More than 100 women graduate

By Charles Stratford

Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi More than 100 female students graduated at the fourth graduation ceremony of Zayed University yesterday.

The ceremony was attended by Her Highness Shaikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, and Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Education and Scientific Research and President of Zayed University. a

Speaking at the event, which saw 127 female students graduate in a range of fields including business sciences and media and communication studies, Shaikha Fatima said, "Every graduation gives us the pleasure of reaping benefits of the excellent accomplishments of our wonderful, esteemed graduates and the opportunity to reassert that education is the means to growth and development and our primary resource to surmount future challenges."