Dubai: Noor Islamic Bank has identified 20 top-performing students from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in Sharjah for the scholarship programme in the disciplines of business management, information technology, and engineering.

The scholarship programme comes as part of Noor Islamic Bank’s initiatives to attract talented UAE nationals to the banking sector. Upon graduation, some of these students will be considered for appointment at Noor Islamic Bank.

Maheen Kamali, Emiratisation manager at Noor Islamic Bank, signed the contracts with the students in the presence of Tarifa Ajeev Al Zaabi, Dean of Student Affairs and Institutional Development, HCT, and Dr Jed Ryan, Deputy Director of the HCT.

“Offering scholarships is part of our corporate social responsibility efforts at Noor. Such initiatives support students in pursuing a career of their choice, while allowing us to articulate our keenness to discover national talent and integrate them into the workforce at the bank. We commend the students for their hard work and commitment that have won them the scholarship,” said Kamali.