UAE: Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings honoured for promoting knowledge exchange

UAE: Emirates Mars Mission’s Hope Probe, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings honoured for promoting knowledge exchange

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award also honours Dr. Zhang Yongzhen and Dr. Katalin Kariko for their work relating to Covid-19

By Wam Published: Tue 6 Dec 2022, 7:02 PM

Local and global innovators from different fields have been recognised and awarded for their exceptional regional and global contributions in the field of knowledge dissemination and production.

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), and Member of the Dubai Council, honoured the winners of the seventh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award.

The award aims to contribute to knowledge-based economic growth and sustainable development.

Sheikha Latifa said, “In line with Dubai’s vision for social, cultural and economic development, the Award seeks to promote knowledge, innovation, creativity and enterprise in the region and beyond. We are committed to launching initiatives that can advance Dubai’s goal of stimulating knowledge and innovation-driven growth, especially by harnessing young talent.”

In the category of organisations, the Award recognised the Emirates Mars Mission’s ‘Hope Probe,’ the first Arab mission to reach the Martian orbit in 2021, and the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings for its role in promoting knowledge exchange among peoples and cultures across the world.

The winners in the