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Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, has affirmed that the UAE, under the directives of the wise leadership, pays great attention to teachers and is keen to empower them with technology, knowledge and digital skills, to lead the future of sustainable education and enhance the country’s leadership and global competitiveness.
On World Teacher’s Day, which falls on October 5 each year, minister Al Falasi said that the country’s outstanding support to the education sector is based on President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s message, “Teachers are a national treasure. They carry a noble message. We are proud of their pivotal role in building minds and refining spirits.”
Al Falasi said that the celebration of this occasion embodies a great value for the educational field. “We look at the role of the teacher with all appreciation, reverence and respect, and we appreciate his sincere educational efforts as a symbol of loyalty and giving, a teacher of generations, a builder of nations’ civilisations, and the initiator of renaissance and progress in societies.”
He explained that “Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best Teacher” is one of the pioneering initiatives launched by the UAE, which sheds light on the teacher, devotes best practices to support him cognitively and digitally, and honour his efforts, excellence and professional competence, and his pivotal role in the educational process.
The Minister of Education congratulated all teachers in the UAE on World Teacher’s Day and noted that the country will continue its path of excellence, innovation and leadership thanks to the role of the teacher
and future generations in advancing nations.