(Dubai) – Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that UAE is seeking to consolidate a diverse and strong academic environment in the state and has strengthen its regional role in attracting the best educational competencies and student’s talent in order to achieve its goal of building a national economy based on knowledge.
Sheikh Mohammed made his remarks during a meeting with the Executive Director of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the World University Rankings authority, where the UAE has been chosen to launch its annual report for 2014 for the results of the classification of universities worldwide, which is one of the most important international reports in this area.
Sheikh Mohammed added, “Selection of the UAE to launch one of the most important reports in the World Universities Rankings, reflects our ambitions in enhancing the educational competitiveness of the state in particular, and the competitiveness of the Arabic Universities in general.” “The upgrade of the classification of universities and the development of research centers and the capacities of educational institutions are the basis to improve our capabilities and to achieve the highest economic benefits from our human resources.” Sheikh Mohammed reviewed with the Executive Director the results of the New World Universities Rankings for the year 2014, and also announced to sponsor the launch of the new report, which is awaited by many universities all over the world.
(Courtesy WAM)
