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“We are thrilled to be among contributors to the Mothers’ Endowment campaign, and
the entity responsible for developing the upcoming campus building in Dubai. We

strongly believe that investing in the endowment university will reap huge benefits in the
future, both locally and regionally, positively impacting development efforts while
solidifying Dubai’s status as a global destination, and an incubator of knowledge,” he

added.
Major step

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

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
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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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