Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received the top grade 12 performers for the 2017-18 academic year.
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed congratulated the students and their parents on the outstanding results, which was the outcome of hard work and diligence and the cooperation of families with educational institutions. He wished the students more success in the future, and urged them to exert more efforts in their educational and professional endeavours.
The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince pointed out that education is the UAE’s priority and its investment in the future, which starts with qualifying and teaching outstanding and innovative students. He added that this attention granted to education, and keenness to ensure that it is in line with the highest global standards, is a strategic choice to achieve global development levels.
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed emphasised that the UAE leadership, led by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is keen on supporting the education process in the nation, as well as continuously and directly following up on it to ensure that it achieves its goals in creating a generation that excels, is capable of competing and shouldering responsibilities.
The meeting was attended by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Hussain Ebrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education; Jameela Salem Al Muhairi, Minister of State for Public Education, the students’ parents and education officials.
