Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

GLIDE Launches Inaugural Awards for Disease Elimination

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

b'The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a new Abu Dhabi-based global health Institute focused on eliminating infectious diseases of poverty, has launched The Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination, in a drive to discover and implement innovative approaches to disease elimination.\nFounded in 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GLIDE identifies the latest scientific, cultural, and global health knowledge and puts it into action with partners through programmes to advance disease elimination.\nThe Falcon Awards, which open for submissions online on 4th May 2021, invites Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), philanthropic foundations, coalitions or networks of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), academic or research institutions, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and public or private sector institutions in endemic countries to submit proposals that aim to accelerate the elimination of one or more of GLIDE\xe2\x80\x99s four focus diseases: malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis.\nGLIDE is particularly seeking proposals which address cross-border, cross-disease, cross-programme, or cross-sector approaches to disease elimination.

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  • b'The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a new Abu Dhabi-based global health Institute focused on eliminating infectious diseases of poverty, has launched The Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination, in a drive to discover and implement innovative approaches to disease elimination.\nFounded in 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GLIDE identifies the latest scientific, cultural, and global health knowledge and puts it into action with partners through programmes to advance disease elimination.\nThe Falcon Awards, which open for submissions online on 4th May 2021, invites Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), philanthropic foundations, coalitions or networks of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), academic or research institutions, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), and public or private sector institutions in endemic countries to submit proposals that aim to accelerate the elimination of one or more of GLIDE\xe2\x80\x99s four focus diseases: malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis.\nGLIDE is particularly seeking proposals which address cross-border, cross-disease, cross-programme, or cross-sector approaches to disease elimination.
  • Submissions should focus on the implementation of innovative ideas and established research which has a high potential to be catalytic, transformational, or genuinely novel in approach, or on operational research with prospects to provide solutions to existing disease elimination challenges.\nSimon Bland, Chief Executive Officer of GLIDE, commented: \xe2\x80\x9cAt GLIDE, we firmly believe in an integrated and collaborative approach to tackling infectious diseases of poverty.
  • The Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination will help advance and amplify these efforts.\xe2\x80\x9d\nFive winners will be announced later this year following a thorough evaluation by a jury panel comprised of esteemed global health experts.
  • Each winner will receive a sum of up to USD200,000 to fund and implement their unique solutions to disease elimination.\nFor more information on The Falcon Awards and how to enter, please visit: https://glideae.org/awards\nThe Falcon Awards - key dates:\nGLIDE is a new global health Institute, rooted in Abu Dhabi, focused on accelerating the elimination of four preventable diseases of poverty: currently malaria, polio, lymphatic filariasis, and river blindness, by 2030 and beyond.

In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit discusses ways to achieve a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit got underway this morning as part of ADSW 2021, the global platform for accelerating the pace of sustainable development.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit got underway this morning as part of ADSW 2021, the global platform for accelerating the pace of sustainable development.
  • Hosted by Masdar, the event is being held virtually this year due to restriction in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • the virtual forum for the "Youth for Sustainability" platform, and the World Future Energy Summit forums.
  • The 2020 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week attracted more than 45,000 participants from more than 170 countries, and saw the participation of 10 heads of state, in addition to 160 ministers and ambassadors.

In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit discusses ways to achieve a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit got underway this morning as part of ADSW 2021, the global platform for accelerating the pace of sustainable development.

Key Points: 
  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit got underway this morning as part of ADSW 2021, the global platform for accelerating the pace of sustainable development.
  • Hosted by Masdar, the event is being held virtually this year due to restriction in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • the virtual forum for the "Youth for Sustainability" platform, and the World Future Energy Summit forums.
  • The 2020 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week attracted more than 45,000 participants from more than 170 countries, and saw the participation of 10 heads of state, in addition to 160 ministers and ambassadors.

