Video: Sheikh Mohamed surprises students with school visit

He wished the students more success in their educational attainment and serving their country.

PUBLISHED: Fri 8 Feb 2019, 4:33 PM UPDATED: Fri 8 Feb 2019, 10:30 PM

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain on Thursday.

The members of the teaching and administrative staff presented before Sheikh Mohamed the university's strategy, goals, and future vision, in addition to its programmes, colleges, scientific and research facilities, the capabilities used in its curricula, the adequacy of its teaching staff, alongside the university's cooperation with national and international institutions and research centres.

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He was accompanied during the visit by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

Sheikh Mohamed was received upon arrival by Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills; Saeed Ahmed Ghobash, Chancellor of the University; and several top academics.

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Excited students took to social media to share photos of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's visit.

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The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince expressed his happiness at visiting the university, one of the most ancient scientific and cultural edifices in the country, which was established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to be a beacon for human intellect and a leading centre for national development, spreading culture and deepening its roots, and expresses his happiness to see this elite group of ambitious youth.

Sheikh Mohamed directed the students to continue the hard work because, he said, it is the cornerstone in building the country and supporting the journey of its advancement and human development.

Sheikh Mohamed noted that the UAE, under the leadership of The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is keen on supporting its national educational institutions by providing the latest methods of education and scientific research to support the journey of distinction.