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Mariet Westermann is calling for Emiratis to be support on a career path in academia
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Mariet Westermann was appointed vice chancellor of New York University Abu Dhabi in August, 2019. All pictures by Satish Kumar / The National
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Mariet Westermann, vice chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi said the onset of the pandemic brought the best out of universities
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Mariet Westermann said NYUAD staff conducted key work during 2020
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Mariet Westermann is calling for Emiratis to be support on a career path in academia
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Mariet Westermann was appointed vice chancellor of New York University Abu Dhabi in August, 2019. All pictures by Satish Kumar / The National
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Mariet Westermann, vice chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi said the onset of the pandemic brought the best out of universities
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Mariet Westermann said NYUAD staff conducted key work during 2020
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Mariet Westermann is calling for Emiratis to be support on a career path in academia
Covid-19 fight a 'victory for university research', NYU Abu Dhabi vice chancellor says
NYUAD attracted their largest cohort, 490 students, ever amid the pandemic
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23 March, 2021
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