Entries invited for academic awards

The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance has announced the opening of nominations for the 25th cycle of its Excellence Awards, including nine different categories targeting the UAE, the Gulf region, and the Arab world.

The foundation will be accepting entries through the awards website until September 18.

The nine categories include the distinguished student (local), distinguished student (Gulf), distinguished university student (local), distinguished teacher award (local and Gulf), and distinguished educational specialist award (local), distinguished school (local and Gulf), the HAMDAN-ALECSO award for distinguished educational research, and the local institutions for supporting education award.

“After 25 years since its establishment, the foundation continues its journey in supporting education and fostering talented and innovative experiences that advance the educational process,” said Dr Jamal Al Muhairi, vice -chairman of the Board of Trustees and general secretary of the foundation.

“We urge everyone to apply for the award that provides excellent opportunities for applicants to transform their innovative ideas into reality that will help in bettering education in various parts of the region,” he said.

An evaluation system for all categories has been developed by designing the Rubric Marker tool. Training sessions for participants and arbitrators have been designed and explicitly prepared, with the application of a pilot phase of the new standards to a group of target people. The winners will be announced by end December. —wam

We urge everyone to apply for the award that provides excellent opportunities for applicants to transform their innovative ideas into reality.

Dr Jamal Al Muhairi , general secretary of Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance