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12/8/25, 11:06 AM Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and ALECSO Announce Winners of Hamdan–ALECSO Award for Distinguished Educ…

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.

His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Al Qutami added: “The strategic partnership between
Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and
Scientific Organization (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 educated, informed generation capable of keeping pace with global transformations
and actively shaping the future.”

On this occasion, His Excellency Professor Mohamed Ould Amar, Director-General of
ALECSO, stated: “The announcement of the winning research for the Hamdan–ALECSO
Award for Distinguished Educational Research represents an important scientific milestone,
reflecting the distinguished role the award plays in supporting Arab educational research
and enhancing the quality of knowledge production in this vital field. The award—through its
rigorous standards and forward-looking vision—has contributed significantly to
strengthening a culture of scientific inquiry and encouraging researchers to produce
innovative studies capable of informing educational policy development and improving
pedagogical practices across the Arab world.”

His Excellency Professor Mohamed Ould Amar added: “The longstanding partnership
between ALECSO and Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and
Educational Sciences embodies a shared commitment to supporting educational research
and directing it toward priority issues within Arab education systems, thereby advancing
human capital development and raising the overall quality of education. We congratulate the
winners on this well-deserved scientific achievement and reaffirm our continued
collaboration with the Foundation to deepen the award’s impact, broaden the community of
benefiting researchers, and foster an Arab research environment that keeps pace with

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