Dubai Police officer wins award for Human Genome project
There are currently 165 full-time students who studied under Dubai Police scholarships; 45 of them are PHD candidates
Major Mohamed Ali Al Marri from Dubai Police has recently been awarded by the Third Edition of the Emirates Award in Best University Student on Scholarship category for his efforts to the Human Genome Diversity Project, which seeks to understand human genetic diversity.
Al Marri was awarded in a special ceremony to recognise winners of the Third Edition of the Emirates Award. The ceremony was held under the patronage and in the presence of Lt. General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and the presence of Hussain Bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, and Jameela Al Muheiri, Minister of State for Public Education.
Maj. Al Marri, who is heading a new project to study Arab Genome Diversity as part of his PHD supported by the Dubai Police scholarship programme, expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the force for giving him and his colleagues a chance to become students of the most prestigious universities in the world, and a chance to compete in the most prestigious awards.
Brigadier Dr Saleh Abdullah Murad, director of the General Department of Human Resources at Dubai Police, said that Al Marri’s success is a representation of the scientific capabilities of Dubai Police Cadre. “It also shows the Force’s keenness to qualify its employees and arm them with knowledge obtained from most prestigious universities across the world. We encourage them to engage in research studies in order to keep abreast of the latest scientific discoveries in all fields and employ them efficiently in their works,” Brig. Murad added.
“In response to the government Emiratisation initiative, the Dubai Police sponsors Emirati talents in their journey as university and college students before recruiting them as employees with consistent follow-up of their affairs by the Scholarship and Recruitment Department at the General Department of Human Resources at Dubai Police, which launches programmes and initiatives throughout the year to prepare them for their working lives,” Brig. Murad continued.
Lt. Col. Dr Mansour Al Balushi, director of the Scholarship and Recruitment Department, said that there are currently 165 full-time students who studied under Dubai Police scholarships; 45 of them are PHD candidates, 28 MA students and 92 BAS. “We have sponsored around 1,034 students in their studies so far,” “These numbers reflect Dubai Police’s keenness to incubate highly-educated Emirati cadres,” he added.
“The Scholarship and Recruitment Department provides its scholarship students with EFAAD, a smart service, to atend to their needs around the clock. It also formed Dubai Police Scholars Council to invest in their abilities to support them and create an innovative and creative environment that allows them to foresee the future of security in Dubai,” Lt. Col. Al Balushi added.
Emirates Award: The award aims to develop staff performance in the field of education, evolve the education system, and nurture a culture of creativity and innovation. The award also seeks to develop creative ideas by turning theory into practice so that they would be executed within a motivational and atractive work environment.
The Emirates Award targets several categories, including The Executive Team for Distinguished National Agenda Indicators; the Distinguished Administration and Distinguished Educational Council; the Distinguished School and Nursery; the Distinguished Research; and the Best University Student on Scholarship.
Dubai Police Healthcare Centre: As part of the state’s nationwide campaign to immunise residents and citizens and curb the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the Dubai Police Healthcare Centre continues their tireless efforts to provide vaccination service against COVID-19 to officers, employees, and their families, and to senior citizens and the force’s strategic partners.
Lt. Col. Dr. Bader Sultan Bin Qiba, Director of the Dubai Police Healthcare Centre, confirmed that 159 of Dubai Police medical staff at the centre are working tirelessly across seven medical points to assist the government in their endeavour to ensure complete immunity for all by providing the vaccination service at seven centres, enabling senior citizens to take the shots safe at home, and organising field visits to vaccinate employees at the police stations.