The start of applying for educational awards at the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation

The Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences has announced the opening of the application for the new session of the local and Gulf educational awards for the year 2025, which aims to honor the distinguished in the educational field, and stimulate excellence and innovation in the education sector at the local and Gulf levels.

These awards are an affirmation of the Foundation’s commitment to support and care for educational excellence, and to encourage individuals and institutions to provide successful models that contribute to developing the educational process according to the highest international standards.

Dr. Khalifa Al -Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences stated that the educational awards presented by the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation represents a pioneering model in empowering and honoring distinguished people in the educational sector and motivating them to creativity and innovation and said, “We believe that honoring teachers, educators and students Educational institutions enhance the development of excellence in school performance and the quality of education and pushes the wheel of sustainable development, which is in line with the Foundation’s vision in upgrading educational practices to global competitive levels. The spirit of innovation and leadership in the education sector. “

Local Awards: Establishing an educational leadership in the UAE
The local awards of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences are honored individuals and educational institutions that achieve exceptional levels of performance in the United Arab Emirates. The distinguished student award and the distinguished university student who is granted to students who show academic or non -academic superiority supported by behavioral and moral commitment. It also celebrates the distinguished school award in educational institutions that achieve leading academic and behavioral results locally and internationally, with the application of the latest methods of educational governance and administrative innovation.

In the context of honoring educational competencies, the distinguished teacher award highlights teachers who exceed traditional standards, and make exceptional achievements in improving the learning experience. The Educational Award also recognizes educational specialists who adopt innovative strategies to face future challenges and enhance sustainable educational development. In addition, the award of institutions supporting education seeks to honor the governmental and private agencies that provide fundamental contributions to support education in the Emirates, provided that it has an official branch within the country, and that education is not within its main activities.

– Prizes of the Gulf Cooperation Council states: promoting educational excellence in the region
As an extension of its educational mission, the Foundation seeks to support educational excellence in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries through prizes that celebrate creators in the educational sector. The distinguished student award, which honors outstanding students academic and non -academic, includes integrated criteria that combine performance, innovation and moral behavior. The distinguished teacher award also highlights educators who contribute to developing teaching methods and enhancing the quality of education through advanced educational practices.

In the field of educational leadership, the distinguished educational award honors the leaders and supervisors who contributed to the development of educational systems by adopting pioneering methodologies, as the scope of the award was expanded at the Gulf level. As for the distinguished school award, it is granted to institutions that adopt advanced academic standards, and apply innovative educational solutions that contribute to improving the quality of learning and qualifying students to keep pace with the challenges of the future.

The Foundation has set July 15, 2025 as the last date to receive candidacy requests. Introductory workshops will also be implemented on awards standards between February and July 2025, with the aim of providing candidates with detailed instructions on the application criteria and participation requirements, which contributes to raising the quality of the files presented and enhancing the competitiveness of the participants. Arbitration activities will be started, followed by interviews and virtual visits between September and October 2025, before the announcement of the winners, who will be honored at an official ceremony during the year 2026