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Immigration<br />

MARCH <strong>23</strong> - APRIL 5 <strong>2022</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong><strong>Trumpet</strong><br />

A Senior Researcher’s choice of<br />

LanguageCert SELT in journey to success<br />

Page5<br />

Senior Researcher - Dr Hamada Alshaer’s path towards British citizenship<br />

Top-tier members of academia are<br />

in high demand and are drawn to<br />

live and work in the UK, and<br />

many of them choose LanguageCert as<br />

their go-to English language exam for<br />

immigration purposes. One such<br />

individual is Dr Hamada Alshaer, who<br />

came to the UK from the United Arab<br />

Emirates in 2015 to follow his career<br />

ambitions and has been granted British<br />

citizenship in addition to his French<br />

nationality.<br />

As Hamada was born in Palestine, his<br />

first language is Arabic and from a young<br />

age he had a flair for languages. His love<br />

of reading is how he originally became<br />

interested in learning new languages and<br />

understanding human communications in<br />

various civilisations. He now speaks<br />

English, as well as French, German, and<br />

Urdu.<br />

Hamada obtained his degrees with the<br />

support of selective scholarship schemes<br />

and achieved a PhD in Computer<br />

Engineering and Telecommunication<br />

from one of the top universities in France,<br />

Pierre et Marie Curie University in<br />

December 2005.<br />

After completing his PhD, Hamada<br />

was keen to explore his chosen industry<br />

and career prospects in cutting edge<br />

research. This includes software-defined<br />

mobile and wireless systems and<br />

networking, with industrial applications<br />

to small cell networks virtualization and<br />

integration, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G<br />

core networks, cyber security, and<br />

intelligent transport systems.<br />

“You have to grab opportunities,<br />

move forward and succeed – there is no<br />

walking backwards,” he said.<br />

Why LanguageCert:<br />

Hamada took the LanguageCert SELT<br />

B1 test to complete his UK citizenship<br />

application. While researching SELT<br />

providers, he was pleased to find that<br />

LanguageCert was very competitively<br />

priced: “Overall it was a really nice<br />

experience. I booked my test online and<br />

it was very straightforward. <strong>The</strong> test was<br />

practical and fair,” Hamada said.<br />

Passing the LanguageCert SELT B1<br />

has enabled him to focus on his future<br />

career ambitions. He has, so far,<br />

authored over 50 articles on various<br />

research topics in electrical and<br />

computer engineering, including<br />

information technology and systems and<br />

has also authored a book.<br />

He now works as a Senior Researcher<br />

at the University of Strathclyde and lives<br />

in Edinburgh with his wife, who joined<br />

him from Palestine earlier this year. He is<br />

Dr Hamada Alshaer<br />

excited and ambitious about the future.<br />

He said: “Although the weather is<br />

unpredictable, we really like Edinburgh<br />

and have no current plans to move.”<br />

For more information about<br />

LanguageCert SELT exams,<br />

www.languagecert.org/en/selt<strong>2022</strong>?utm_s<br />

ource=Banner&utm_medium=Online&ut<br />

m_campaign=selt<strong>2022</strong>&utm_id=selt<strong>2022</strong>

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