Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai International Academy, an International Baccalaureate school run by Innoventures Education, hosted Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Duty Free, Colm McLoughlin, as the keynote speaker at its 10th annual graduation ceremony on May 25th at American University in Dubai (AUD).
In 2017, Colm was presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from CEO Middle East Awards and the Gulf Business Award for “Retail Business Leader of the Year,” for the second consecutive year. Colm was also presented with the Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award in Business and Education in 2014 by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.
He addressed the DIA graduating class of 2018 comprising of 140 high-achieving students from 34 countries.
While addressing the graduating cohort, Colm commented, “I would like to offer my congratulations to all the students who are graduating from Dubai International Academy. They have worked hard through the years and are now ready to go out and make a difference in the world. I congratulate them, their parents and their teachers who have worked so diligently in ensuring their success.”
Poonam Bhojani, CEO of Innoventures Education, added, “This has been another outstanding year for our IB students who have all worked so hard and with so much dedication to achieve their academic goals through the IB programme. These young people are truly inspirational and the staff at DIA have been proud to help them to succeed and prosper.
“At DIA, it is our mission to provide a holistic, international and rigorous education to prepare students for success in an ever-changing world. Each one of our graduating students has demonstrated substantial personal and academic growth, and we are delighted with their development and success.”
As of now, the Class of 2018 has received over 650 acceptances from universities in 17 countries. Due to the exceptional academic performance of the 2018 graduates, the class has collectively received a total of USD 5 Million in scholarship endowments to the best universities all over the world.
Among the top world-ranking universities students have received acceptances from are schools such as: Stanford, Brown, Cornell, Georgia Tech, McGill, University of British Columbia, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and other Russell Group universities.
As a front-runner in ensuring consistency in excellent student performance, Dubai International Academy has successfully developed a programme for students geared towards developing enhanced skill sets. Students from DIA have secured admissions into Ivy League, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities consistently.
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About Innoventures Education
Innoventures Education was established in 2004 with the vision of providing world-class education to Dubai. Dubai International Academy opened in 2005 and within a few years it has been established as one of the premier international schools in Dubai.
In 2010, Innoventures Education took over the management of the Raffles Schools and Nurseries in Dubai and added nine Raffles nurseries to its portfolio. Collegiate American School, a premium international school that offers the best of American education with a curriculum based on the American Common Core Standards, was launched in 2011.
Innoventures Education also manages Burj Day Care Nursery in Arabian Ranches-2.
In 2018, Innoventures Education opens a second campus of Dubai International Academy in Al Barsha offering the IB Continuum of Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma programmes (DP). It will also open Raffles Starters, an Early Years School offering Pre-KG, KG1 and KG2 based on the Montessori approach and feeding into its schools.
Today over 7,000 pupils from over 100 countries, ranging in age from 12 months to 18 years, study in schools and nurseries managed by Innoventures Education, making it a significant stakeholder in the education sector in Dubai.
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