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Starbucks & Education Experts from Intelligent Partners Offer Free Career Guidance Sessions to Students in the UAE
UAE, February 16, 2011: Starbucks announced that it will be hosting free career guidance sessions in collaboration with education counselors from Intelligent Partners every Sunday for the next two months. The partnership is in line with Starbucks ongoing commitment to support local communities. The sessions began last Sunday, February 13th on Hamdan Street, and due to start on February 20th at Higher College of Technology Dubai Waterloo, both Starbucks locations will provide a venue where students can meet with educational counselors and obtain relevant information about broadening their experience through international studies. The counselors will provide information on different educational programs available, and help students explore their personal and career objectives.Rana Shaheen, Regional Communications & CSR Manager, for Starbucks MENA said: "Empowering youth and supporting education is a key priority for Starbucks, and we are very excited about this career guidance project in partnership with Intelligent Partners. International studies help people broaden their cultural and educational experience, and our partnership with Intelligent Partners will help students from the Emirates be better prepared for studying abroad."
Sanjeev Verma, Managing Director of Intelligent Partners, said they were proud to be working with Starbucks to help students achieve their goals. "Come to Starbucks, enjoy a coffee and let us guide you and your parents through the entire process of selecting colleges, completing applications, filling visa forms, sourcing educational loans and understanding all the other necessary paperwork required."
Starbucks Coffee is a company with stores in over 50 countries, including more than 300 stores in nine Middle Eastern countries (Kuwait, KSA, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain & Oman) operating through a licensing agreement with M.H.Alshaya Co., a private Kuwaiti family business.
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About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest quality arabica coffee in the world. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at www.starbucks.com
About Intelligent Partners
Intelligent Partners is a dedicated international education consultancy with Ministry of Higher Education and American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) accreditation. We are a registered consultancy with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha, Qatar, providing educational support services designed to help promote access to international education for bachelor's masters and PhD programs in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Partnerships with over 250 institutions in these countries have enabled Intelligent Partners to help a great number of students in the UAE and Qatar obtain admission to excellent range of programs. Intelligent Partners has recently obtained the American International Recruitment Council's certification for university counseling, making us the only establishment in the Middle East.
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