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The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programmes operated by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and the Stevens Initiative launched a virtual exchange programme connecting youth from the UAE and the US.
The programme, funded by Stevens Initiative, will virtually connect students from the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Programme (SMSP) at NYUAD with their peers who are enrolled in NYU New York’s University Leadership Honours Course (ULHC). It will provide access to international experiences and fosters dialogue between students.
Taking place at NYUAD, SMSP is a nine-month leadership-oriented programme for high achieving students from three federal universities in the UAE, while ULHC is a semester-long leadership course for high-achieving undergraduate students from all three of NYU’s global campuses.
Created in 2015 by the Stevens family as a living legacy to Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the Stevens Initiative is a public-private partnership that is building global competencies and 21st-century skills for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. Through the virtual exchange, the initiative connects youth through technology to collaborate and learn together, giving them access to a substantive international exchange.