The UAE Ministry of
Education is participating as a global partner and Guest of Honor at EDUTECH
Korea, running from 16 to 18 January 2019 at COEX Exhibition & Convention
Center, Seoul Korea. The event is set to welcome more than 30,000 participants
from 22 countries in efforts of boosting competitiveness and building life-long
education support systems. 221 exhibitors are set to showcase their latest
achievements, facilities and technologies, as well as modern e-learning tools
and platforms.
At the three-day event,
the Ministry will showcase to attendees its innovative educational
transformation and how technology is being used to enhance its students’
education journey through smart learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The
Ministry will also examine state-of-the-art technologies and advanced
e-learning programs that could be adopted in the UAE. Ministry representatives
at the EDUTECH will also network with attendees in efforts or transferring
knowledge, sharing best practices and identifying effective platforms and tools
that have proven to be beneficial in the education sector.
Commenting on the
participation, H.E. Marwan Al Sawaleh, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Education for Academic Affairs, said: “The Ministry is keen to stay up to date
on the emerging global technologies and adopt them across it’s education
ecosystem in the UAE. Innovative education and keeping pace with all the global
technology changes are key for us to achieve our leaderships aspirations of
becoming the best and most innovative country in the world. In our efforts of
building a competitive knowledge-based economy, we require a dynamic education
system that keeps apace with the latest global developments and foresees the
future.”
He added, “For the past
years we have undergone a digital transformation and enhanced our curriculum
and teaching methods to meet the 21st century requirements. These events give
us the opportunity to look into new ways to implement technologies that have to
do with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) such as artificial intelligence
(AI), robotics and blockchain into education system and students daily lives.”
The Ministry of Education
has launched numerous initiatives and programs to develop students’ skills and
capacities in robotics and artificial intelligence such as robotics training
camp, VEX Robotics Championship and innovation Ambassadors. It has also created
11 FabLabs across its schools to motivate students to become innovators and
entrepreneurs.
A Data Centre that uses
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) to foresee trends,
predict student’s development and behavior, analyze data and generate statistics
was also established by the Ministry. The insights and data analyzed by the
data scientists help the Ministry’s leaders make smart well-informed decisions
related to the education system and its students.
Innovative smart
portals and platforms have also been created by the Ministry to offer students,
teachers, principals and parents support materials, online resources to raise
the levels and outcomes of teaching and learning, as well as enhancing student
interaction and experience.
The UAE also hosts a
month-long innovation festival in February, to promote the UAE as a hub for
creative thinking. During this month, the ministry organizes the National
Science, Technology and Innovation (NSTI) Festival to spark the interest of
students in these subjects with its various elements and encourage them to deem
innovation as a lifestyle.