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The endowment university, which aims to provide thousands of students with education
opportunities, reflects how a culture of endowments has matured and evolved in the
UAE.

It is worth pointing out that the world’s top three universities and institutes are
endowment institutions. Harvard is a private, non-profit university with a US $50.7 billion

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endowment that ranks 1 . Stanford comes next and is also a private non-profit
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university with a US $36.5 billion endowment, while MIT, 3 globally, has a US $23.5
billion endowment.
Reviving the culture of endowment

The Mothers’ Endowment campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum on 4 March, is organized under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Global Initiatives and allows contributors to honour their mothers by donating

on their behalf. It aims to provide education and vocational training to underprivileged
individuals by supporting education across all levels and vocational tracks, allowing

them a chance to improve their quality of life, build their skills and prepare for the job
market, which will ultimately drive the stability and development in their communities.

The campaign seeks to revive the culture of endowments as a development tool that
ensures sustainable impact and giving, while at the same time highlighting the role of

mothers in supporting their children’s education. The campaign also establishes the
values of honouring parents, kindness, compassion and solidarity in the community, and
further establishes the UAE’s humanitarian role.

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