The Khalifa Award for Education harnesses local, regional and international efforts to develop educational practices, nurture the spirit of competition, cultivate the values of creativity and innovation, and instill the culture of education excellence.
These efforts surely benefit teachers, researchers, educationalists and all stakeholders and enhance their pivotal role in building future generations which are imbued with modern sciences that enable them to contribute to their countries’ development and progress. They also contribute to developing the educational system, which represents a basic pillar of modern countries and the cornerstone of sustainability in various fields.
This award, which embodies a wise policy that yielded pioneering achievements for the United Arab Emirates, reflects a far-sighted vision for the Gulf future and the firm belief in the importance of honing national competences’ skills so as they lead development, progress and modernization momentum and enhance the sustainability of the educational sector, in addition to supporting innovative educational projects. Vision and leadership are essential to building nations in various fields, including education.
This distinguished award is also a catalyst to harness all resources and capabilities to develop the educational system, improve the teaching profession, keep abreast of the latest international practices, and update curricula to include modern sciences and twenty-first century skills.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is proud of its standing partnership with this pioneering award, whether through its contribution to the Board of Trustees or the participation of its competences from all public and private schools in vying for this annual prize, which has become an incentive for all the education community to improve and excel.
Minister of Education – Kingdom of Bahrain