The 18th session of the Khalifa Award has been launched at local, Arab, and international levels.

The General Secretariat of the Khalifa Award for Education has announced the launch of its eighteenth session, which will cover the period of 2024-2025 and will include ten fields at the local and Arab levels.

These fields encompass Distinguished Educational Personality, General Education, Education and Community Services, People of Determination, Innovation in Teaching Arabic Language, Higher Education, Educational Research, Educational Authorship for Children, Innovative Educational Projects and Programs. Additionally, the third course of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field has been initiated. This includes two categories: Best Research and Studies, as well as Best Programs, Curricula, Teaching methodologies, and Practices.

Applications for various fields will be accepted from the 1st of July until the 31st of December. The application process can be completed electronically on the Award’s website. Once submitted, the candidates' files will be subject to a rigorous screening, evaluation, and arbitration process administered by field-specialised scientific committees.

The award's online platforms and intelligent apps have been thoroughly improved for the current session to enhance interaction with candidates. The winners of this upcoming session will be announced at the local, regional, and international levels in April 2025.

Secretary-General of the Khalifa Award for Education, Amal Al-Afeefi, stated, “Today, we launch the Khalifa Award’s 18th session, showcasing the award’s commitment to academic excellence at local, Arab, and international levels.” She added, “We are proud of the leadership, outcomes, and overall excellence the award has achieved, as it has highlighted teaching and administrative cadres and distinguished community institutions who have made outstanding contributions to the education process at various levels.”

Al-Afeefi added, “The award succeeded in bridging and exchanging experiences and expertise among the various elements of the educational process, resulting in widespread interest in participating and submitting for the award through its multiple sessions."

The award aims to provide a platform for innovation and creativity, and the Secretary-General invited professionals and institutions in education to take part and interact by submitting to the available fields.

Secretary-General Amal Al-Afeefi emphasized the importance of this session, representing the continuation of the award's mission, objectives, and operational programs. This aims to motivate educational personnel to stand out and launch initiatives and projects that enhance the advancement of education, performance quality, and academic excellence.

This session, which includes a timetable for candidate applications, emphasizes the use of an improved website developed by the Award's General Secretariat to enhance the quality of services provided to candidates, while reducing the time and effort required.

The timetable includes the screening of candidates' applications by the Secretariat for the Award as a priority phase from the 1st to the 10th of January 2025. Following this, the Executive Committee of the Khalifa Award for Education, along with the Screening Committee of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning Field, will conduct the screening phase of the nominated works from the 11th of January to the 9th of February.

Specialized committees will then perform arbitration and evaluations of candidates' performance, with the winners being recognized in May.