The "Digital School" announces the details of the achievements of its first year

Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Business Applications, confirmed on the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Digital School, that the “Digital School” initiative - one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI);

An inspiring and creative humanitarian initiative, considering that the rise of nations begins with providing education for young people, followed by that of the economy.

This came during a press conference today, in order to launch and announce the details of the initiative's achievements and educational opportunities for more than 20,000 students during its first year, at the Giving Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of members of the Board of Directors of the "Digital School".

Omar bin Sultan Al Olama said that the digital school works to empower young people in less fortunate countries to complete education, due to the challenges and variables they are exposed to, the latest of which is the pandemic, in implementation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to Providing distance education for all students in the UAE, and providing an educational platform for less fortunate students in refugee camps in different places.”

He added: "The digital school began its work in November 2020, as part of an experimental phase of 20,000 students, with the aim of experimenting with the systems and content, their suitability for all target groups in different classes, and studying the extent to which students interact and respond to the approved curricula, and the digital school aims to enroll more than a million students in 2026, and work to provide partners from international organizations and start during the first year by adopting a strategy that targeted 20,000 students in 5 countries.

In her turn, Head of Strategy and Government Innovation, Huda Al-Hashemi, said: "The initiative seeks to achieve the objectives of supporting education as an essential part of the sustainable development goals and to provide flexible and advanced methods for education and upgrading skills, by developing targets in the coming years, through 3 axes: providing access to educational curricula, promoting for accredited programs, and to adopt the tools necessary for the digital platform to reach students.”

Dr. Abdullah Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, said: “We focused on specific educational topics, using technology, whether on students or teachers by providing digital content that suits students in their countries, the systems used there, and a smooth transition from curricula. The traditional approach to digital curricula, the transformation of that content and the educational curriculum, and its adoption internationally from accredited international certificates, as well as the training of teachers through appropriate courses, through partners, most notably the University of Arizona, which is distinguished in the field of distance education.

For his part, Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO of Dubai Cares, said: “When the pandemic swept the world, the world could not stop where to start, but the UAE immediately rushed to provide the necessary capabilities by presenting inspiring ideas to the world, due to the lack of a global solution. In education, the digital school initiative was able to reach the less fortunate students in the world, and we have been in Dubai Cares since the beginning of its establishment 15 years ago, we aimed to reach 60 years, and we aim to take the digital school to all global partners from the United Nations and others and the work of international alliances And we have provided more than 32 global partners, and we have allocated a grant of 5 million dirhams to the digital school.”

The Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, Dr. Muhammad Ateeq Al-Falahi, considered the digital school platform very important, “The refugee is destined to return to his country later. Education is a very important weapon. We must educate our students, and provide them with all appropriate methods of education, and we implemented through the Crescent The Emirati Red has several humanitarian initiatives, but this initiative is considered the most important, and we have achieved many gains on the ground, in a short period and at a lower cost.”

The General Coordinator of the Digital School Project, Dr. Walid Al Ali, stressed: “The digital school seeks through applications that rely on digital technology and to enable all those who want to learn to obtain opportunities to receive knowledge, and we have new targets to reach 5 other countries, and to reach those countries that suffer and provide the infrastructure In addition to the importance of cooperation with experts and specialists from the best universities and international institutions to design, develop and implement initiatives that adopt the best methods in the field of digital, self- and continuous education that puts students at the disposal of students, especially in societies most in need of support, new learning methods that help them develop Self and progress in life.

Assistant Professor at the College of Technological Studies in Kuwait, Dr. Muhammad Qassem: “The use of technology in this educational platform is different from other platforms, as it allows the feature of artificial intelligence, which provides students with all the way to distance education, and also provides what is missing from the needs in order for the student to complete his educational process successfully and ensuring a smooth transition in the educational stages.

The "Digital School" is the first integrated and accredited Arab initiative that provides distance education in a smart and flexible way for students from various social and economic backgrounds and educational levels, and from any country in the world, targeting primarily the most vulnerable and disadvantaged societal groups and refugees in Arab societies and the world.

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