New generation should master innovation: Shaikh Mohammed

Dubai - Shaikh Mohammed honours winners of Think Science competition

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, honoured 50 young Emirati scientists who won the Think Science Competition 2016 at a ceremony held at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai on Tuesday.
Organised by Emirates Youth Foundation, the event was also attended by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Shaikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance; and Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
"Our responsibility is to prepare generations for the future and our ambitions are to have scientists who contribute to the progress of mankind," Shaikh Mohammed said during the award ceremony of the competition's fourth edition.
He added that the new generations should master innovation, analysis, communication and leadership skills more than ever before. "We need to promote the concept of innovation among young people as well as creat appropriate environment to encourage our schools and universities to provide them most important skills in research methodologies and discovery." The competition is part of the Emirates Foundation's Think Science programme, which aims to encourage and empower Emirati youth, between the ages of 15 and 35 years, to follow their passion for science with interactive, hands-on activities in the fields of engineering, energy, aviation and other technological industries.
The winning projects were selected from among 235 projects that were developed and completed by more than 640 university and high school students. The projects competed at the national level in the science categories of electrical engineering, environmental sciences and management, industrial and mechanical systems, energy, smart and safety systems, physics and chemistry, transportation, aerodynamics and aviation.
The contest is supported by the Ministry of Education and the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
"Our vision through Think Science programme is to offer our youth a platform that strengthens their creative capabilities and contributes to the country's policy regarding science, technology and innovation," said Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Managing Director of the Emirates Foundation. 

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