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12/8/25, 11:06 AM Winners of Hamdan–ALECSO Award for Distinguished Educational Research announced | Emirates News Agency
The 2025 Hamdan–ALECSO Award for Distinguished

Educational Research recorded strong regional

participation, with 116 educational research submissions

from 13 Arab countries, reflecting the diversity of research

interests and the depth of educational issues across the

region.

Saudi Arabia topped the submissions with 41 research

papers, followed by Egypt with 16, Palestine with 13, and

the United Arab Emirates with 10. Qatar submitted 9

papers, Jordan 7, while Syria, Oman, and Iraq each

submitted 5. In addition, Kuwait participated with 2

submissions, and Sudan, Bahrain, and Yemen with one

research paper each.

Al Qutami added, “The strategic partnership between

Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the Arab

League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation

(ALECSO) reflects a shared vision centered on

strengthening Arab knowledge production, empowering

researchers to propose innovative solutions to educational

challenges, and broadening the impact of Arab expertise

in advancing education.

"We congratulate the winners on this well-deserved

achievement and reaffirm the Foundation’s continued

commitment to supporting excellence and creativity, and

to providing an enabling environment for scientific

research—contributing to the development of an

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