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His Excellency Eng. Mohammed Al Qasim, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, has met with and congratulated Abdullah Khalil Sahakoh from Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqi School and Tamani Suleiman Al Kaabi from the First Academy School.
The UAE students won first place in the second edition of the Gulf Hackathon for the use of Artificial Intelligence in education. The competition is organized by the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Hackathon aims to teach students Artificial Intelligence technologies, in particular the role this plays in developing innovative projects to enhance the learning environments in public schools. Going further, the competition seeks to cultivate teamwork skills and creative thinking among students, introducing them to cutting-edge global technologies and making them adept at using these tools in the best way possible.
His Excellency congratulated the students and their supervisors for their performance and result, ranking top amongst participants from other GCC countries.
His Excellency also underlined the importance of the competition, noting, how AI in education directly links to future competitiveness, and how the UAE's active participation in the competition aligns with the Ministry of Education's commitment to elevate the national education system.
During the meeting, the students presented an overview of their participation in the Hackathon, discussing the innovative ideas and projects they developed in the field of Artificial Intelligence. They gave praise for the opportunity to represent the UAE abroad.
11/09/2024
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