Khalifa Award for Education launched yesterday, its 13th session (2019/2020), whose prizes range between 3.5 and 4 million dirhams, under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The General Secretariat of the Award announced the start of acceptance of applications for candidates to compete in nine areas under 18 categories covering the various aspects of the education system in both the public and the Arab world, as well as the people of concern and the distinguished UAE family. Next April.

The Secretary General of the Khalifa Award for Education Amal Afifi, a scientific presentation on the areas presented for the 13th session, which include areas: public education, where two categories were allocated to the creative teacher locally and Arab, promising teacher, institutional educational performance, and the field of concern in the categories devoted to individuals and institutions, and creativity In the teaching of the Arabic language in its three categories, including the category of outstanding teacher, and two categories of distinguished university professor locally and Arab, and the field of education and community service, which includes two categories of the Emirates Foundation distinguished, the UAE family distinct, and the field of higher education, and falls Under the distinguished university professor locally and Arab, and the field of educational research and fall under the categories of educational research, and studies of children's literature, and the field of educational authoring of the child and is allocated one category on educational creations directed to the child, and the field of innovative educational projects and programs, and fall under three categories are individuals, institutions and students, and Educational personality.

For her part, Suad Al Suwaidi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Award, pointed out that the Khalifa Award for Education seeks to consolidate its position in the forefront of specialized educational awards at the level of the State and the Arab world, and has completed during the last period a comprehensive process to evaluate performance from various administrative and technical aspects, Of their ability to access all elements of the educational process, as well as community institutions related to the areas presented in the current course.

The Secretariat General of the Award has prepared a plan of action, including workshops, lectures, seminars and field visits aimed at exchanging distinguished experiences and services among the winners of previous sessions since the launch of the award in 2007, so that the system of enriching the knowledge sought by the award through its mission to motivate workers in the educational field to excellence in Various stages of performance, whether in school, university or community institutions related to educational affairs.

For his part, member of the Executive Committee of the Award, Dr. Khalid Al-Abri, briefed on the development of scientific standards for the fields presented during the 13th session, stressing that the process of development of these standards has been discussed and drafted by specialized scientific committees, so that they are clear to potential candidates, and provides a transparent measurement mechanism for nominated works In various fields, he explained that the award during the development process has integrated a number of categories to allow the largest number of candidates to apply.

A member of the Executive Committee of the Award, Hamid Ibrahim, said that the award has developed smart applications to reduce the time and effort in communicating with the educational field, and potential candidates, where the award has completed a comprehensive modernization of its website to ensure the expansion of the base of the use of technical services provided by the various elements of the educational process in the field locally and Arab .

He explained that the process of communicating with potential candidates for the current session will be through smart applications, and an e-mail has been allocated to overcome any obstacles facing the candidates, as well as to respond to queries related to scientific standards for the fields and categories under it, pointing out that the new website of the award represents a qualitative leap on the road to expand The base of the participants of this course from different educational and community institutions from within and outside the country.

Dr. Jamila Khanji, member of the Executive Committee of the Award, called on the educational field to interact with the new session of the Award by launching initiatives and launching outstanding projects in the field of education at the level of the State and the Arab world, pointing out that the award allocated various areas open the door to all elements of the process Educational to engage in the march of excellence and upgrade the education system.

Education system

The Secretary General of the Khalifa Award for Education, Amal Al-Afifi, said that the award aims at promoting the education system in all its stages and categories in translation of the directives of the leadership, and the support, care and attention paid to the education process under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and his brother His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Al-Afifi pointed out that the award is inspired by the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Award.He is keen to ensure that this award is at the forefront of specialized educational awards at all levels.