On Wednesday, Dr. Jamal Al Muhairi, Vice Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and its Secretary General, said: “These awards aim to promote best practices and exceptional efforts in the field of giftedness and education and to contribute to the development of research. in this emerging field, nurturing talented people around the world. The awards targeted PhD holders, researchers, as well as all school staff who are involved in innovative initiatives and projects that contribute to the development of giftedness around the world.
The awards attracted multiple entries from many countries, and an international jury of evaluators assessed each entry. These awards are part of the foundation’s efforts to support gifted people and advance education.
The research award attracted nine nominations from numerous countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Malaysia. The school award received a total of 21 nominations from Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany, Malaysia, Turkey, Korea, Australia, Argentina and Kenya.
• Ahmed Mohammed Al Abbasi from Bahrain for his research on “Are gifted students more emotionally intelligent than their non-gifted peers?”
• Alejandro Veas Iniesta, from Spain, for his research on “Differences in personal, family, social and school factors between gifted and non-underachieving secondary school students”
• Al Anjal National School in Saudi Arabia for the ‘MACLE’ project (Motivate, Accommodate, Care, Lead and Enrich)
• Sydney Catholic School in Australia for the project entitled “Newman Selective Gifted Education Programme”
