HRH CROWN PRINCE CHAIRS EDB MEETING
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB) CHAIRMAN TODAY PRAISED UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN (UOB)’S AMBITIOUS PROGRAMMES.
NECESSARY FINANCING SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN ORDER FOR UOB’S VITAL PROJECTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND DEVELOP STUDENT’S SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY EFFICIENTLY IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, HRH CROWN PRINCE NOTED.
HRH CROWN PRINCE ALSO STRESSED THE NEED TO SET UP FAIR, CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT CRITERIA TO FURTHER MOTIVATE ACADEMICIANS TO CARRY OUT OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND STUDIES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, BOOST BAHRAINI ECONOMY AND ACHIEVE THE UNIVERSITY’S OBJECTIVES AND AMBITIOUS INITIATIVES WITHIN THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND BAHRAIN ECONOMIC VISION 2030. THIS CAME AS HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, EDB CHAIRMAN CHAIRED TODAY EDB’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE’S MEETING AT RIFFAA PALACE.
DURING THE MEETING, UOB PRESIDENT, DR. IBRAHIM JANAHI GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY’S INITIATIVES WITHIN THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND BAHRAIN ECONOMIC VISION 2030. THE PRESENTATION OUTLINED THE UOB’S OBJECTIVES AIMING TO DEVELOP THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THROUGH INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE SKILLS, ENCOURAGING PRODUCTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND GRADUALLY MAKING THE UOB SELF-RELIANT IN ORDER TO LEVEL INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND IMPROVE ITS RELATIONS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD CHAIRMAN (EDB) THANKED THE UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN (UOB) PRESIDENT, DR. IBRAHIM JANAHI FOR HIS COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION AND UOB’S INITIATIVE WHICH EDB’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED AND CALLED FOR ITS QUICK EXECUTION.
THEN, BAHRAIN TRAINING INSTITUTE (BTI) DIRECTOR GENERAL GAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE LABOUR MARKET – ORIENTED VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMES OFFERED TO STUDENTS. BTI HAS ATTRACTED MANY GCC STUDENTS DUE TO ITS ELABORATE QUALITY PROGRAMMES, THE PRESENTER ALSO SAID, OUTLINING A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES BTI WANTS TO ACHIEVE WITHIN THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND BAHRAIN ECONOMIC VISION 2030.
IN THIS CONTEXT, HRH CROWN PRINCE POINTED OUT THAT BAHRAIN IS ATTEMPTING TO SET UP A NATIONAL PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE EDUCATION THAT AIMS MAINLY TO AMELIORATE THE CITIZENS’ LIVING STANDARDS. EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEED TO CATER FOR THE UNIQUE GOAL OF TRANSFORMING THE EDUCATIONAL OUTPUT FROM A MERE THEORETICAL ACADEMIC EDUCATION TO ONE THAT CONSOLIDATES THE GRADUATE’S PERFORMANCE SKILLS REQUIRED BY THE LABOUR MARKET.
IN THE END OF THE MEETING, HRH CROWN PRINCE INQUIRED ABOUT THE PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED TO SET UP A PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET AND ITS SUPPORTING MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, STRESSING THE NEED TO CARRY OUT THIS PROJECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE FREE MARKET THAT PROVIDES CITIZENS WITH BETTER SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES.
