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12/8/25, 11:06 AM Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation And ALECSO Announce Winners Of Hamdanalecso Award For Distinguished Educati…
His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
of Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational
Sciences, stated:“The announcement of Hamdan–ALECSO Award results marks
an important milestone in advancing educational research and innovation across
the Arab world. It reflects the Foundation's commitment to enhancing the quality
of education and empowering educational systems with talent capable of driving
positive change. Over its successive cycles, the award has firmly established

itself as a leading platform for identifying distinguished researchers and
innovators, supporting studies that contribute to the development of educational
policies, improving learning practices, and guiding efforts toward future priorities.”

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.”

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