University Information

  Dear GEMS Guidance Counsellors Community,

 We are extremely excited to bring an incredible opportunity for GEMS students to hear firsthand from Prof. Matthias Dorrzapf, University of Cambridge, about studying STEM subjects at the highly prestigious University of Cambridge.

Dr Matthias Dörrzapf is the Director of International Programmes at St John's College, University of Cambridge. He is also the Director of Studies in Mathematics and was the Senior Tutor at St John's for 14 years – he is certainly well-placed to provide a highly engaging presentation for ambitious GEMS STEM students.

Kindly find details of the event below, and share with targeted groups within your school community. Note all parents/carers and students must register in advance, and there is limited capacity.

Event Title: An Introduction to Studying STEM at Cambridge | University of Cambridge

Presenter: Prof. Matthias Dorrzapf

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023

Time: 1800-1930hrs (event will start promptly at 1800hrs)

Venue: The Auditorium at GEMS Dubai American Academy

Registrations: An Introduction to studying STEM at Cambridge | University of Cambridge (geckoform.com)

Who should attend: Aspiring students Grade 10 | 11 | 12 /  Year 11 | 12 | 13 who are interested in studying STEM subjects at highly competitive universities, and their parents or carers.

Thanks to our excellent hosts, GEMS Dubai American Academy (especially Katrina Watson and the extended DAA team), for holding this event and opening it up to other GEMS schools, and of course to Sarah Hales for bringing this opportunity to our curious and eager learners!

A heads-up that a joint University of Cambridge and Imperial College London general applications-focused event will be held separately at GEMS Wellington International School, Dubai on 9 October – details on this to follow.