The young man Jassim Abdulrahman Al-Bakr, 22, joined the ranks of the National Service to overcome the difficulties of alienation and overcome his challenges. He succeeded in employing his personal skills, leadership experience and investment to adapt to his school life away from his homeland and his family. .

"National service has played a prominent role in the development of my personality and its new qualities, centered on self-confidence, reliance, commitment, discipline, dedication to work, and a keen interest in the development of the region," said Al-Bakr, who is a graduate of the University of New York in the United States. Physical and psychological, which left its positive effects in the enrollments, so I think that my choice to enroll before the start of the university is the best decision ».

"My scientific ambition revolves around mechanical engineering, which I consider to be the mother of all engineering disciplines. Its study means combining different fields and disciplines," he says. Engineering ».

He continued: "With regard to sub-disciplines computer science and political science, they reflect the passion I have towards them, the first one of the most important scientific disciplines, and the areas of work are very diverse, and allows the study of learning a number of technical matters, including the design and development of computer programs and applications And software, and the second (science politics), studying governments, institutions and others ».

And about the experience of alienation, it is noteworthy that «very distinctive, make the expatriate see things in ways that are different from those they used, what he saw difficult and difficult, it becomes easy and Lena, and estimated the value of the things he owns, and the blessings in which he lives, alienation made me realize the importance of appreciation, The expatriate had everything he had in his home, among his family, and I learned a lot of lessons. "

Al-Bakr, the only UAE student at the University of New York's Faculty of Engineering, noted the importance of the experience of alienation. "I think that alienation is one of the experiences that one deserves to live, so I decided to pursue my studies, "I'm sure I'll gain and learn more."

"The two-month hands-on training at a Brooklyn company in New York, which manufactures a 3D printing machine to print circuit boards, was an important experience," he said. "I learned a lot from it. I also write an opinion piece in a university newspaper entitled "Washington Square" for a semester and participate in a competition for the automotive industry. Teams from other universities compete with them. I participate with the World Youth Council of the UAE in the United States. Promoting youth participation outside the country Serving the community, representing the state in the world, interacting with the scholarship students, and working on other projects.

He added: "I am participating with a team on a project to provide hands-on training for UAE nationals in the United States, after experiencing the harsh research experience of companies that provide training opportunities for students in their fields to acquire the necessary expertise and invest in studying while taking advantage of leisure time."

Reading and football

Jassem Abdulrahman Al-Bakr, who is about to graduate in 2020, is spending his free time playing football, reading mechanical engineering, computer science and political science. In religious and national events, he had to spend Ramadan and Eid for two years, away from the parents.

Strangeness is very distinctive .. I had to spend Ramadan two consecutive years away from the parents.

I work with a team on a project that provides practical training for the scholarship students.