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General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said the UAE, under the wise leadership of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, attaches great importance to education as a key pillar for development.

During a visit to Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (Kustar) campus in Abu Dhabi on Monday, General Shaikh Mohammed said the progress of a nation is not measured only by education, but also by the quality and types of that education and by how research and development is impacting that progress.

General Shaikh Mohammed was received at the university’s campus by member of Kustar’s Board of Trustees Hussain Al Hammadi, university president Dr Tod Laursen, university executive vice-president Dr Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, provost Dr Jay Noren, senior vice-president of research Dr Mohammed Ebrahim Al Mualla, Director of Sharjah Campus Dr Khaled Mubarak and other officials.

General Shaikh Mohammed met with the university’s academic leadership and students and was briefed about a number of research projects and activities. Interacting with the students, he said the next stage requires an infrastructure developed on a scientific basis and keeps abreast with current and future developments.

“The real investment is in the young minds on whom we can rely on to achieve excellence in science and technology. The UAE leadership have dedicated the country’s wealth and resources to build generations of skilled, capable and highly performing Emiratis.”

General Shaikh Mohammed also visited the university’s Nuclear Instrumentation and Control Laboratory (NICL), the Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML), the Etisalat BT Innovation Centre, Ankabut network and the virtual classroom.

He also toured the Centre for Human Movement at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute and the laboratory for simulating and mitigating disasters.

General Shaikh Mohammed, during the visit, reviewed the activities carried out by the students and met with the student teams who won awards at international designing and innovation contests.