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LSE-Sawiris Scholarship – FAQs

LSE-Sawiris Scholarship – FAQs

LSE-Sawiris Scholarship – FAQs All You Need to Know About the LSE-Sawiris Scholarship- Executive Masters in cities. We are pleased to announce the launch of the LSE-Sawiris Scholarship – Executive Masters in Cities. LSE-Sawiris Scholarship is a program of the Sawiris...

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YLSS: Path to Career Success

YLSS: Path to Career Success

The window is closing to join this year's Yousriya Loza-Sawaris Scholarship Program (YLSS). The deadline to submit an application is October 17. If you think you may qualify (see requirements), don't wait to get started. One question we regularly receive is what...

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Chicago Booth Executive Program Returning to Egypt

Chicago Booth Executive Program Returning to Egypt

In October 2019, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, in partnership with the NNS Foundation, a UK charity settled by Nassef Sawiris and the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, launched a one-of-a-kind executive education program in El Gouna,...

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Applying for YLSS: All You Need to Know

Applying for YLSS: All You Need to Know

2022 FAQs About the Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship- Masters of Development Practice Program (YLSS) We are pleased to announce the launch of the eighth round of the Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Scholarship - Masters of Development Practice Program (YLSS). Established in...

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Great Graduate Statements of Purpose

Great Graduate Statements of Purpose

Tell graduate schools about yourself at a deeper level with your statement of purpose. What undergraduates learned in the previous Newton Knows post generally applies here as well. Give yourself time, follow directions, go beyond basics covered elsewhere in your...

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Winning Undergraduate Application Essays

Winning Undergraduate Application Essays

A chance to show your dream university more about you than dull grades and test scores? Sounds great but the application essay, intended to allow such broader expression, is for many applicants the hardest part of the admissions process. Don't be intimidated. Put in a...

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E-Learning for Adults: Explore Now

E-Learning for Adults: Explore Now

With the appearance of the COVID-19 virus, online learning became a way of life. Education providers scrambled to make formerly in-person courses accessible from a distance. Established e-learning platform Coursera saw enrollments increase fifteen-fold in a single...

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