His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received, at the Qasr Al Bahr Majlis, the winning students of the National Science, Technology & Innovation Festival’s competition, held as part of the 'The Exceptional in Qasr Al Bahr' initiative, which is organised by the Ministry of Education.
ABU DHABI, (Pakistan Point News - 23rd Oct, 2018) His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received, at the Qasr Al Bahr Majlis, the winning students of the National Science, Technology & Innovation Festival’s competition, held as part of the 'The Exceptional in Qasr Al Bahr' initiative, which is organised by the Ministry of Education.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, during the meeting, which included the students' parents and was attended by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, congratulated the winning students, expressing his pride of their performance. He voiced his pride of their potential and his hope for them to continue to excel themselves and scale new scientific and academic heights.
His Highness praised the role of the Emirati family in providing an environment conducive to their children's creativity and excellence, noting that the UAE leadership believes in the capabilities of the country's youngsters and seeks to provide a model environment that unleashes their potential.
"One of the most important reasons behind our optimism, ambition and happiness is that we see inspirational national models provided by our students who are investing their time and potential in innovative work and pioneering projects that serve their society and help their nation scale new heights," Sheikh Mohamed said.
He pointed out that achieving global competitiveness starts from the minds and thoughts of our creative students.
"Empowering, motivating and encouraging our students is a priority that tops our national agenda," Sheikh Mohamed said, noting that it's a shared responsibility of the entire community to build a generation that ensures the country's progress and development.
Sheikh Mohamed was briefed by the students on their innovations during the meeting.
Student Sultan Saif Humaid bin Badr, from Ar ra'fah Elementary and Secondary school in Umm Al Quwain, introduced a Multi-Use Emergency Robot project to provide a temporary and rapid emergency solution that can be controlled remotely to provide basic services, such as recharging car batteries and an inflatable device tire, first-aid kit and other devices that allow communication and identifying the sites of those in need of help.
Two other students, Maryam Abdullah Yousif Al Hammadi from the Umm Al Muameneen Secondary School for Girls in Fujairah and Mathayel Mohammed Humaid Mohammed Al-Siraidi from the Fujairah Primary School, have created two projects to facilitate the life of People of Determination. Al Hammadi innovated a smart cane for the blind, which helps them find the course of their trip, helping them avoid roadblocks. Al-Siraidi devised a smart pharmacy to regulate medications taken by the elderly and the People of Determination.
Student Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Al Qassim, from Ash Shaarawi Secondary School in Dubai, demonstrated a project to improve horse breeding, while student Hamdan Hussain Abdulkareem Mohammed Ibrahim from the Applied Technology Secondary School in Ajman presented a project about monitoring air gases to maintain quality and to monitor weather changes.
Students Shamsa Al Marbouei and Hamda Al Marbouei from At Tomouh School presented an x-ray robot project, the idea of which is based on directing X- Ray to the injured part of the body, then showing the image on a screen and analysing it to diagnose the injury accurately.
An electronic project, dubbed as "rhythmic lock" was co-presented by Aya Khalid Mohammed Obaid Al Mismar, Hajar Mohammed Mubarak Saif Al Mazrouei, Sawgha Mohammed Saif Rashid Al Kendi, and Anjoud Nasser Mohammed Nasser Mohammed Al Yamahi from Madhab Secondary School for Girls in Fujairah emirate. It is a joint project for a device which works through a digital processor, a small electronic screen, and a sensitive sound receptor.
At the end of the meeting, the students expressed their happiness at meeting Sheikh Mohamed and valued the care and support given by the wise leadership to the nation’s children and their keenness to provide them with an environment conducive for creativity and innovation. They underlined their determination to strive for more achievements and raise the nation’s flag high in the fields of science and knowledge.
The seven projects were selected out of 100 innovative projects which the students displayed at a competition during the National Science, Technology & Innovation Festival, which runs under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed within the framework of the activities of the "UAE Innovation Month" held in February of each year.
The National Science, Technology & Innovation Festival is considered one of the most important initiatives organised by the Ministry of education to strengthen the country’s vision to be among the most innovative countries in the world through strong human capital and developed abilities and infrastructures that rely on scientific research.
The meeting was attended by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education; Jameela Al Muheiri, Minister of State for Public Education; Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Department of Education and Knowledge in Abu Dhabi; Abdulrahman Al Hammadi, Under-Secretary for Quality and Support Services at the Ministry of Education; Marwan Ahmed Al Sawaleh, Under-Secretary for Academic Affairs at the Ministry of Education, and a number of university and college directors and educational leaders.
