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Qamishlo- The 2024-2025 academic year began in North and East Syria on September 1. 900,000 students will receive education in 4,100 schools across North and East Syria during the new academic year, according to the Education Council of North and East Syria. The schools offer language education in four languages; Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac and Armenian. NuJINHA spoke to the students of Martyr Şervan School in Qamishlo about the new academic year.

“I am very happy because this is my first day here,” said Rozêr Osê, a 10th grade student. “We start the new academic year after a three-month holiday. I hope this academic year will be a good and successful academic year. We should study more to be successful.”

 ‘What is important is our goals’

Sara Mihemed, a 12th grade student, was very excited because she will go to university next year. “We are happy to receive education in our mother tongue. Like all people, we also have the right to receive education in our mother tongue. Even though some people say they do not know this language, what is important is our goals and our requests.”

Sara Mihemed wants to be a cardiologist in the future because “I want to help all patients. I wish success to all students and hope they will have a good and successful future.”