Sandooq Al Watan launches ‘Code Break’ initiative
ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2020 (WAM) — Sandooq Al Watan launched the “Code Break” initiative to enhance the awareness of students about coding techniques and teach them the necessary knowledge to learn coding. The first session of the initiative was attended by hundreds of students via the Zoom video conferencing platform. The initiative will organise […]
ADSG, Sandooq Al Watan partner to develop exceptional talent across UAE
ABU DHABI, 21st June, 2020 (WAM) — Abu Dhabi School of Government, ADSG, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Sandooq Al Watan, the national social initiative that empowers the citizens and society of the UAE through the provision of opportunities for growth, to start working together to identify top talent and […]
Hackathon winning team’s solution seeks to help communities affected by COVID-19
DUBAI, 3rd May, 2020 (WAM) — The winners of the #MBRUHacksCOVID19 hackathon, a pioneering competition which tasked UAE residents with developing innovative solutions that can help in the fight against the global pandemic, have been crowned. The winning team, a group of four, took the top prize for their solution, Bounceback, a platform that utilises […]
startAD announces winners of its Youth Entrepreneurship Programme
ABU DHABI, 22nd April, 2020 (WAM) — startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, NYUAD, and powered by its partner Tamkeen, has today announced the winners of its Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. The three-month programme, which initially kicked off during UAE Innovation Week, supports university students between the ages of 18-25 to […]
Khalifa University & Sandooq Al Watan launch project to develop Direct Solar Desalination Devices
Khalifa University of Science and Technology and Sandooq Al Watan, the private sector initiative to boost the UAE’s social development, have signed a sponsored research agreement to collaborate on developing direct solar desalination devices. The agreement was signed by Mohamed Al Qadi, Director General of Sandooq Al Watan and Dr Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice-President, Khalifa […]
Ministry of Health trains 535 volunteers to help face coronavirus
ABU DHABI, 30th March, 2020 (WAM) — The Ministry of Health and Prevention is currently training around 535 volunteers to support the UAE’s medical system, as part of a range of national awareness, training and prevention initiatives that aim to reduce the spread of coronavirus, Covid-19. This announcement was made during the seventh periodic briefing […]
Sandooq Al Watan launches new Centurium Prize Challenge
ABU DHABI, 22nd March, 2020 (WAM) — Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businesspeople to support research projects for the post-oil era, is set to organise a new Centurium Prize Challenge entitled “ReThink Brine” to discuss how to reduce the quantities of brine discharge produced by desalination processes. The challenge is […]
UAE School Communication app annuls fees
ABU DHABI, 20th March, 2020 (WAM) — The UAE’s leading school-parent communication app has announced that it will rescind all its app usage fees for parents and schools until the end of the academic year, when it expects the Covid-19 outbreak to be better contained. Schoolvoice is an app that is used by major schools […]
Nahyan bin Mubarak chairs Sandooq Al Watan board of directors meeting
ABU DHABI, 16th March, 2020 (WAM) — Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of Sandooq Al Watan, chaired the first meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held in Abu Dhabi. At the start of the meeting, the board thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince […]
Khalifa University to host Mubadala-Globalfoundries-SRC Forum on 20th February
ABU DHABI, 19th February, 2020 (WAM) — Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced that it will be hosting the second “Mubadala-Globalfoundries-SRC Forum” in Abu Dhabi to formulate a vision and to chart future plans for the Artificial Intelligence, AI, semiconductor ecosystem in the UAE. Titled “UAE AI Semiconductor Ecosystem: Looking Ahead”, the AI […]