Arab News, Mon, Sep 30, 2024 | Rabi al-Awwal 27, 1446
UAE President declares February 28 as Emirati Day for Education
Saudi Arabia:
February 28 will be celebrated as the Emirati Day
for Education, President Sheikh Mohamed announced in a post on X.
On this day in 1982, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
Al Nahyan, the UAE's Founding Father, witnessed the graduation of the first
batch of teachers from UAE University, "marking a historic step" in the
country's journey of development and growth, the President added.
He stressed that this day would honour all those
working in the field of education, and recognise their essential role in UAE's
progress.