“Despite the
educational achievements, the educational process is an ever-growing challenge
in need of meticulous planning and rigorous efforts of program development in order
to keep up with modern technology and the fast-paced technological advancement.”
Education at all
levels has received all the care and attention of His Highness the
President Sheikh “Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan”. Over the past years it has been
harnessing the resources and potential of the State to improve this sector,
which His Highness always considered this investment to be the way to achieve
the “UAE vision 2021” "To be one of the best countries in the world by
2021 ... in a strong and safe Union and security, knowledgeable and innovative
Emiratis will confidently build a competitive and resilient economy. They will
thrive as a cohesive society bonded to its identity, and enjoy the highest
standards of living within a nurturing and sustainable environment.” The education allocation in 2013
represented (21%) of the budget of the Federal Government.
His Highness and his
brothers the rulers of the Emirates have not spared to support and provide
tools to support the education sector and develop it using modern technology in
teaching, whether in schools or universities, in addition to the support for
scientific research. And the attention to the provision of national cadres in
various disciplines to achieve that vision, bringing the number of accredited
programs in the State to (726) programs, in addition to the prestigious
international universities which opened branches in the UAE and reached ( 37)
universities.
His Highness paid
special attention to scholarships in order to qualify a leadership generation in
the State which is able to meet the challenges of the future, support the State
with qualified national cadres in various scientific disciplines, with the aim of
the development of the people in the State, through the acquisition of the
latest knowledge and experience. The President’s scholarship for outstanding
students was established. With (279) graduating students, who were tributary to the
requirements of sustainable development in different disciplines. His Highness
was a role model, after which all the federal authorities, institutions and
companies raced to allocate part of their budgets for scholarships for the Emiratis.
As for His Highness’
moral support He established the
"Khalifa Award for Teachers" which was renamed to be more inclusive,
"Khalifa Educational Award" to include all personal in education and
public education (creative teacher, promising teacher, institutional academic
performance), and higher education at the State and the Arab world, students with
disabilities, building knowledge networks, new media, education at State level
and the Arab world, education and the sustainable environment, education and
community service, educational research at State level and the Arab world,
innovative educational projects and programs at the level of the State and the
Arab world and the educational authoring for children at the State level and
the Arab world.
03/11/2013