Scholarship / I wrote about one university to know if I completed this way or not [5]

University College London:

The most important reason why I chose the course is what I experienced during seven years of conflict in my country which destroyed a large part of the infrastructure and left hundreds of thousands people in difficult humanitarian conditions, which made me asked a question what would be my role as a civil engineer in the human movement in my country?

Therefore, I choose this program because of the approach which the university takes, where the reduction of risks, water, drainage, sustainable infrastructure and urban housing combined into one program and all the challenges of rebuilding Syria. Beside of this there is a flexibility in choosing modules which allow me to shape my study according to my interest.

furthermore ,UCL will also give me a credibility of my education by taking my master program at a world class university , the Practical experience and field trip will give me a look at everything I will learn this will open wide doors in my field .

During my work I opened my eyes on many problems, including: the huge lost money that is spent due to the lack of sustainable planning in the past ,the impact of infrastructure on the lives of people and society which eventually leads to widespread poverty .hence, by studying this course I will be able to identify challenges to engineers in developing countries Finding Sustainable solutions to these obstacles taking into account the culture and privacy of the Syrian society thus improving the quality of life of the next generation and seeking a world without poverty.

Scholarship / Different experiences enhanced my responsibility towards my country and boosted my self-confidence [3]

Leadership Essay - Chevening scholarship

My job as a Project Manager at Ramak Group, a civil contracting and trading company, is the reason behind my strength leadership skills, my responsibility is to manage all the process related to Solar System and GSM sites ,Follow-up the processes from the beginning of the consultant report, concrete works, installation and delivery. I lead a team of 200 people from various backgrounds: assisting engineers, consulting engineers and technical workers In three governorates: Damascus,Daraa,Alsweidaa.

In May 2016, We have been entrusted the rehabilitation of a GSM site in Kalmoun area in Rural Damascus which was damaged by the war that occurred in the region, This was a challenge for me as the site is of strategic importance and one of the hardest to reach places. Therefore, I put an action Strategy, Directed my team of 15 people, spread Positive Motivation by making them aware of the importance of what we are doing ,Coordinated with all parties. Within a week, we successfully completed the task on deadlines, returned the site to the service and the area was back under coverage. This was a success for my company and enough reason to deserve the confidence of my managers. Furthermore, we were honored by the CEO of the company in a ceremony for the efforts to complete the work to the fullest. This experience taught me the meaning of working as a team and made me look forward to proving myself more in my position.

Parallel to my work, I am a volunteer at Bees Community Center since a year until now , one of the centers of Spaces Foundation, which is located in a slum neighborhood, and this was an excellent start for leadership training where I participated in many roles :facilitator of psychosocial support activities for displaced children and coordinator of youth capacity building programs.

Last September, during my participation in one of the workshops of citizenship and belonging in the center, we were divided into two groups and requested to Present a community initiative project to be funded by the Charitable Society for Sustainable Development, I was the leader of my team of six members, brainstormed about the needs of our region and local resources, reviewed the views of everyone and gathered our idea. consequently, we agreed to rehabilitate a main road in our neighborhood.

Therefore, I put a list of the challenges and a list of the opportunities that we can exploit for our benefit and then distributed tasks among us, at the end and before implementation begins we arranged a meeting for the youth people in the neighborhood ,as we influenced in them They were able to form a group of 30 young people to cooperate with us. However, they have changed from a generation of war victims to a generation that contributes for the benefit of society. We cooperate with the municipality to settling the road, fill the excavation and lighting the road, we also painted the walls with meaningful graphics and colors which sent positive energy among the population.

These experiences enhanced my responsibility towards my country and encouraged me to think about something greater than the neighborhood but on the country level.