World's first graduate-level AI university appoints world-renowned academic Eric Xing as President

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has appointed renowned AI academic Professor Dr. Eric Xing as President.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has appointed renowned AI academic Professor Dr. Eric Xing as President.
  • Professor Dr. Xing will lead MBZUAI as the first intake of graduate students are set to commence studies in January 2021.
  • We are confident that Professor Dr. Xing will bring immense expertise to MBZUAI and our ambitions in this industry."
  • Additionally, he is the Founding Director of the Center for Machine Learning and Health, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

World's first graduate-level AI university appoints world-renowned academic Eric Xing as President

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has appointed renowned AI academic Professor Dr. Eric Xing as President.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has appointed renowned AI academic Professor Dr. Eric Xing as President.
  • Professor Dr. Xing will lead MBZUAI as the first intake of graduate students are set to commence studies in January 2021.
  • We are confident that Professor Dr. Xing will bring immense expertise to MBZUAI and our ambitions in this industry."
  • Additionally, he is the Founding Director of the Center for Machine Learning and Health, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Nominations invited for 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity

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Monday, October 19, 2020

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity (HCHF) today launched the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity with a global call for nominations.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity (HCHF) today launched the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity with a global call for nominations.
  • The 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, which includes a prize of one million dollars, is the first time the award has been opened to nominations.
  • To download the Commentary Videos and Hero Video, click here and here
    The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity seeks to honour the legacy of the founder of the United Arab Emirates by celebrating people everywhere who embody through their work his lifelong commitment to human fraternity.
  • His Holiness Pope Francis and Grand Imam al Tayeb were the first honorary co-recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.

Nominations invited for 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity

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Monday, October 19, 2020

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity (HCHF) today launched the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity with a global call for nominations.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Higher Committee for Human Fraternity (HCHF) today launched the 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity with a global call for nominations.
  • The 2021 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, which includes a prize of one million dollars, is the first time the award has been opened to nominations.
  • To download the Commentary Videos and Hero Video, click here and here
    The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity seeks to honour the legacy of the founder of the United Arab Emirates by celebrating people everywhere who embody through their work his lifelong commitment to human fraternity.
  • His Holiness Pope Francis and Grand Imam al Tayeb were the first honorary co-recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.

As countries sign historic peace treaty, Israeli fintech startup Fintica secures first of its kind strategic investment from Emirati corporate investor

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

Fintica's disruptive autonomous AI technology gives real-time market analyses, providing asset managers with a unique understanding of vast amounts of data.

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  • Fintica's disruptive autonomous AI technology gives real-time market analyses, providing asset managers with a unique understanding of vast amounts of data.
  • In the words of our respected Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, "Peace requires courage and shaping the future requires knowledge."
  • "Fintica is delighted and honored to embark on this historic partnership with our UAE counterparts, and together to work on expanding our impact in the investment market."
  • Our partnership will help Fintica offer investors around the UAE the ability to achieve a deeper understanding of changing market structures and conditions."

Friends of Zion Museum Founder and Evangelical Advisor to President Trump, Dr. Mike Evans, Says Historic Peace Agreement Between Israel and UAE Is Just the Beginning

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Evans who has met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, and that he fully expected that to happen.

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  • Evans who has met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, and that he fully expected that to happen.
  • But there's another Muslim leader that is very close to the Crown Prince and has the same ideological beliefs concerning Israel.
  • That is Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
  • There's no doubt in my mind that he has the courage to do exactly what the UAE did.

World's first graduate-level AI university opens admissions cycle for Fall 2021 cohort

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university in the world, has opened its admissions cycle, which will see accepted students begin their AI education journey at the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi campus in Fall 2021.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university in the world, has opened its admissions cycle, which will see accepted students begin their AI education journey at the state-of-the-art Abu Dhabi campus in Fall 2021.
  • Students accepted into the first cohort were selected from a high caliber group of 2,223 applicants of 97 different nationalities.
  • Applications are being accepted for a Fall 2021 start in MBZUAI's MSc and PhD programs in Computer Vision and Machine Learning.
  • Admissions for the Fall 2021 cohort closes on April 15, 2021.