Morolayo Etti, a first-year Biomedical and Electrical Engineering student at Carleton University, came to Canada as a refugee at the age of 12. Despite the challenging transition, she quickly learned to focus on what mattered most to her, education. During high school, she took on leadership roles and collaborated with Dr. Jerry Maniate, an associate professor of medicine at the Ottawa Hospital. She won the Miss Teen Africa Canada Scholarship Pageant in 2022 and is now pursuing a career in creating medical devices.
Ashiq Arib, has a strong commitment to academic excellence, as evidenced by his pursuit of knowledge, participation in advanced courses, and engagement in academic competitions. His outstanding academic performance was further recognized when he was awarded the prestigious Silver Medalist accolade, highlighting his exceptional achievements in academics. He is also dedicated to community service and personal well-being through sports and team-based activities. With a passion for technology and healthcare, Ashiq plans to pursue a degree in Software Engineering & AI.
Almokhtar Albakoosh arrived in Canada in 2014 with his family from Africa. He excelled academically and maintained an honour roll throughout high school. He was an active participant and leader in the chess club, debate club, the Muslim basketball association, and the school soccer league along with working "TOOLS4SCHOOL", a community program. To assist his family financially, he also works part-time at a local grocery store. He hopes to become a dentist one day and has enrolled in a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at the University of Ottawa.
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