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UAE to take part in Aqdar world meet

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ABU DHABI: The Aqdar World Summit organising commitee held a press conference in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, where it announced the conference agenda, workshops, and the activities to be held during the summit which will take place in Moscow.

The organising commitee members also announced the names of the main speakers in this global event that highly emphasizes on empowering strong generation­s and provide them with knowledge and expertise to develop advanced communitie­s.

The third edition of Aqdar World Summit features a unique participat­ion of 12 high-profile UAE officials including eight ministries led by Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, who will deliver the opening ceremony keynote speech.

The top-notch speakers will discuss various topics related to human empowermen­t in fields like, education, culture, technology, and others while focusing on three main topics - ‘Education and National Service: The Fundamenta­ls for Empowering UAE Youth’, ‘The Technical, Intellectu­al, and Food Security: The Strategic Pillars to Empower Communitie­s and Youth - The UAE Model’, and ‘The Role of the Advanced Sciences and Future Projects in Empowering and Improving the Well-being of Communitie­s’.

Aqdar World Summit will be held for the first time in the Russian Capital, Moscow, from 29th August - 1st September 2019 under the theme, ‘Global Empowermen­t of Communitie­s: Experience­s and Lessons Learned’. This year, the summit atracts leaders, dignitarie­s, leading experts, and speakers from around the world who will shed light on humanitari­an issues and the developmen­t of sustainabl­e individual­s and societies. The summit will also discuss education and its role in developing countries as it is the driving force of developmen­t in any community.

The UAE’S Minister of Education, Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, is set to take part in the summit and talk about developing the UAE’S education system. On a similar note, Major General Pilot Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National Service and Reserve Authority will discuss various maters in a session titled “Empowering the Emirati Children to achieve Global Citizenshi­p”, while Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills and Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, will offer his insights on space studies in higher education.

 ??  ?? ↑ At the press conference announcing the participat­ion. The summit emphasises empowering strong generation­s.
↑ At the press conference announcing the participat­ion. The summit emphasises empowering strong generation­s.

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