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MBRKA’s Board of Trustees reviews award

nominations and discusses development proposals

By News Desk 1 September 10, 2024

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award (MBRKA) Board of Trustees held its first meeting

this year, to assess nominations for the award and ensure adherence to the required criteria and conditions.
The meeting, which was held at the MBRKA headquarters, further reviewed approved procedures and
regulations as well as evaluated the progress made in the award’s 2024 plan.

The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of the MBRF, and Vice Chairman of
the Board of Trustees and Secretary-General of the MBRKA. It was held in the presence of the Board of

Trustees members: Dr. Ali Ahmed Al Ghafli, representing the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU); Prof.
Mohamed Osman Elkhosht, former President of Cairo University; Prof. Alexander Zehnder, representing
Nanyang Technological University; and Dr. Alan Goodman, CEO of the Institute of International Education

(IIE).

Additionally, the meeting was attended by members of the advisory council: Dr. Olov Amelin, Director of the
Jamtli Museum of Sweden; Prof. Nick Rawlins, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Chinese at the University of Hong Kong;
and David Bennett, Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations at Howard University.

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