dhabi
· Lamya Ismail Abdulla Mohd Bukhashim
Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
· Mariam Majid Husain Ahmed Alkatheeri
Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
· Mazna Suhail Hamad Mohammed Aljneibi
Institute of Applied Technology
· Mohammed Adel Abdulla Alshamry Alajmi
The International School of Choueifat
· Nasser Sulaiman Ismaeil Saddiq Othman
Military High School
· Reem Zaid Alruwaiei Bsher Almenhali
Institute of Applied Technology
· Saif Ali Saif Humaidan Alzaabi
Military High School
· Saif Haidar Nader Al Shaikhkhazaal
The British School Al Khubairat
· Sara Abdulla Satam Altraibeel
Rosary School
· Sultan Mohamed Tayeb A.Almarzooqi
Institute of Applied Technology

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 115 countries and speak over 115 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.