conclusion "Pioneers of national identity" With the participation of more than 450 male and female students

Abu Dhabi, August 5/ WAM/ His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Watan Fund, stressed that investing in empowering young people and focusing on developing their awareness of their national identity, and their affiliation with this country dear to its history, heritage, values and language is an investment in the present and future of the Emirates, and this is what we all learned from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Empowering young people and qualifying for the future at the top of His Highness’s priorities.

He stressed that the “National Identity Pioneers” program, which concluded a distinguished season, whether at the level of knowledge content provided to the young man or their positive interaction with him, and strengthening their role as pioneers among their colleagues and in their local societies, is the livelihood of the wise narration of His Highness the President of the State.

This came after the conclusion of the activities of the “National Identity Pioneers” program, which was organized by Al -Watan Fund, in cooperation with a number of Emirati universities over a period of two weeks, with the active participation of more than 450 students from different emirates of the country.

This event came within the summer activities of the Fund, with the aim of consolidating the values of the national identity and enhancing the role of youth, especially university students, in preserving the national identity and its components that are based on religion, the Arabic language, history, cultural and social heritage of the UAE, and its transfer to future generations, and the activities of the program included organizing interactive workshops, dialogue sessions, creative activities that highlight the elements of the Emirati national identity, including It includes the values, elements and its important role in enhancing belonging to the homeland and its wise leadership, as well as a review of examples of successful Emirati experiences in this field, and these activities also included the lecture presented by His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak to all sons of Emirati universities, who were keen to meet His Excellency last week.

His Excellency expressed his appreciation to all the sons and daughters of the Emirates from university students, who succeeded in transforming pride in their identity and belonging to their country and loyalty to its leadership into initiatives and actions, enabling them to make it a societal culture and a message to new generations, stressing that the Al -Watan Fund is keen to embody the values and elements of the national identity a reality that we live through initiatives that the UAE youth create and implemented through The national identity “which is a great platform to activate the role of youth in promoting Emirati values with their local universities and environment.

He added that the national identity pioneers program provided an interactive platform that enabled the participants to discuss many issues and issues related to the national identity, and exchanged experiences and experiences in how to enhance this identity in their educational and community environments with the participation of a number of experts and university professors, appreciating the great role played by university administrations participating in the summer programs for this year for the success of these activities, as well as students who join the program of national identity pioneers and their supervisors.

For his part, His Excellency Yasser Al -Qarqawi, Director General of the Watan Fund, said that the organization of the “National Identity Pioneers in Universities” program comes in line with the clear Emirati vision that focuses on the role of youth in preserving and sponsoring the components of the Emirati identity, and motivating them to initiate and lead in their educational and societal environments, stressing that the great interaction by the participating students highlights a growing awareness of the new generation of the importance of promoting national identity in the time of challenges Fasting.

He added that the participation of an elite group of academics, intellectuals and specialists in managing the program and providing cognitive content for it through a series of workshops is one of the strengths of the program and one of the features of its success, as it included various topics related to identity and its role in preserving and promoting societal cohesion, and the impact of the Arabic language in building in the transfer of culture, heritage and national values, as well And initiatives they can implement within their universities with the aim of activating the values of the national identity, and activating the role of “national identity clubs in various Emirati universities.

For their part, the students participating in the program praised the conspiracy of the Al -Watan Fund to organize these important activities that are in the interest of empowering young people and enhancing their societal role, considering that providing them with the opportunity to interact with the concepts of national identity in a new and in -depth way is a national work that all the participants cherish, and that the program was not just workshops and lectures, but rather an integrated experience that opened their perceptions and awareness on many roles that they could provide as active citizens Maintaining identity.

For their part, the program’s organizers emphasized that it will work on its continuity annually, and develop it to include more specialized paths, such as media training to enhance national messages, field visits programs to heritage and historical sites, in addition to the launch of a digital network for students participating under the name “Identities” to exchange ideas and initiatives and continue to interact after the program ends.

The “Al -Watan Fund” is a leading national initiative that seeks to support the construction of a sustainable knowledge economy by enabling national competencies and enhancing the spirit of belonging and community participation, while these summer activities come within the framework of the fund’s commitment to support new generations and enable them to play a pivotal role in the future of the country.

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