It included 5,000 students, scholarships, and young scholars in prestigious universities
A global genome, a flying guide and 'creating a fingerprint' in the Dubai Police retreat
Al-Marri attends the youth retreat of Dubai Police. ■ from the source
Dubai Police celebrated International Youth Day in an exceptional way, by gathering about 5,000 young people on scholarships and students in a retreat, part of which was hosted by the Innovation Lab, and the majority participated through visual communication means, and the retreat included young scientists from prestigious universities, including Cambridge and London.
The retreat, held under the slogan of "safe return", witnessed the announcement of the participation of a young Emirati scientist studying for a doctorate at the University of Cambridge, in a "global genome" project launched by the university, which includes a genetic map of more than 54 countries, which revealed mutations in certain peoples, and represents a shift in science. Genetic medicine, to help create medicines according to the genetic makeup of each person, and it also included a unique innovation show in the science of showing fingerprints, and a tour guide that is a flying robot.
In detail, the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri, told «Emirates Today» in the retreat organized by the Council of Scholarships in coordination with the Council of Universities and Colleges, that the scholarship system in Dubai Police is based on precise criteria that meet the needs of the institution, and includes precise specializations in which young people have proven their ability Superb global competitiveness, such as genomics, fingerprinting and chemistry.
He explained that Dubai Police deals with young people according to a practical vision that reflects its conviction in the capabilities and energies of the young citizen, so it chooses its scholarships according to its needs, and provides them with all support and practical training throughout the study period, and then the job after the scholarship period ends. For her part, the Minister of Youth, Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, praised, through visual communication technology, the support of the Dubai Police for youth and instilling responsibility in them, which made the Dubai Police an example to follow, noting that she meets with scholars from Dubai Police, who have proven their worth and competence through their achievements And their inspiring and successful stories.
She emphasized that «the initiatives launched by the Dubai Police are exceptional, and always strives to spread awareness of the security that abounds in society, especially in light of the (Covid-19) pandemic, during which we have seen the value of awareness, which is the cornerstone for building successful experiences in all fields. During the retreat, young experts presented pioneering projects, including the Global Genome Project, which is adopted by the University of Cambridge, in which the doctoral student, citizen Muhammad Ali Al-Marri, revealed that he represented a great leap in the science of genetic medicine, pointing out that he took over the Arab genome part in the huge project that reaches It cost him about $ 15 million, and it was published in the most important scientific journal in the world, "Science".
While the assistant chemical expert, Abdul Rahman Ishaq Al-Hajj, at the Fingerprint Department in Dubai Police, presented an idea for a project to develop a powder that helps to show the fingerprint on porous surfaces, such as fabrics, with an accuracy that surpasses its global counterpart, pointing out that there is a possibility to market it in the future, and provide hundreds of thousands of Dirhams to Dubai Police. Scholarship student Saif Muhammad al-Sabbagh, who studies communications engineering, also presented the Flying Robot Project, which is a self-driving unmanned aircraft that acts as a guide and a tourist guide capable of automatically updating by means of artificial intelligence techniques, in all languages of the world. The retreat ended with two recommendations, the first being to prepare a guide for the return of scholarship students, and to prepare a guide for dual education that includes best practices and supports, facilitates and clarifies to the student in his educational career and academic life aspects related to dual education. The retreat focused on three important axes, the first is precautionary and preventive measures for scholarship students, the second is dual education that combines distance education and attendance in the classroom, and the third is coexistence and safe return.
The retreat focused on precautionary and preventive measures for scholarship students, dual education and safe return.