Starting from July 1st until December 31st
Khalifa Award launches its 18th session at Local, Arab, and International levels and will be commemorating winners in May 2025
Ten fields, some of which: Distinguished educational personality, General, and Higher Education
The Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field is the first of its kind and promotes the application of global practices
Amal Al-Afeefi:
“The award created a qualitative shift in the academic culture of excellence and motivated field professionals to employ artificial intelligence”
Abu Dhabi: Monday 01 July 2024
The General Secretariat of the Khalifa Award for Education launched its eighteenth session, 2024-2025, encompassing ten fields at the local and Arab levels, some of which: Distinguished Educational Personality, General Education, Education, and Community Services, People of Determination, Innovation in Teaching Arabic Language, Higher Education, Educational Research, Educational Authorship for Children, Innovative Educational Projects and Programs, as well as the launch of the third course of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field, which includes two categories: (Best Research and Studies) and (Best Programs, Curricula, Teaching methodologies, and Practises).
The General Secretariat of the Award has officially opened the window for receiving candidates’ applications for various fields from July 1st until December 31st. The application process is simple and can be completed electronically on the Award’s website. Once submitted, the candidates’ files will undergo a rigorous screening, evaluation, and arbitration process administered by field-specialized scientific committees. The Award’s online platforms and intelligent apps have been comprehensively developed for the current session, enhancing the mechanism for better interaction with candidates. The winners of this upcoming session will be announced at the local, regional, and international levels next April 2025.
The Secretary-General of the Khalifa Award for Education, Amal Al-Afeefi, emphasizes the importance of the 18th session, stating, “Today, we launch the Khalifa Award’s 18th session, a testament to the award’s commitment to the progress of academic excellence at local, Arab, and international levels.” She further elaborates, “We are proud of the leadership, outcomes, and overall excellence the award has achieved since its inception, as it highlighted teaching and administrative cadres and distinguished community institutions who have all made outstanding contributions to the education process at various levels.”
Al-Afeefi added, “The award succeeded in bridging and exchanging experiences and expertise among the various elements of the educational process, hence the widespread interest in participating in and submitting for the Award through its multiple sessions. The award provided a top-notch educational platform inducing innovation and creativity, and today, we look forward to launching a new session in this course, supported by a series of events, induction programs, and applied workshops; we invite professionals and institutions in education to take part and interact via submitting to the available fields. After all, the mission, objectives, and role in supporting the advancement and future of the education sector is all that this award strives to achieve.
The Secretary-General stressed the vitality of this session to the Khalifa Award for Education’s long legacy since its tender beginnings in 2007. This session is a continuation of the mission, objectives, and operational programs that aim to motivate educational personnel to stand out and launch initiatives and projects that enhance the advancement of education, the quality of performance, and the excellence of academic outputs.
Throughout 18 years, the award brought about a qualitative shift in the culture of excellence in general and higher education through the fields offered. It supported the culture of excellence and motivated education professionals to leap creativity, innovation, and leadership, which has had the most significant impact on the award’s issuance of educational awards at the local, regional, and international levels.
Al-Afeefi stated that the current session’s timetable began today with the receipt of candidate applications electronically via the website developed by the Award’s General Secretariat by the highest applied standards of intelligent platforms, thereby improving the quality of services provided to candidates while reducing the time and effort required. The timeline also includes the screening of candidates’ applications by the Secretariat for the Award as a priority phase from January 1 to 10, 2025; the Executive Committee of the Khalifa Award for Education, as well as the Screening Committee of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field, will then hold the screening phase of the nominated works from January 11th to February 9th. Specialized committees conduct arbitration and evaluations of candidates’ performance. Finally, the winners will be recognized in May.
Enhancing an open dialogue with candidates from various educational institutions in and out of UAE is what Al-Afeefi emphasized, as the award’s interest is in strengthening awareness in regards to offered fields and mechanisms for candidacy through workshops that promote the exchange of experiences of excellence between winners and potential candidates, with the attendance of specialized task forces of coordinators and arbitrators at the local, Arab and international levels. This interactive agenda will be applied to both the fields presented: the Khalifa Award for Education Fields and the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field.
“At its current session, the Khalifa Award for Education presents the following fields at the state level: General Education (local and Arab creative teacher category, institutional educational performance category), Education and Community Service (institutional category, distinguished Emirati family category), People of Determination (individual category, institutional and centres category), “ stated Al-Afeefi who elaborated on the specific criteria for candidacy for each field, and added, “at the Arab world level: Distinguished Educational Personality awarded to persons who have made outstanding contributions to the educational process at the local and Arab levels, and the field of Innovation in Teaching Arabic Language (Innovative University Lecturer Category and Innovative Teacher Category), Higher Education (distinguished university lecturer) and Educational Research (educational research category), Educational Authorship for Children (educational innovations Category, children literature study research category) Innovative Educational Projects and Programs (individual, institutional, and student).
According to Al-Afeefi, the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning aims to promote early childhood advancement, highlight the most prominent scientific and practical practices, and provide an environment that fosters growth, creativity, and excellence. This area has two categories: (Best Research and Studies) and (Best Programs, Curricula, Teaching Methodologies, and Practices). The Awarding Committee, which includes many of the world’s finest early education professionals, assesses and arbitrates the candidate’s performance in this field.