Education is key to meeting requirements of next 50 years: Mansour bin Zayed

Education is key to meeting requirements of next 50 years: Mansour bin Zayed

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa Award for Education, stressed that the UAE’s education sector receives generous support from President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who considers education as the foundation for human development and a key pillar of the country’s progress.

Sheikh Mansour said the country’s education system achieves notable daily accomplishments in terms of focusing on the elements of the educational process, including students, teachers, school leaders, curricula, programmes, teaching plans and infrastructure that enhance creativity, leadership and innovation, in line with the best international practices applied in advanced educational systems.

He made these statements while honouring the winners of the 16th Khalifa Award for Education, held today at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi under his patronage, and in the presence of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Award.

Sheikh Mansour went on to highlight the pioneering role of the Khalifa Award for Education in promoting a culture of excellence in the education sector at local, Arab and international levels. Since