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Sunday, November 22 - 2009

UOWD awards scholarships worth over Dhs3m

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 18 - 2009 at 10:14
  • PRESS RELEASE

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has awarded scholarships worth over Dhs3m for the Autumn 2009 semester.

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  • Prof. Rob Whelan with some of the recipients of UOWD Autumn Scholarships.
    Prof. Rob Whelan with some of the recipients of UOWD Autumn Scholarships.
A total of 68 scholarships were presented to students of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

The scholarships, which entitle the recipients to 20% to 100% off on tuition fees (excluding living and other expenses) were presented to new and continuing students by Prof. Rob Whelan, President, UOWD, at a special ceremony held at UOWD campus in Knowledge Village.

Addressing the recipients, Prof. Rob Whelan, President of UOWD, said,

"UOWD enjoys excellent reputation among corporate and academic circles because of its adherence to high standards. This implies that students need to work doubly hard to win our scholarships. These scholarships therefore represent recognition of truly outstanding students."


Prof. Whelan said UOWD's stress on high standards had produced a band of alumni who now occupy key positions in public and private corporations in the UAE and overseas, and urged the scholarship recipients to network with these alumni to benefit from their experience and connections.

Cleo Franco, a student doing her masters in Strategic Human Resource Management, was ecstatic on winning a 50% scholarship.

Aamina Aslam, a new Finance and Accounting student who won 20% scholarship based on her academic achievements in high school.

Redwan Hasan, a new student of Bachelor of Computer Science program, is an international student from Bangladesh.
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About the University of Wollongong in Dubai
Established in 1993, UOWD was the first foreign university in Dubai to be licensed by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Located at Dubai Knowledge Village, it boasts 3,500 students from 108 different nationalities. It is closely associated with one of Australia's best performing research and teaching Universities, the University of Wollongong, Australia.

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