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The launch of the History Academy to expand the presence of the civilizational messages of the Emirates and the Arab region

Dubai, July 10 / WAM / The History Academy, the first digital platform specialized in the purposeful content industry on the history of the Arab region, which is under the umbrella of the “Viginsrers” group, announced the largest platform for content management and development in the UAE, the launch of its work, in a pioneering move that establishes the role of the UAE in enabling Arab cultural content and expanding its presence in the global digital space.
The Academy launched its first training programs, by starting the “Historical Content Makers” program, which is hosted by the headquarters of the influencers, and continues until the end of this July, and aims to qualify a group of talented content makers, to provide historical educational content in an attractive modern style that inspires Arab generations, and enhances the Arab civilized identity.
The “historical content makers program” aims to attract many talented Arab content makers, including university students and creative influencers, along with writers and media interested in the narration of history and have a passion for the history of the Arab region.
During the promotional campaign, which was launched last May, the program attracted about 1000 requests for affiliation with the program from 20 countries; Where 65 applicants were accepted from all over the Arab world, after passing through multiple and intense stages of interviews according to specific criteria during the registration phase with a committee of specialists in the digital content industry.
The launch of the History Academy and the “Historical Content Makers” program, His Excellency Muhammad Al -Qarqawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, His Excellency Saeed Al -Atrah, Head of the Media Office of the UAE government, and a number of the most important creative content makers in the region.
His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdullah Al -Qarqawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, stressed that the UAE, with the vision of its wise leadership, views history as a basic tributary to consolidate the national identity and enhance belonging, and a very important pillar to link generations to the cultural heritage of their country and their nation.
His Excellency said: “The narration of history constitutes a pivotal component in the construction of beacons that illuminate the experiences of the past to lead the march of civilizational progress with clear and clear visions.”
He added that the launch of the Academy of History represents a strategic step in employing the experiences of the Emirates in the digital media to support the influencers in the purposeful and inspiring content industry on the history of the Emirates and the region, and to expand the scope of the influence and presence of our civilizational messages in the global space.
His Excellency pointed out the importance of preparing historical content makers, because they are ambassadors of the spirit of the times and creativity in reviving the memory of the past, and providing their facts accurately and revealing misinformation and fallacies around them. History is the basis for building a collective awareness of generations, and it is the engine of strong nations towards civilized and human progress.

The historical content makers program aims to document the history of the region, create a community dialogue on historical issues and collective memory, and reveal the unknown aspects of the Arab history of the Arab masses.
The program deals with a number of major axes, which are presented over a period of four weeks, including creative narrative, writing script, photography and montage using a mobile phone, digital applications, artificial intelligence axis … social media platform strategies, photography, photography of multimedia using a mobile phone, use of artificial intelligence and “GBT Chat” to create content, in addition to Strategies and best practices in social media, the basics of digital marketing, paid campaigns, government messages and content creation.
The “Historical Content Makers” program represents a qualitative start for the Academy of History, which was launched last May, with the aim of enriching digital content with attractive historical productions that suit all generations, highlighting the stories and historical Arab figures inspiring in the history of the region, and consolidating historical awareness of the use of modern era tools, by highlighting our civilizational and human silence in the world, by presenting inspiring stories related to influential events and personalities In innovative media methods that fit the aspirations of new generations.
The Academy of History also aims to highlight the civilizational imprint of the Arab region and its contribution to the humanitarian and global heritage, through the production of content that defines generations with its ancient history in a modern and attractive style, in addition to building and developing the capabilities of talented content makers to provide purposeful historical content that preserves the Arab historical heritage and is in line with technical developments in the new digital media.

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