December 1, 2007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Students' Union of the Dubai Medical College for Girls (DMCG) and Dubai Pharmacy College (DPC) organised a ceremony titled " For You My Nation" as part of the National Day celebrations at their premises. The programme saw participation from all the students, faculty and Deans of both the colleges.
The ceremony included several programs ranging from poetry, presentation of a short film about the heritage of the UAE and a play written by the students themselves in addition to games and competitions held indoors and outdoors.
Prof. Mohammed Galal El Din Ahmed, Dean of DMCG commented," We are proud to celebrate the National Day in such a grand manner to commemorate the vision of the Late Sheikh Zayed who laid the foundation to build this great nation, the union of the seven Emirates, which is further witnessing development and excellence through the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai."
Miss Marwa Balushi, President of the Students' Union of DMCG commented, "It is a great honor and pride for all of us to organize such a ceremony which saw full fledged participation from all students and staff. Even students from other nationalities fully participated thereby promoting the feeling of oneness and sisterhood amongst all of us which is an important Islamic guideline as propagated by the college."
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About Dubai Medical College for Girls (DMCG)
Dubai Medical College for girls was established in 1986 by philanthropist Haj Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah, Founder and Chairman of the Conglomerate S.S. Lootah Group. The fact that DMCG is solely for girls and that DMCG was started at a time when higher education for girls in the region was lagging far behind than that of the developed countries, makes the college very unique even to this day. The 5 year course is accredited by 'Ministry of Higher Education' and the college is enlisted in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Directory of Medical Schools. In addition to Dubai Medical College, the other educational institutions supported by the S.S. Lootah Group are Dubai Pharmacy College, Dubai Medical Treatment and Research centre, Dubai Institute for Environmental Research, Islamic schools, Technical Institutes and Research Centers. They also run orphanages and welfare institutions.
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S.S Lootah Group
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