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LOCAL Saturday 13 July 2019

46 UA students obtain their Academic Foundation Year certification

ORANJESTAD — 46 University of Aruba students by program administrator Kevin Richardson, take up apprenticeship positions and follow on-
received their certificates for successful com- students Stephany Lewis and Amanda Croes line courses. Half the of the students that suc-
pletion of the Academic Foundation Year pro- testified on the impact of the program on their cessfully completed the Academic Foundation
gram. They completed their first year in higher personal development. They emphasized the Year will continue their education at the UA in
education, a year in which they worked on growth that they experienced as participants in Aruba; the other half will continue their studies
academic skills, language skills, study choice the program, not only a growth in knowledge in the Netherlands, with the exception of those
and personal development. This year 65 stu- and skills, but also a growth in confidence and that either go to study in the US or have decid-
dents started and 54 students completed the determination in the choices that they are mak- ed to start their working careers because they
program. In addition to the 46 graduates, an ing. already have a starting qualification.
additional 8 students received their grade tran- Many program participants are initially still in
scripts to certify the courses that they followed an orientation phase, looking for a definitive The University of Aruba is proud of the students’
within the program. study choice. Therefore, they are allowed and success and is looking forward to the start of
encouraged to follow modules offered by the the fourth cohort of the Academic Foundation
During the commencement ceremony, led faculty programs of the university as well as to Year in August 2019.q