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Nexford University announces scholarships in honour of Equal Pay Day

November 21, 2019November 20, 2019 Kate FrazerLeave a Comment

Nexford University has announced that it will be offering scholarships to women for their MBA and BBA degree courses as part of its support for Equal Pay Day.

The Office of National Statistics reported on 29 October 29 that the gender pay gap currently stands at 17.3%, based on a median average, with this data leading to the derivation of this year’s date.

Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap, which stands to represent the day upon which a woman’s salary is no longer equal to a man’s. This year, Equal Pay Day was marked on 14 November.

Nexford University scholarships for entrepreneurs

August 20, 2019August 21, 2019 Hari SrinivasanLeave a Comment

Nexford University, based in Washington DC, has unveiled an Entrepreneurship Scholarship and $200,000 funding opportunity for scholarship graduates, with a mission to empower next-generation leaders across the world.

Reflecting on the Nexford University scholarships, CEO Fadl Al Tarzi stated: “The world needs more doers. We thought about what we can do to help them. If you’re a doer, you won’t let anything stop you, be it your physical location, lack of experience or even lack of funding.”