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IHC Education Summit Brings Together High School Educators
International Horizons College (IHC) hosted its Education Summit 2013 on its campus in downtown
Dubai. Over 50 high school counselors from throughout the United Arab Emirates, Middle East, North
Africa and South Asia attended the three day event.
The uit as iauguated at the Iteatioal Hoizos College Capus i the k headuates o the forty-second floor of the U-Boa Toe i Duais Busiess Ba distit. The opeig addess as given by IHC President Michael Dobe to over 50 high school counselors.
IHC is poud to ogaize the Eduatio uit stated D. Doe. The pupose of the uit is to empower counselors as professionals in guiding their students toward college success. By engaging in
discussions with peers on common issues they face, college counselors from throughout the region
learned new counseling techniques and shared best practices while extending their professional
etoks i as that ill e e eefiial to thei studets.
www.ihc-dubai.com
Counselors representing high schools from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan and
India attended various workshops covering a variety of topics including:
Resources available for counselors to assist students in the admission processes to the elite US universities
Strategies for counselors to assist students in choosing their majors/fields of interest and the selection of university
Presentation on college life and coping with personal challenges The IHC Education Summit included senior representatives presenting in workshops from the University
of California Berkeley, Rutgers University and University of Vermont.
At the conclusion of first day activities IHC hosted a Gala Dinner for the IHC board of trustees,
counselors, and educational leaders. The featured speaker was Osman Sultan Chief Executive Officer of du.
Todas eet is a eide of ho the old aoud us is eolig at a faste pae than we can imagine. In telecom, everything is turning digital in every conceivable way, where individuals and other
users are increasingly becoming more involved at the very heart of the digital ecosystem; this digital age
will be an enabler of positive transformation for you the educated youth of tomorrow. I am particularly excited about the emergence of Smart Education technologies, such as Cloud-based learning
which paves the way for a happier, more enriching learning environment. I invite everyone here to
embrace the opportunities that come their way, for they could potentially change the world as we know
it. Othe pesetes iluded Ziad Azza foude of Taalee, ad Ask Ali Ali Al aloo. I thooughl ejoed the suit. It as a eellet a to network with other Counselors in the area; as ell as ollaoate ith epesetaties fo featued uiesities. I as ipessed ith IHCs hospitalit ad ifoatie sessios stated Kia Beguesse eoda Guidae Couselo at Badeto Preparatory Academy
Organized by IHC, the college is selective institution which offers two-year Associate of Arts degree. It is
committed to fulfilling high standards of intellectual excellence relevant to the 21st century. The
institution provides high academically performing students within the UAE, Middle East, North Africa
and South Asia region with an American curriculum college education in arts, sciences and pre-
professional studies and serves as a bridge for transfer access to elite universities in the United States
and regional institutions. IHC is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation for the United
Arab Emirates.
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