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9/29/22, 11:10 AM General Authority of Sports launches Specialized Diploma Programs to foster sports sector and leadership among athletic : GoD…

General Authority of Sports launches Specialized Diploma
Programs to foster sports sector and leadership among
athletic

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UAE, September 28, 2022- The UAE Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine Center has
launched two new diploma programs, ‘Comprehensive Sports Training Program' and the
‘Future Sports Management Program', to foster and empower the sports sector by nurturing
athletes in technical and administrative fields. The announcement was made at a press
conference held at the General Authority of Sports (GAS), which was attended by H.E
Saeed Abdul Ghaffar, Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports, as well as
administrative officials from the Authority, the National Olympic Academy, and the UAE
Center for Sports Sciences and Sports Medicine.

The revelation came in accordance with the recently signed memorandum of understanding
(MoU) among GAS, the National Olympic Academy, and the UAE Sports Sciences and
Sports Medicine Center. The agreement aims to promote collaboration in advancing the
administrative work while boosting the sports industry. This collaboration has been further
enhanced by launching the Future Sports Management Program, besides developing the
technical capacities of sports cadres through the Comprehensive Sports Training Program.
The General Authority of Sports will further offer accredited vocational diploma certificates in
sports sciences for the two programs' graduates.

H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaffar said: “Launching the new two programs demonstrates the
commitment of the Authority and its partners to make available the best means for the
sports sector's development, in accordance with governmental directives and the Sports
Sector Strategy 2032, which aims to promote the sector's governance and create a new
generation of athletic leaders. We also look forward to keeping pace with the technological
and scientific development of the UAE in various fields, and preparing new cadres capable
of making a qualitative leap in the sports sector.”

Mohammed bin Darwish, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee, said: “The
Academy is eager to strengthen ties with other institutions in the sports industry in order to
give sports cadres the greatest technical and managerial training possible. These initiatives
are the first of their kind in the UAE, and we are eager to see how they prepare individuals
for the future by incorporating the best international practices and studies.”
Asserting that these new diplomas are in line with the governmental trends, Abdulla Meyiwa,
Head of the interim management committee of the UAE Sports Sciences and Sports
Medicine Center, said that the Authority intends to train and empower sports carders
academically and administratively to utilize their capacities in shaping a new future of the
sports sector.
Emphasizing on the significance of the new programs, Omar Abdulrahman Al Ali, Director of
Leaders Qualification Centre, said: “The Leaders Qualification Centre has been created
based on the new structure of the General Authority of Sports, to create a new generation of
athletic leaders. The collaboration with our partners is an opportunity to achieve our
objectives, which are in line with governmental initiatives and the Authority's system. This
engagement promotes governance by empowering administrative cadres and growing
investment in the human sector.”

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