“I feel very privileged to have got this opportunity,” Tara said.
“In Palestine it s very hard to afford such amounts of money for university and my application reflected that I needed a scholarship.
“Middlebury is one of the most expensive liberal arts colleges in the US and it would not have been possible for me to cover the expenses.”
Tara said studying at Middlebury
will lead to
opportunities for her.
“Here there is a lot of tension in the nearby villages but we are safe, Tara said.
“There is a saying that Palestinians are born talking about politics, and I feel like politics is an integral part of my life.
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Tens of thousands of university students in the UAE will sit in-person exams this month, many for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Universities
implemented strict safety measures to allow tests to be held on campus – a significant step forward for the higher education sector.
Students will have to wear masks at all times on campus, and those who are unvaccinated will need to provide negative PCR test results before being allowed to enter the exam hall.
which frustrated many.
Dr Hussein El Mahdi
University of Sharjah is holding its spring semester final exams from May 15 to May 26.
Teachers hope inoculating pupils and staff will bring a sense of normality back
Siddharth Gusani, Trrishman Basoor, Adithya Suresh and Abdul Mohsin, (at back), who are pupils at Gems Millenium School Sharjah and received their first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine. All photos Gems Millenium School Sharjah
Shilpa Shyam, a pupil at Gems Millenium School Sharjah, received her first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine.
Ann Joe Tharakan, another pupil at Gems Millenium School Sharjah, who got the shot.
Ahmik Pawanarkar, Anulome Kishore and Abhimanyu Das (at front) are pupils at Gems Millenium School Sharjah who took the vaccine.
Trrishman Singh, a grade 12 pupil at Gems Millenium School Sharjah also got his vaccine.
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More than eight in 10 private school teachers in Dubai have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The number of teachers who got the first dose increased from 70 per cent to 85 per cent in two weeks, the emirate s private school regulator announced.
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has been taking to social media to encourage schools to get teachers inoculated.
Just two weeks ago, 70% of Dubai s school staff had at least one dose of the vaccine. Today, that number has jumped to 85%. Well done to all school staff in Dubai - our education community thanks you ❤️ #OneForAllDubaipic.twitter.com/bVXCHWJhWd KHDA (@KHDA)