Upon the directives of Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, "Higher Education" holds a forum for organizing scientific research in the State
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In response to the directives of his Excellency Sheikh “Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan”, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and in pursuit of leadership, excellence and innovation, and in contribution to achieving the ambitious Emiratis and their leaders, to make the State one of the best innovative countries internationally by 2021, the golden anniversary of the UAE State, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research organized on Tuesday 8th of November 2015, in its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, "Regulation of Scientific Research Forum”, headed by Dr. Husam Al Ulama, Director of Scientific Research Department in the Ministry, in the presence of the Scientific Research and Graduate Studies Department in UAE University, and the directors of research centers at Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, Research and Studies Centre Police Academy, the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture, Future Center for Advanced Research and Studies, Research and Survey Center at the Ministry of the Interior, and the Research Support Center of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Award. The Forum discussed mainly the question of unification and development of policies and work foundations of the research and development centers in the State, and to develop an integrated action plan between them, including; identifying areas of scientific research and development not available in research centers in the State, and identification of the required areas internationally and the domestic needs of sectors that drive innovation, in addition to the issue of partnerships with the private sector and donors to finance the creation of new research centers, cooperation and accreditation partnerships with global research centers to share researches and experiences, and to attract international centers and researchers in the field of scientific research. The Forum also discussed the development of a detailed action plan to develop existing centers according to the new policies and coordination plan that have been adopted, in addition to the preparation and launch of an award for the best scientific research center in the State. This Forum comes within the Ministry's efforts to provide specialized infrastructure in the areas of research and development in the State, especially after the recent directives of the Minister on the need to regulate the process of research and development in higher education institutions, and unification and development of policies and work foundations of the research and development centers, attracting entrepreneurs to benefit from their expertise through lectures, workshops and training courses to promote the practical concept of innovation and entrepreneurship, where the Ministry recently organized “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Forum", his Excellency also instructed to support small and medium-sized enterprises, and providing an advanced database that includes the results of studies and research in the State, support the establishment of scientific and technological parks in universities, such as supporting scientific Park which was opened recently in UAE University, and the launch of innovation and creativity curriculum in all disciplines and in all higher education institutions, and the launch of the "Innovation Pioneers Award”, in addition to the support and evaluation of the Ministry of research grants to researchers in the State.
12/9/2015
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