Hamdan Bin Rashid Foundation enhances financial culture for students at the Tomorrow’s Skills Summer Forum
Dubai, 14 July / WAM / The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, in cooperation with National Bonds, organized a specialized workshop on financial culture within the activities of the Summer Skills of Tomorrow Forum 2026, with the participation of 54 students, with the aim of developing financial awareness among students, enhancing their ability to make responsible financial decisions, and consolidating the concepts of sound financial planning as one of the basic skills that young people need to build a more stable and sustainable future.
The workshop – which was held under the title “Aware – Towards Financial and Cognitive Intelligence” within the skills track of the forum – provided participants with an interactive educational experience that addressed the concepts of financial culture in a practical manner that links knowledge with application. Its topics included building a conscious financial mindset and financial identity, preparing a personal budget and smart management of spending, saving, investing and planning for the future, in addition to raising awareness of the concepts of credit, insurance, financial fraud and cybersecurity, as well as reviewing a number of modern investment tools, including gold and digital currencies, and how to employ artificial intelligence applications. To support financial decision making.
His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, said: “Preparing generations for the future is not limited to developing their scientific and technical capabilities, but also includes building their awareness of life skills that enable them to make responsible decisions in various aspects of their lives. Today, financial culture is considered one of the basic competencies that should be instilled in students at an early age, because of its impact on enhancing their ability to plan, manage resources efficiently, and deal consciously with rapid economic changes… and from this Starting from this, we at the Hamdan Foundation are keen to provide integrated educational programs that combine knowledge and application, and allow students to gain practical experiences that contribute to preparing them for life, in addition to preparing them for the academic and professional future.
He added that our partnership with National Bonds in presenting this workshop reflects our belief in the importance of integrating roles between national institutions to spread financial culture and enable young people to build a more aware and sustainable future.
For her part, Rehab Lootah, Executive Vice President of the Group at National Bonds, said: “Promoting financial literacy has been a fundamental pillar of National Bonds’ strategy for more than twenty years, based on our belief that financial awareness is not just a skill, but rather a way of life that begins in childhood and continues with a person in the various stages of his life. Therefore, we work to design awareness initiatives and programs that target all age groups, from children, students, and youth, to families, employees, and retirees, in a way that contributes to building a more aware and stable society.” Financially… Our cooperation with the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences comes as an extension of this vision, and in line with the success of the “Little Investor” program that we launched to consolidate the concepts of saving, investment, and financial planning among students at an early age, and prepare a generation that possesses the knowledge and confidence to make responsible financial decisions in the future.”
She added, “We believe that investing in the awareness of the younger generation is an investment in the future of the Emirati family and the country’s economy, which is in line with the goals of the Family Year 2026, which places the family at the heart of national development. Empowering children financially is one of the most important components of family empowerment, and instilling a culture of saving and financial planning from a young age contributes to building generations that are more independent and capable of achieving their ambitions and participating in building a sustainable economy.”
The workshop witnessed remarkable interaction from the participants through applied activities and open discussions that allowed them to employ financial concepts in real-life situations, enhancing their ability to manage their financial resources, balance spending and saving, and make more aware and confident financial decisions.
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