Zain completed a foundation year in Computer Science at the University of Manchester and then went on to complete his bachelors degree.

Zain came across Manchester on a summer camp where he met a student from the UK university. Convinced to apply, Bridge Palestine helped Zain with his application and he was accepted for a foundation year. In the future, Zain hopes to continue his studies with a masters degree.

Zain enjoys living in the UK but took a while to accustom to everything being in reverse. Zain claimed, ‘at first it was hard, everything was flipped, even the roads!’ But quickly settling in, Zain is now enjoying the year and is currently looking for internships, helped by the Manchester student unions.

In the summer of 2019, Zain completed an internship at the charity Penny Appeal. You can read about his experience here.

Zain lives near Jerusalem and came across the Foundation through our partner, Bridge Palestine.