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Saturday, November 14 - 2009

Studying opportunities at American universities

  • Saudi Arabia: Thursday, November 06 - 2008 at 08:38
  • PRESS RELEASE

Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Loulwah Al-Faisal, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees & the General Supervisor of Effat College and in coordination with the U.S. Education Group at the American Consulate in Jeddah, Effat College hosted the U.S. Educational Fair 2008 which took place on November 3rd from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.This Fair was opened to public and targeted to provide prospective students all information they may need about American Universities.

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  • About 600 people attended the US Educational Fair at Effat College where representatives from about 25 American universities gathered.
    About 600 people attended the US Educational Fair at Effat College where representatives from about 25 American universities gathered.
"The event is a way of community service to the public. It is offering a well needed service at a time when many students are travelling abroad to complete their studies. The briefing from the US embassy representative is explaining visa issues and information that would aid the students in the formalities in the process of applying for a university abroad; US specifically."
said Mrs. Abeer Barr, the Manager of Enhancement Centres at Effat College.

"I think the strength of the program came from the variety of colleges and universities who were present for the event and the number of students who attended", added Mrs. Barr.

Among participating universities, there were a good number of renowned universities like, Arizona State University, Emporia State University, Florida Institute of Technology, George Mason University - RAK, Hawaii Prepatory Academy Campus, and Iowa State University.

There were also some representatives from the US Consulate and the US Embassy.

The US fair is one of the events that are run by the Career Development Office at Effat College to introduce to the International Educational sector the college where different countries are chosen every year to familiarize students with its educational areas.

Out of excitement, one of Effat College's student said, "The College is offering us an effective link to career opportunities and post graduate choices which is really wonderful".

Another visitor added, "This Fair makes the long journey short. To collect the information that I need would have taken more than a month, but attending this Educational show brought all answers into one plate".
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For more information, please contact:

Effat College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Department Career Development Office
Tel. +966 2 6364300, ext. 5620, 5623
Fax +966 2 637 7447

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