His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, met with excellent Emirati college students heading to top-ranked universities as a part of Dubai’s scholarship programmes and honoured the emirate’s top-performing highschool graduates at an occasion held within the emirate.
The occasion featured the orientation for the second cohort of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship. Distinguished highschool graduates from private and non-private faculties and the 2025 recipients of the Ruler’s Courtroom Increased Training Scholarship have been additionally recognised on the occasion.
Commenting on the event, His Highness stated: “We congratulate all our excellent college students. They signify the delight and promise of Dubai, and we’re assured they may proceed to excel at world-class universities with dedication and perseverance. Guided by the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, investing in folks is a nationwide precedence that enjoys the complete help of our management throughout all growth sectors.
“Our high achievers are the leaders of tomorrow, carrying ahead Dubai’s inspiring journey with aspirations that know no limits. We encourage them to proceed their pursuit of information and lifelong studying to assist construct a brighter future for our nation.”
Supporting excellent Emirati college students
Launched in 2024 by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship programme is designed to help the expansion and growth of excellent Emirati college students by offering entry to the world’s high universities and getting ready them to turn into the longer term leaders of Dubai.
The programme displays Dubai’s dedication to investing in its human capital and getting ready future leaders according to the Dubai Social Agenda 33 and the Training 33 (E33) Technique.
This yr, 413 college students utilized for the scholarship. The scholarship recipients will pursue educational disciplines together with well being sciences, engineering, legislation, info expertise, enterprise, and extra at 45 universities within the UAE and overseas. College students from this yr’s cohort have secured locations at universities ranked within the high 10 globally, in addition to high 10 globally ranked programmes.
The scholarship recipients have been chosen by the programme’s steering committee following a rigorous choice course of, which thought of their educational efficiency, the worldwide rankings of the colleges they utilized to, and the way their chosen educational disciplines align with Dubai’s future objectives and financial priorities.
The steering committee oversees the programme’s imaginative and prescient, targets, and strategic plan. It additionally approves a unified scholarship coverage for the whole emirate, units the programme’s funds and monetary plan, and establishes subcommittees with clear roles and dealing processes.
Learner-centred training system
Her Excellency Aisha Miran, Director Common of the Data and Human Growth Authority (KHDA), and Chair of the programme’s steering committee, stated: “The Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship Programme embodies the imaginative and prescient of our management and the objectives of the Training 33 Technique, which locations the learner on the centre of the training system and affirms that top high quality training is a proper for all.
“The excellent outcomes of the primary cohort reveal the influence of offering our brightest college students with the chance to review at high universities and convey that data again to profit Dubai. With this new cohort, we’re deepening our dedication to growing Emirati expertise throughout various fields, guaranteeing that our younger individuals are outfitted to form Dubai’s future with innovation, resilience, and international competitiveness.”
The occasion was additionally attended by senior authorities officers, together with His Excellency Abdullah Mohammed Al Basti, Secretary Common of The Govt Council of Dubai; His Excellency Essa Al Mutaiwei, Deputy Director Common of the Ruler’s Courtroom of Dubai, and members of the scholarship programme’s steering committee who prolonged their congratulations to the scholars and their households.
College students from the primary cohort of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship programme additionally attended the occasion to share their experiences and recommendation with the brand new group of students. Through the orientation occasion, college students have been knowledgeable of the varied companies provided by the programme and guided by means of the following steps of their educational journey. A devoted Scholar Information can also be accessible to help students.
Celebrating excellence
The occasion honoured 40 top-performing highschool graduates from each private and non-private faculties throughout numerous curricula underneath the High Achievers programme.
On Thursday, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum despatched private SMS messages to the top-performing highschool graduates and their dad and mom, congratulating them on their achievement and expressing his delight of their success.
Moreover, the occasion celebrated the 2025 graduating class of the Ruler’s Courtroom Increased Training Scholarship, which awards excellent Emirati highschool graduates and covers numerous educational disciplines at main nationwide and worldwide universities.
Launched as a part of the Dubai Social Agenda 33, with an endowment of AED1.1 billion, the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship Programme will present 100 scholarships yearly to Emirati college students who’re accepted to high universities all over the world.
The scholarship is open to excellent Emirati college students who’ve graduated from private and non-private faculties within the UAE, and can cowl tuition, dwelling bills, and journey prices. Residents should maintain a household e book from Dubai and shouldn’t have obtained another scholarship gives.
The programme drew a robust response from high-achieving Emirati college students in its first yr. All recipients of the scholarship have been accepted to universities ranked among the many high 200 on the planet, or into programmes ranked among the many high 100 globally. Round 15% of the primary cohort are enrolled in universities ranked on the planet’s high 20, or in programmes ranked among the many high 10 globally.