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College Advising Events
Dear Students and Parents,
Many important events will be taking place throughout the year, especially significant to upper high school students, so it's important to keep checking for updates.
On Wednesday, February 22, we hosted a local university exhibition for grade 11 and 12 students. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to meet directly with university representative, ask questions, and receive brochures and other information. The following universities were exhibiting:
Every year, NAC receives representatives from international universities to speak to grade 11 and 12 students. Our first visit this year was from a representative of NYU Abu Dhabi, New York University on September 19. On October 11, we received a visit from representatives of Global Vision for Academic Services, which represents approximately 70 UK, 60 USA and 20 Canadian Universities. On November 16, we received a visit from Global Consultants, who represent two of the top hotel management institutes worldwide: Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - Switzerland and Glion Institute of Higher Education, in addition to NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (International Academy of Art & Design, Milan)- click "English" on the top right corner of their website. Other visitors will be hosted later in the year.
The annual Senior Tea, an informational meeting for seniors and their parents, was held at NAC on October 26. Information shared included:
On Monday, November 14, the Seniors visited the AUC campus, attended a short presentation and took a tour of the campus. On Sunday, December 4, AUC's School of Sciences & Engineering held an Open Day for prospective students and parents, which included presentations by the Dean, Department Chairs, faculty and students.
Another important means to receive direct information about international universities is to attend university fairs. The international education fairs offer very useful information including admissions requirements, tuition and scholarships if available, in addition to brochures and programs of study. Most importantly, they provide the opportunity to ask questions and obtain any additional information directly from the representatives of the various universities and colleges. The fact that these universities are marketing in Egypt and other countries in the area means that they WANT to recruit international students and may already have a substantial number of international students enrolled.
The most recent fair was the "Study in the UK" at Intercontinental City Stars, which was held on Dec. 4 & 5. The participating universities listed below also setup a mini-exhibition at NAC on the morning of December 5 and met with our grade 11 & 12 students.
University of York
University of the West of England, Bristol
University of Hertfordshire
University of Glamorgan
Kaplan International Colleges
Study Group
The first fair that was publicized this year was the Global Study UK fair (October 8 & 9 at Intercontinental Citystars Hotel and October 10 at Dusit Thani Hotel). Participating universities included the following, in addition to FoundationCampus:
University of Central Lancashire
Queen Mary, University of London
Plymouth University
University of Southampton
University of East London
University of Bradford
University of Surrey
Coventry University
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
LCA Business School
Another fair was the Study USA Fair held on October 14 at the Shepherd Hotel. Below is a list of some of the participating universities and colleges in addition to The TOEFL® Test Advantage:
Albion College
American InterContinental University – AIU London
Decree College, The American College of Greece
Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)
School of Foreign Service in Qatar - Georgetown University
Hult International Business School
IUPUI : Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
The University Of Montana
Oglethorpe University
Pace University
Paris College of the Arts - Ecole Parsons à Paris
Richmond, The American International University in London
State University of New York SUNY Plattsburgh
Suffolk University
Vanderbilt University
Webster University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
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