(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 7th October, 2018 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, witnessed the graduation ceremony of the first group of 133 graduates of the Rabdan Academy in Abu Dhabi, which coincides with the country's celebration of the Year of Zayed.
The academy, which specialises in security, defence, safety, emergency preparations and crises management, offers bachelor's degrees and diplomas, which include an integrated management of emergencies programme, a business management programme, a comprehensive management of police centres programme, and a crime scene programme.
The graduation ceremony was attended by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education; Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs; Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police; Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health; Saif Mohammed Al Hajeri, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development; Mohammed Abdullah Al Junaibi, Director of the Presidential Protocols at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and Saeed Eid Al Ghafli, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority.
During his speech, Dr. Faisal Obaid Al Ayyan, Vice President of the Academy, stated that the academy is celebrating the results of a five-year journey of hard work and cooperation between its students and members of its teaching and administrative staff. He also pointed out that the academy is a unique international model that brings together the sectors of defence, security, safety and emergencies, crises and disasters management, under the framework of a training system and common national values.
He added that the academy aims to become a major source of future leaders and a national centre for qualifying and developing manpower based upon science.
The academy, in implementation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed, is creating a leading educational and training curriculum, which aims to strengthen the integration between the country's institutions and authorities, he added.
Al Ayyan thanked the Ministry of Defence, the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior, the General Command of the Abu Dhabi Police and the Supreme Council for National Security for their ongoing support of the academy.
WAM/Nour Salman
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