Qatar's Minister of Education Underscores Significance of Education in Upbringing Individuals Well Aware of Environmental Issues

Dubai, December 09 (QNA) - HE Minister of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), Chairperson of the Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, stressed the importance of education and its ability to upbringing individuals well-versed in environmental issues towards the climate change related challenges, as well as the significance of encouraging them to alter their behaviors and pursue eco-friendly patterns. This came during Her Excellency's remarks before the roundtable meeting of the ministers of education on enhancing the engagement capabilities of education systems in the climate action held on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), currently being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. His Excellency discussed the efforts made by MoEHE to include the notions of sustainable development in the educational curricula and urge students to prepare research and scientific studies that are relevant to environment, in addition to forging effective partnerships with the relevant national institutions to launch initiatives, projects and awards that boost education for the sake of sustainable development and environmental education, including cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality to launch zero waste campaign, implementing the initiative to plant a million trees, and signing an agreement with the Education Above All Foundation to promote the iEARN-Qatar program with the aim of providing online training for teachers, as well as providing the opportunity for students to implement the educational projects that bolster sustainability. Al Nuaimi recalled the importance prioritized by the State of Qatar to support the scientific research, lauding the efforts of Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) in funding the programme of national priorities for scientific research, in addition to funding the Undergraduate Research Experience Program in education. The meeting discussed the best practices and measures taken to upgrade the education system, as well as fostering partnerships among the educational systems worldwide in environment and climate change education. On the margins of the ministerial meeting, HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi met with HE Minister of Education in the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi, and discussed avenues of cooperation between the two countries in education and higher education. (QNA)