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9/29/25, 10:10 AM Emirati Human Resources Development Council announces Pilot launch of ‘Emirati Smart Human Resource Platform
Emirati Human Resources Development Council

announces Pilot launch of ‘Emirati Smart Human

Resource Platform

To support employment and empower national talents
September 26, 2025

The Emirati Human Resources Development Council (EHRDC) announced the pilot launch of the ‘Emirati Smart Human Resource Platform’. Image Courtesy: EHRDC

One of the most impactful youth-driven sustainability initiatives, Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S), Masdar’s global platform to empower
the next generation of sustainability leaders, has launched Beyond Borders, an international program designed to take sustainability
learning beyond the classroom and deliver real-world impact. The inaugural edition brought 10 young changemakers together in
Malaysia for five days of workshops, field engagement, and digital storytelling.

The program enabled the participants, all Y4S Future Sustainability Leaders, to gain practical experience while fostering cross-cultural
understanding and leadership development. They tackled real-world energy challenges and produced narrative-based case studies
connecting people, policy, and technology.

“Beyond Borders Malaysia has set a new benchmark for Y4S in delivering impact at scale. This achievement underscores Y4S’s role as
a platform that prepares youth to shape policy, drive innovation and lead the energy transformation globally,” said Zainab Al Ali,
Director, Outreach and Stakeholder Relations, Masdar.

The youth, from the UAE, Malaysia, Germany, Egypt, Algeria, Yemen, and India, engaged with Malaysia’s leading energy stakeholders
to gain a comprehensive view of the country’s energy transformation. They visited Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s leading utility
company, to gain insights into Malaysia’s national power infrastructure and the strategies driving the shift to renewables.

At Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia’s premier energy university, participants took part in interactive workshops on inclusive
energy systems. Through design challenges, case studies, and innovation labs, they explored solutions that connect local realities with
global sustainability goals.

The program concluded with a youth showcase, where the young changemakers presented group outcomes and proposed local energy
solutions. This allowed the Future Sustainability Leaders to demonstrate practical ideas, and reinforced the role of youth as drivers of
long-term positive change in the energy transformation.

“Experiencing Malaysia’s energy landscape firsthand through site visits, community engagement, and storytelling has further
strengthened my passion for sustainability. Beyond Borders Malaysia demonstrates how experiential learning and cross-cultural
collaboration can empower youth to become catalysts for the global energy transformation,” said Narmeen Almarzooqi, Future
Sustainability Leader and program participant.

The impact of Beyond Borders Malaysia extends beyond the five-day program. Participants will apply their learning to projects in their
home countries, leverage new networks and advance innovation. For Y4S, the program deepens partnerships with academic and
industry stakeholders in Southeast Asia and provides a scalable model for future editions in other regions.

Y4S participants included Matar AlSuwaidi, Shaqra Al Tamimi, Narmeen Almarzooqi, Ahmed Almheiri, Saleh AlShamsi, Doaa
AlAlimi, Arvid Leonard Ehlert, Habibalrahman Hassan, Maria Benkhalifa and Navya Garg, an interdisciplinary cohort blending
technical rigor, policy insight and powerful storytelling to advance a just, regionally relevant energy transformation.

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