Hamdan bin Rashid: The spirit of cooperation reflects the will to overcome challenges, obstacles, crises and epidemics
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, affirmed that the spirit of cooperation reflects the will and determination to overcome challenges, obstacles, crises and epidemics, and that improving education and making it available to all, especially in less developed societies, is a lofty goal that the world should realize in order to achieve development and prosperity for generations. Coming.
This came during his speech at the ceremony honoring the winners of the sixth session of the Hamdan Prize - UNESCO to reward the distinguished practices and efforts to improve the performance of teachers, which was organized virtually today, coinciding with the "World Teachers' Day" within the activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO".
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “We are proud of the achievements we have made over the past 12 years in cooperation with UNESCO, and together we have been able to contribute to supporting education for all and enhancing its quality in less developed societies, and together we succeeded in attracting (729) participants from different countries and won the award. 17 educational institutions worth winning. "
His Highness added: “The success of the prize fund in financing 3 important projects and programs with the organization comes out of our keenness to continue the march of achievements and successes that are a reflection of the strategic partnership between the UAE and the global organization over long decades. We hope this approach will continue, and we are confident in our joint ability to overcome Challenges and creating a better learning environment in the world. "
His Highness congratulated the award winners in its current session, wishing them to continue this bid, spread their useful experiences, and make their experiences available to those wishing to improve their educational environments.
The sixth session of the Hamdan Prize - UNESCO is considered an exceptional session in light of the Corona pandemic (Covid-19), where arbitration was transferred electronically and remotely to the screening and review phase, and the international arbitration phase.
During the ceremony, the three projects of the winners of the current session of the "Hamdan UNESCO" award were announced, and they are, the "School Transformation Journey" of the Egyptian Educate Me Foundation, which is the first award for a participant from an Arab country in the history of the award at all. Reflects the seriousness of the Arab participations and their great role in enriching Arab participations in the award in the coming sessions.
In addition, the "Apps for Good" project of the Brazilian Center of Digital Inclusion won the prize.
The "Connected Schools" project of the Portuguese Telefónica Vivo Foundation was also honored.
After the award, a video was shown showing the most important achievements of the three projects and their contribution to supporting the education system and improving the performance of teachers in the three countries.
The ceremony also witnessed the launch of the knowledge platform project for the international team of teachers, which is the platform funded by the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance with the aim of raising the efficiency of teachers and providing a sustainable source of knowledge in order to provide them with more information, knowledge and experiences in the educational field according to the highest international standards.
Discussions
and on the sidelines of the honoring ceremony, a discussion session was organized for the winners of the sixth session in order to review their vision about their winning projects and their plans to expand that experience within their countries and the world, as they confirmed their readiness to transfer their experiences to various relevant institutions in the world in order to spread knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of teachers and equip them with skills It is necessary to support the education system based on teachers and educational resources, and to contribute to the realization of the right to education for all in all parts of the world.
In addition, a panel discussion was held for the top ten participants in the sixth session of the award, where they reviewed their unique experiences and pioneering educational projects.
The participants expressed their intention to participate in the next round of the award with more projects and ideas through which they aspire to win and create a world-leading learning experience.
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Where 41 applications were received from Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 from Europe and North America, 58 from Asia and the Pacific, 41 from Arab countries, and 37 from Africa.
The "Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum - UNESCO Award to reward outstanding practices and efforts to improve the performance of teachers" was established in 2008 under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and Supreme President of the Foundation to become a global award targeting all regions of the world .
The award aims to support and encourage workers to enhance the performance and effectiveness of teachers in order to achieve the goals of "Education for All", which is one of UNESCO's priorities.
Since the launch of the first session in 2009 and up to now, the award continues to support efforts aimed at developing education, upgrading educational staff, and honoring distinguished people from all over the world.
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