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General Authority of Sports launches Specialized Diploma
Programs to foster sports sector and leadership among athletic
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 êelds. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the General
Authority of Sports (GAS), which was attended by H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaéar, Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports, as well
as administrative oìcials 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 oéer accredited vocational diploma certiêcates in sports sciences for the two programs’
graduates.
H.E Saeed Abdul Ghaéar 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 scientiêc development of the UAE in various êelds, 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 êrst 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 signiêcance of the new programs, Omar Abdulrahman Al Ali, Director of Leaders Qualiêcation Centre, said: “The
Leaders Qualiêcation 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.”
The Comprehensive Sports Training Program oéers a comprehensive academic program for sports training at various levels, with a focus
on empowering students and alumni of sports institutions, technical cadres of federations and sports clubs, physical education teachers
in schools, college sports supervisors, as well as those interested in sports êelds. These levels are associated with producing talents and
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