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12/8/25, 11:06 AM Hamdan–ALECSO Award Winners For Educational Research Announced - OneArabia
enhancing knowledge production quality. The award encourages researchers to produce innovative studies capable of

informing educational policy development.

Digital Innovations in Education

The award for Digital Innovations in Education also witnessed strong regional participation with 77 innovations from 11
Arab countries. Algeria topped submissions with 21 innovations, followed by the UAE with 16. Other notable contributions

came from Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Syria, Oman, and Qatar.

Following a rigorous evaluation process based on criteria such as innovation and educational impact, three winning

innovations were selected. In the institutional category, Alef Pathways by Alef Education from the UAE won. In the

individual category, Hind Abdullah Ali Al Ateeqi Al Junaibi's TAIA: Teaching AI Assistant from the UAE and Nouf bint
Abdulaziz bin Muqbil Al-Jehani's Raseen Platform from Saudi Arabia were recognised.

Winning Research Papers

Two research papers stood out this year. The first paper titled "Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictions of Mathematics

Anxiety" was authored by Prof. Dr Ahmed Mohamed Hamed Majriya and Prof. Dr Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Emadi. The
second study titled "The Inflation of Illusory Competence" was authored by Assoc. Prof. Dr Magda El-Sayed Ali Bathish Al-

Kushki.

These papers demonstrated strong scientific rigour and relevance to contemporary educational issues. They have

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