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Mohammed Alsabri, the embodiment of immigrant success in the U.S.

Dearborn – Yemeni American News
The story of the young Yemeni immigrant, Mohammed Alsabri, tells us what it means to achieve a dream with persistence, armored with education and nothing else. Education is what allowed this young man to achieve his goal; overcoming various challenges with unrelenting determination. Today Alsabri is a top senior engineer at a major automotive supplier.
Alsabri believes that Henry Ford College was the cornerstone of the development of his personality in education and work. He enrolled at HFC after leaving Yemen with a high school diploma from where he learned English allowing him to bypass the English Learning Center at the college. After graduating from Henry Ford, he transferred to Wayne State University to earn his bachelor’s in engineering. During college, Mohammed was persistent in successfully mastering his classes while working full time.
After graduating from Wayne State, Mohammed was hired to work for Bosch, a major German-owned engineering company, fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional engineer and making his family proud.
The beginningSpeaking on his humble journey with education, Mohammed tells the Yemeni American News,“I still remember the moment I left my beloved Yemen for the U.S. to complete my studies here as it was my dream. My destination was Michigan and I arrived in mid-2013”
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“After completing high school in 2012, I immediately joined the Exceed Language Institute in Sana’a, where I completed my English studies. It was not an easy experience as I come from a third world country. Although I thought I mastered English, I felt that the gap and differences between the two education systems. I knew I had to prepare to face difficulties to bridge that gap.” Education and workAlsabri acknowledges that his learning of the English in Yemen helped him accelerate his studies in the U.S. “I joined Henry Ford College in the fall of 2013, and frankly, my English learning in Yemen helped me pass English for foreign students, and I was able to start studying the first four requirements of the College of Engineering in my first semester of college,” he adds, “I got a job at the college library, and then I worked as an assistant for a mathematics teacher.” The first semester was difficult for Mohammed. “My knowledge of computers was limited. In Yemen, computer science is not taught in elementary, preparatory or secondary levels. It was a challenge to learn how to use application software for someone who barely used technology regularly”
A new learning environmentThe challenges Mohammed faced were not limited to technology. “The difference was vast, I have never studied any scientific material in English before, and I have never delivered assignments online, and never used email as a way of communication between me and the professors, and nor used to attending evening classes.
But he was able to overcome these challenges. He explains, “I felt I needed to do more and intensify my full effort to the point where I would spend a full day at the college between work and study, and I was keen to follow all the lectures and assignments on the go.I completed my studies at Henry Ford College in 2016 and earned a Diploma in General Engineering. ”
Wayne State UniversityAfter completing his studies at Henry Ford College, Mohammed transferred to Wayne State University for a bachelor’s degree. “Studying at Henry Ford College was good preparation for the proceeding difficult phase I had,” he says. “I had learned a lot and had a strong scientific foundation. At that time, I had completed all the materials needed to go into the basic materials of electrical engineering.””Wayne State University was different from Henry Ford College in terms of size, number, and potential, so I had to work harder. Studying there is semi-autonomous, and you have to look for information in various ways to excel and pass the class.”
Post-graduationBefore his graduation from Wayne State, Mohammed had interned in 2017. This was the first job he had in his major type. The job was as an assistant engineer in the Operations Department and Control Room at ATC, which is a premier company in Michigan for high-pressure current.
“I then moved to Bosch, Germany, and worked in their Control Systems and Quality Systems.Mohammed adds “To study and work in the same field is something you rarely find in most countries, and this is one of the advantages that the United States offers.”
“Mohammed’s experience is a great example of the way a Henry Ford College education changes people’s lives,” said Russell Kavalhuna, President of Henry Ford College to the Yemeni American News. President Kavalhuna adds, “we are proud of Mohammed’s hard work, and even more proud that he chose Henry Ford College and succeeded in his studies and his life. It was an honor for us to help him get started on his career path. We hope Mohammed’s story can inspire other Yemeni students to come to HFC, so we can help them find a rewarding career.”

“When I arrived in the United States, I immediately felt the difference between Yemen and the States. I knew I had to prepare to face difficulties to bridge that difference.”

“During my enrollment at Henry Ford College, I got a job at the library and later worked as an assistant to one of the professors in the Mathematics department. I persevered and graduated from Henry Ford College and Wayne State University, overcoming the challenges of education.”

“My biggest dream is to create a point of change and development for the education system in my home country, Yemen. Education is the main pillar of society and the foundation of the renaissance for the progress of nations.

 
  
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