Dubai, 14 Feb. 2013

HCT held recently Celebration of Partnership honoring employers, partners, and HCT-Dubai graduates for their outstanding support of the College during the 2011-2012 academic year. 

The annual event celebrates the fruitful and abiding partnership ties HCT-Dubai establishes every year with the national and international communities and highlights outstanding contributions by staff, students and graduates. The event was attended by Hala Badri, HCT-Dubai graduate who was ranked at 37 in Forbes Middle East magazine's list of top 100 most powerful businesswomen in public shareholding companies and representatives of the banking, business, and media sectors in the UAE and DWC graduates and staff.

Hala who is also Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications at du, talked about the importance of partnership: "The main ingredients for a successful partnership are Respect, Responsibility and Generosity."

Dr. Howard Reed, Director of HCT-Dubai told attendees "Partnerships are essential to the success of our students and because of your contributions, HCT-Dubai, Women's Campus, became successful."

Cisco Systems represented Hital Muraj, Regional Lead, East Africa, Corporate Affairs received the Industry based learning Platinum award. "We are grateful for HCT-Dubai tremendous support and look forward for future engagements. This is a win-win for us, the students, and the community," said Hital.

Hital added that Cisco is honoured to work with HCT-Dubai, Women's Campus, on the international work experience project. "We are pleased that HCT-Dubai chose to work with us and most importantly the underserved community."

A number of partners were awarded during the ceremony including Dubai Health Authority, Al Mashreq Bank, Dubai Islamic Humanitarian Foundation, HSBC, uptown Mirdiff Preliminary School, Raffles School, DEWA among others.

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About Dubai Women's College
Dubai Women's College (DWC), with more than 2,300 students, is part of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). The HCT is one of the leading higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates with 17  campuses located throughout the country delivering a wide range of quality programs to over 17,000 students.  DWC was established in 1989 and offers Bachelor and Diploma degrees in Business, Information Technology, Education, Health Sciences, and Applied Communications.  Today, DWC is the quality provider of top-quality National women graduates in Dubai.  DWC's mission is to provide a learning environment for young women to "Practice the Future" by developing confidence, professional excellence and an ethical commitment to leadership roles in a rapidly developing local economy.

About HCT-Dubai, Women's Campus
The Higher Colleges of Technology - Dubai, Women's Campus, (HCT-Dubai), with more than 2,200 students, and over 4000 working graduates, is part of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). The HCT is one of the leading higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates with 17 campuses located throughout the country delivering a wide range of quality programs to over 18,000 students.  HCT-Dubai, Women's Campus, was established in 1989 and offers Bachelor and Diploma degrees in Business, Information Technology, Education, Health Sciences, and Applied Communications.  Today, DWC is the quality provider of top-quality National women graduates in Dubai.  DWC's mission is to provide a learning environment for young women to "Practice the Future" by developing confidence, professional excellence and an ethical commitment to leadership roles in a rapidly developing local economy.

For more information, please contact
Abrar Mikkawi
Media and Marketing Coordinator
Dubai Women's College/Higher Colleges of Technology
Tel: 04-208-9269 Fax: 04-267-3939 Email:abrar.mikkawi@hct.ac.ae

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