UAE to launch 'Digital School' programs in Kurdistan Region

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The United Arab Emirates announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Education to implement online learning programs in the region.

"The Digital School" is the first integrated Arabic online learning environment and one of the global initiatives of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the UAE.

Omar Sultan Al Olama, the Digital School Board of Directors Chairman, and Alan Hama Saeed Saleh, the Kurdistan Region Minister of Education signed the MoU during a ceremony in the UAE.

The Emirati newspaper Al Bayan stated that the partnership provides digital education services to students in the Kurdistan Region in two phases: the first one includes educational materials in Arabic for students in 50 schools; the second phase concerns cooperation in developing a Kurdish translation of the available study materials.

Olama, who is also the UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, stated that Abu Dhabi is keen to strengthen global partnerships aimed at enhancing the future of education, and accelerating the adoption of digital solutions that empower students and build their capabilities.

For his part, Alan Hama Saeed said, "the Ministry of Education in the Kurdistan Region was keen to participate in the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum" to expand Abu Dhabi-Erbil ties, especially in the education sector.

Hama Saeed stressed the importance of the UAE initiative, especially as the practice of online and digital learning proliferated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.