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These are the exclusive columns written by students and our ambassadors in the magazine.

Why is work experience important for your future?

The skills gap between education and employment is very real and can sometimes cause unnecessary stress. Often, peoples’ expectations of what a career in a certain industry entails and the actual experience of the job can be miles apart. It…

Draw Your Goals into Reality

We all have dreams and career goals set in our lives, but most of us struggle to achieve them. The destiny you desire is right in front of you. To achieve it you will need to DRAW IT to SEE, BELIEVE and ACT on it. A dream is seen when it’s…

You are never too Old to follow your Dreams …

Article Written By: Anita Singh, Vice Principal, Shining Star International School, Abu Dhabi, UAE "Few years back, I would never have dream of working in UAE and writing this post. but here I am doing right just that and sharing my…

Choosing your University – Getting it Right

TYV Ambassador Swathy Sanjay Sindhu shares her personal tips for choosing and securing the perfect university placement. At the moment, I am a first-year undergraduate student doing a three-year LLB with Psychology course at the…

Priorities at University Abroad

Swathy Sanjay Sidhu, TYV Ambassador studying in UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, UK sharing her initial month experience at university.... "What I learnt about priorities in my first few months at university abroad." Being away from home for…

STRAIGHT TALK – Women in Western Medicine

Background As a female student aspiring to become a Public Health Practitioner, I am constantly reflecting back on the feats that physicians, allied health practitioners, health policy makers and other renowned professionals have…

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN YOUR LIFE???

Music is something without which the world is incomplete. The power of music is incredible: It has the power to heal pain and make you feel happy. Being a teenager, I love music and can spend hours listening to it. Just as music is…

How to Give Yourself a STEM Education at Home

The roots of education are bitter, even though the fruit is sweet. The routine of the classroom can, for some students, be disengaging and discourage a sense of devotion to their subjects. Much of education is based on marks and ranks.…

SERIES #2 – MAKING SENSE OF THE GENDER GAP

Just as many of you glanced at the title “feminism”, you would’ve thought this once again is an attack from the ‘man-hating’ clan. Some of you out there would say, “hasn’t feminism already become a world-wide concept, why another article on…