(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 22nd December, 2017 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, ADEK, has announced that the 2017 winners have been selected for the ADEK Award for Research Excellence, AARE, competitive grants programme which is designed to identify and fund the most outstanding research proposals in targeted sectors within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, the Chairman of ADEK, said, "The higher education sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi plays a crucial role in the advancement of a knowledge-based economy and in contributing to a productive society. One of ADEK's principal strategies in helping them achieve these goals is through enhancement of research and development, especially in the priority sectors of the Emirate."
He added, "The creation of this award has put in place a world class structure to support research and innovation, which will act as a driver for economic transformation and the development of a skilled and competitive national research community. This is of special consideration given the importance of innovation recognised by the leadership of Abu Dhabi and outlined in the Abu Dhabi Plan."
ADEK's Higher Education Executive Director, Dr. Mohamed Yousif Baniyas, said, "The award recognises the highest quality and most strategic research being conducted across Abu Dhabi's higher education institutions. Following a rigorous competition with almost 270 proposals submitted from 12 institutions, the AARE review committee selected 41 proposals in eight institutions to receive awards across all sectors.
"The awards are targeted to sectors of strategic importance to Abu Dhabi, including 33 for the science, technology and engineering areas (water, energy, the environment; manufacturing, infrastructure, aerospace; ICT, electronics, robotics; and health, food and agriculture), and eight were awarded for education and the social sciences. We believe that the ADEK award will provide recognition for the culture of research excellence in the emirate," he added.
WAM/Esraa Ismail
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