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Press Release

UAE Sports Federation for School and University Education

Institutions to foster raw talent to build future of sport in Emirates

UAE, May 29, 2022- The UAE Sports Federation for School and University Education Institutions
- which held its maiden board meeting under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al

Falasi, Minister of Education and Chairman of the General Authority of Sports - discussed the
framework to improve the mechanism of discovering young talent and ensuring their development.
The meeting followed the formation of the new Federation in December 2021, through the
integration of the UAE School Sport Association and the UAE University Sport Association.

The Federation's Board of Directors include representatives of all educational bodies, thus
supporting the inclusiveness of the sports movement and strengthening coordination between the
education and sports sectors.

The meeting discussed the reality of sports in schools and universities, and measures required to
foster it by providing the right environment for talent discovery, as well as to develop long-term
plans in which the educational sector collaborates with the sports sector to developing a talent
discovery mechanism, paving the way for them to fulfill global achievements.

H.E. Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, who heads the Federation’s board of directors, said: “The new
Federation reflects the concerted national efforts by the Authority, the education sector, and all
strategic partners in strengthening the sports action system through the development of a
mechanism for discovering and empowering sports talent in schools and universities. This is being
done to support the country's sports teams with renewed talent as well as provide the best
possibilities to reach a more prosperous future for UAE sport. The Federation also aims to
strengthen coordination between various educational institutions in terms of sport.”

The Federation is targeting more than 1,174,000 students in all the schools of UAE, 20 per cent of
which belong to Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), 28 per cent from
the Emirates Schools Establishment, 9 per cent from private schools in Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah,

Fujairah and Umm al Quwain, 25 per cent from the Knowledge and Human Development
Authority - Dubai, and 18 per cent from the Sharjah Education Council and the Sharjah Private