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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, reaffirmed the UAE’s unwavering dedication to selling data and schooling throughout the Arab world, emphasising that “spreading data will stay our nation’s enduring mission.”
Beneath the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed, the ninth version of the Arab Studying Problem will conclude with an awards ceremony on 23 October 2025 on the Dubai World Commerce Centre, celebrating excellent younger readers, colleges, and educators from throughout the area.
Sheikh Mohammed introduced:
“Subsequent Thursday, we rejoice 32 million college students from 132,000 colleges who took half within the ninth version of the world’s largest studying competitors. The truth that tens of millions of scholars work arduous to learn 50 books yearly is proof that keenness for data is inexhaustible that studying is the trail to reclaim civilisation and that the Arabic language will all the time stay central to our identification, spirit, and future.”
A World Celebration of Arabic Literacy
Launched in 2015 as a part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Initiatives (MBRGI), the Arab Studying Problem is the biggest Arabic-language studying initiative ever undertaken, aiming to instil a tradition of studying and studying amongst Arab youth worldwide.
In accordance with Mohammad Al Gergawi, Secretary-Normal of MBRGI, this 12 months’s record-breaking participation “displays the rising consciousness amongst Arab youth of the facility of information and language.”
“The Problem has strengthened confidence within the means of recent Arab generations to soak up trendy data, hone their abilities, and contribute successfully to constructing a knowledge-driven future,” Al Gergawi stated.
This 12 months, greater than 32 million college students from 50 international locations, representing 132,112 colleges and guided by 161,004 supervisors, took half within the competitors marking a brand new milestone within the area’s pursuit of literacy and studying.
Recognising Excellence
The closing ceremony will honour winners throughout a number of classes:
- Arab Studying Problem Champion (Total Winner)
- Individuals of Dedication Champion
- Greatest College
- Excellent Supervisor
- Communities Champion
The Arab Studying Champion will obtain AED 500,000, with the second and third-place winners receiving AED 100,000 and AED 70,000, respectively.
Nation-level champions competing for the highest title embody Reem Adel Al Zarouni (UAE), Adam Al Rawdani (Morocco), AlGhala Abdullah Al Hajeri (Qatar), Edris Ali Alyami (Saudi Arabia), and Taghreed Mohammed (Egypt), amongst others from 18 Arab nations.
Within the Individuals of Dedication class, the primary, second, and third-place winners will obtain AED 200,000, AED 100,000, and AED 50,000, respectively.
In the meantime, the Greatest College Award carries a grand prize of AED 1 million, honouring the establishment that the majority successfully engaged college students and promoted Arabic literacy. The second and third-place colleges will obtain AED 500,000 and AED 300,000.
Main contenders embody Atika bint Zaid College Cycle 1 (UAE), Fatima Al Andalusia College (Morocco), and Ibn Khaldoun Major College (Saudi Arabia).
The Excellent Supervisor Award recognises educators who performed a pivotal function in nurturing a tradition of studying and guiding college students by way of their literary journey, with money prizes of AED 300,000, AED 100,000, and AED 50,000 for the highest three winners.
A Legacy of Literacy
Since its inception, the Arab Studying Problem has witnessed the participation of over 163 million college students, 927,000 colleges, and 877,000 supervisors, making it probably the most in depth literacy initiative within the Arabic-speaking world.
Participation has grown exponentially from 3.6 million college students within the first version to over 32 million in 2025, representing a rise of practically 800% in simply 9 years.
The initiative goals to strengthen the function of the Arabic language as a bridge between generations and cultures, nurturing curiosity, creativity, and cultural pleasure amongst younger Arabs. It additionally encourages values of tolerance, coexistence, and international understanding by way of publicity to various concepts and views.
Reflecting on the initiative’s broader imaginative and prescient, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid stated:
“Studying builds generations able to shaping the longer term. It’s how we protect our language, maintain our tradition, and contribute to the progress of humanity.”
Because the UAE prepares to rejoice the most recent champions of studying, the Arab Studying Problem continues to encourage tens of millions throughout the area proving that the written phrase stays one of the highly effective instruments for enlightenment and progress.