UAE: Ivy League mentors guide students in region on how to prioritise and tackle real-world issues

UAE: Ivy League mentors guide students in region on how to prioritise and tackle real-world issues

The initiative is part of Harvard Youth Lead the Change programme

Published: Fri 6 Jan 2023, 6:16 PM

Ivy League college students who are visiting the UAE have taken up the role of mentoring students in the country, not only guiding them to make the right career choices but also enabling them to address some of the most pressing youth-related issues.

As part of the Harvard Youth Lead the Change (YLC) programme, staged recently in Dubai, students representing 12 nationalities from 21 schools, 10 cities, and four countries across the GCC have received valuable advice on prioritizing real-world issues and how to best address them.

Curated by the Leadership Institute at Harvard College, and organised by the university admissions counselling institute, UniHawk, the programme was hosted at the GEMS New Millennium School Al Khail.

Sara AlRemeithi, 17, from Al Ittihad Private School, Dubai explained her motivation to join the programme. She said, “I have always wanted to hone my leadership skills, and this was a unique opportunity for me to gain exposure to international mentors, meet peers from different backgrounds here in the UAE, and work collaboratively to design ideas for positive social change.”

Students worked in mentor-led groups with 10 current Harvard University students to