Hamdan Talent Rubric launched to discover talented students in UAE

Hamdan Talent Rubric launched to discover talented students in UAE

Dubai: Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance on Tuesday announced the launch of ‘Discover Talented Students’ programme at Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Centre for Giftedness and Creativity. Targeting students from Grades 4 to 12 in both public and private schools across the UAE, the programme aims to discover and support talented students, using a set of advanced and standardised scientific tools known as ‘Hamdan Talent Rubric’. Students are nominated for the programme through two mechanisms: self-nomination, where the student or their guardian fills out their information on the programme’s website, or collective nomination in coordination with schools and institutions. Dr. Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Secretary-general of Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, said: “As a consolidation of the role of Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance in supporting the culture of talent and innovation, we are pleased to launch the programme entitled ‘Discover Talented Students’ at Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Centre for Giftedness and Creativity. The new programme uses ‘Hamdan Talent Rubric’ which is the first scientific tool to discover talented students in the country. “The programme stems from the foundation’s vision and continuous efforts to achieve