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9/11/24, 1:55 PM PRESSR: MBRKA’s Board of Trustees reviews award nominations and discusses development proposals — TradingView News
PRESSR: MBRKA’s Board of

Trustees reviews award

nominations and discusses

development proposals

Sep 10, 202416:56 GMT+4

Dubai, UAE- 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.

During the meeting, H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb delivered a speech, reaffirming
that the pursuit and acquisition of learning are fundamental to building a

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