ABU DHABI, 6th September, 2023 (WAM) — The General Secretariat of the Khalifa Award for Education launched its 17th edition 2023-2024, including ten fields at the local and Arab levels.
The ten fields encompass distinguished educational personality, general education, education and community service, people of determination, creativity in teaching the Arabic language, higher education, educational research, educational authorship for children, and innovative educational projects and programmes,
The General Secretariat also announced the launch of the second session of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning, which includes best research and studies category, and the best programmes, curricula, teaching methodologies and practices category.
Applications from candidates in various fields extend from today, 6th September, until 12th January, 2024. Candidates may apply electronically through the Award’s website, and the processes of sorting, evaluating, and judging the nominated works are carried out electronically by specialised scientific committees in each of the fields presented.
This came during the conference organised by the General Secretariat of the Award today at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi to announce the activities of the 17th session, the fields presented in it, the specific criteria for nomination for each field, and other mechanisms for electronic application of files, in addition to the time plan for this session, applied workshops, and introductory programmes.
The conference was attended by Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, member of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa Award for Education. Dr. Souad Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Award, along with other members of the executive committee, amidst the presence of media representatives and members of the administrative and teaching bodies of educational institutions.