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His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed
Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation, visited
the National Innovation Exhibition 2016,
organised by the Ministry of Education at
the Dubai Festival Arena.
The exhibition which lasted for three days
included various programs, activities and
innovativeeventswhereabout74innovative
distinguished studentworkswerepresented
in an interactive educational atmosphere.
HisHighnesswasreceivedbyHisExcellency
Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hamadi Minister
of Education; His Excellency Dr. Thani
bin Ahmed Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate
Change and Environment; Her Excellency
Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi, Minister of
State for Public Education; Razan Khalifa Al
Mubarak, Secretary-General of Abu Dhabi
Environment Agency, as well as a number
of officials, and experts in the area of
education and creativity.
During the tour of His Highness , Minister
of Education Hussain bin Ibrahim Al
Hamadi briefed Sheikh Abdullah on the
developed curriculum within the ministry’s
development plan. He also briefed Sheikh
Abdullah on the ministry’s project, which
includes the creation of 72 laboratories for
manufacturing of the robot and three digital
laboratories in various public schools.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed
also visited the Mohammed Bin Rashid
Smart Learning Corner, where he learnt
about the contents of the smart learning
portal and school tools used in the portal
as well as programmes for parents to
communicate with teachers to monitor
the performance of their children, and
interactive classrooms.
During his tour, His Highness also attended
‘reading sessions’ in the reading corner in
the exhibition where he shared with the
students the reading of a story entitled ‘the
camel with a small hump’. These sessions
come within the reading initiative ‘we for
them to make them happy’ launched by the
Ministry of Education.
His Highness thenmoved to the innovation
ambassadors’ workshop and listened to the
discussions by students that centred on
the experience they had acquired through
their travel abroad to developed nations,
innovation and industry centres, major
institutions and international companies.
They also spoke about the experiences
during their travels, especially in the area of
innovation.
He also attended the retreat session of
students organised by the ministry, chaired
by the Minister of Public Education and
attended by 90 outstanding students
to discuss their innovative ideas and
aspirations on the future of education.
74 inventions by students in the national exhibition
Abdullah bin Zayed reviews the inventions
of the school students in Dubai