DEWA wins ‘academic performance’ award

Dubai /Emirates Business

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, honoured Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) at the 18th Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance, held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The ceremony was attended by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, HH Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, HH Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, HE Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award, HE MatarHumaid Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DEWA, Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of Dubai Health Authority, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, Dr Jamal Al Muhairi, Secretary General of the Awards, Dr Ali Al Qarni, Director General of Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, Dr. Alaa Abdul Bari, Vice President of the Arab League’s Arab Academy for Maritime Transport, and a number of experts and educators from GCC and European universities.
The award was received by HE MatarHumaid Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DEWA, and HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, with Khawla Al Mehairi, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications at DEWA, and DEWA’s Conservation Team in attendance.
Al Hammadi announced DEWA’s winning the 18th Award in the Education Supporting Organisation category at a press conference at the Award’s new headquarters in the Hudaiba Awards Building in Dubai. The conference was attended by HE Dr Jamal Mohammed Al Muhairi, Secretary General of Award, DrKhalifa Al Suwaidi, Member of the Board of Trustees, and Chairman of the Central Arbitration Board of the Award, and Sulaiman Abdul Khaliq Al Ansari, Member of the Board of Trustees and CEO of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award
for Distinguished Academic
Performance.
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer thanked HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for sponsoring the award, and for his efforts to develop education locally and internationally. Al Tayer commended the efforts of His Highness, his contribution, and his sponsorship of high-quality initiatives, to enhance the comprehensive educational system, and improve its innovative performance.
Al Tayer also commended the partnership between the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to reward distinguished practices and improve the performance of teachers, while developingtheir talents by encouraging positive competiveness and cooperation to build an excellent educational society.
“We are glad that DEWA won the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for distinguished Academic Performance. The awards have played a major role to improve education in all areas of the Ministry of Education since HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, launched the programme in 1998,” said Al Tayer.
“Through its awareness programmes for the whole community, DEWA has widely contributed to the achievement of the goals of the long-term Green Economy for Sustainable Development initiative, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the UAE
Vision 2021, to make the UAE one of the best countries in the world with a focus on preserving the environment.