Dubai: Al Jalila Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to inspire students to pursue careers in medicine, encourage scientific innovation in schools and promote inclusive education across schools in the UAE by educating teachers of students with special needs.
The MoU was signed by Marwan Al Sawaleh, Undersecretary, Ministry of Education, and Dr Abdul Kareem Al Olama, CEO of Al Jalila Foundation.
The partnership will support initiatives such as Ta’alouf, Al Jalila Foundation’s flagship six-month training course which equips teachers and principals with the skills needed to support their students with special needs, and is run in partnership with Zayed University.
The Ministry of Education will also work with Al Jalila Foundation to inspire Emirati students to pursue careers in medicine through events like Destination Medicine, a student conference featuring talks from medical professionals and interactive workshops.
This year the event was attended by more than 330 Emirati students aged 11-13 from 21 schools across the UAE who learnt about first aid, sports medicine, nursing, and medical robotics.
Both Al Jalila Foundation and the Ministry of Education will work together to support the UAE’s aim to build a knowledge-based, highly productive and competitive economy, that is developed with accessible and high-quality education and health care. The partnership will play an important role in furthering both organisations’ strategic objectives and enable them to work over the long term to support each other.
