Syrian refugees secure places to study medicine at university only two years after arriving in UK

Two teenage Syrian refugees are celebrating their A-level results, after securing the grades needed to fulfil the next step in their dream of becoming doctors.

Sulaiman Wihba and Elias Badin were both given scholarships by Brighton College after they were spotted two years ago, having made the ‘torturous’ two-month journey from their war-torn home.

Now, Sulaiman, 19, is set to study medicine at Queen Mary University of London after securing an incredible four A grades in maths, further maths, physics and chemistry.

He said: ‘It’s all about payback, being a doctor, helping people, it’s really interesting, I like problem solving, providing the best care. My mum will be so happy.’

‘My 15-year-old self wouldn’t imagine myself here, it’s overwhelming. I have been in the UK for two years now, I didn’t find it hard to integrate within the new society. I feel really accepted’, he added.

Sulaiman also hopes to return to Syria eventually. He added: ‘The situation there is really impossible to cope with, if things get better I would love to go back but I can’t see things getting better in the short term.’

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Elias, who also received A grades in the same subject as his friend, said: ‘I am very content with my results even though I expected them to be higher, now I am awaiting confirmation of my place to study medicine at Queen Mary University which is my dream.’

Sulaiman originally reached the UK after he travelled through Europe stowed away in a refrigerated van with boxes of frozen chips.

Elias, meanwhile, travelled to Greece on a small boat with 40 refugees packed on board.