Latifa bint Mohammed: The institute embodies the pioneering thought of the emirate
"Dubai Design and Innovation" celebrates the first batch of "Future"
Latifa bint Mohammed expressed her sincere wishes to the graduates for success in employing the sciences they received in making the future.
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Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairwoman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), member of the Dubai Council, confirmed that Dubai is keen to create infrastructure, programs and institutions that embrace creators and innovators now and in the future, noting that the Dubai Institute for Design and Innovation consolidates the position of The Emirate is a global center for design, creativity, and the future industry, and it provides the labor market with highly skilled professionals.
This came while Her Highness attended the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students from the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation who obtained a multi-track bachelor's degree in design, which was organized at the Museum of the Future in Dubai.
Her Highness congratulated the graduates, considering their obtaining this degree, which is the first of its kind in the region, as a new achievement that enhances the prospects for developing the cultural and creative sector.
She expressed her sincere wishes to all of them for success in employing what they have learned in creating the future.
Her Highness, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, said: “We are overwhelmed with feelings of pride and pride at this moment, which constitutes a new bright spot in Dubai’s record of achievements, and there is no doubt that the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, by offering the first multidisciplinary design program in the Middle East of its kind, is one of the programs The many pioneers that embody the pioneering thought of the emirate.”
Her Highness added: “In pursuit of empowering the cultural and creative sector and making it a mainstay of Dubai’s economy, we are always keen to create the appropriate infrastructure, programs and institutions that embrace creators and innovators now and in the future, and help them achieve development, growth and prosperity, not only in the creative community in Dubai, but also in the region and beyond.
The Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation reflects our successful endeavors to develop the cultural and creative system in Dubai, starting with our young creators who form the backbone of the sector’s future in the UAE.”
The graduation ceremony was attended by the Director-General of the Dubai Development Authority and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Malik Al Malik, Director-General of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai Hala Badri, President of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Mohammed Abdullah, and Executive Dean of Parsons College of Design, Dr. Rachel Schreiber. , Dean of the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, Hani Asfour, in addition to officials and strategic partners of the institute, including representatives from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the new Parsons College of Design in New York, which cooperated with the institute to design its global curriculum.
For his part, Malik Al Malik said: "The wise leadership laid solid foundations for a knowledge-based economy, and at the core of these foundations was education that enables young people to deal with the opportunities and challenges of the future."
He stressed that “the future is for competencies that possess concepts and applications of design thinking that integrate technology solutions, principles of entrepreneurship, social responsibility and the ability to make strategic decisions. Therefore, since the institute’s launch, we have been keen to create an academic environment that is consistent with the tremendous technological development our world is witnessing and rapid transformations that contribute to supporting The labor market in the region has specialized competencies who are capable of future technologies and tools, as well as entrepreneurship in various sectors.”
For his part, Muhammad Abdullah said: “The graduation of the first batch of the institute is a milestone in its career and an important step in our endeavor to develop creative sectors and contribute to the promotion of the knowledge economy. I see in this distinguished batch a great ambition and passion and looks forward to contributing to the advancement of societies through innovative solutions to the most prominent The challenges facing our region and the world in general.
He added about the value and impact of design: “The importance of design has become clear in many aspects of our lives, and it has become indispensable in any sector and holds the keys to promising opportunities. We are proud to be an integral part of Dubai and the UAE’s march in the fields of innovation and creativity, and we look forward to continuing Our role is to enable students to possess the skills and capabilities necessary to meet the challenges of tomorrow, thus contributing to achieving a better future in all fields.”
The graduation ceremony for the first batch of students from the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation was the culmination of four years of efforts, which included the development and application of the latest curricula and academic experiences by working closely with strategic partners globally and locally, and under the supervision of a group of academics specialized in the fields of design, technology and related fields that offered by the Institute.
Latifa bint Muhammad:
• "We are overwhelmed with feelings of pride and pride in this moment, which constitutes a new bright spot in Dubai's record of achievements."
• «The Design Institute reflects our successful endeavors to develop the cultural and creative system in Dubai».
promising projects
The graduation ceremony for the first batch of students from the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation included a presentation of 10 graduation projects from the students of the batch, which were selected from a large group of projects that were presented during the “Graduate Exhibition” organized by the Institute in the Dubai Design District over the past two weeks, to display the students’ work and ideas.
The projects included a variety of work, from creating a digital art collection in the form of non-replaceable symbols (phygital NFT) that will be linked to a charitable organization through a student, to a “phygital” guide that helps children develop skills to control their emotions.
Other projects submitted by students include a complete design of an app that aims to support early-to-mid-grade Alzheimer's patients through memory therapy using artificial intelligence and augmented reality techniques.
The projects also included a meditative system that works as an interactive physical therapy for children, in addition to other projects focused on perceptions of human and plant life on Mars and other innovative ideas.
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