Talks on education between Syria and Emirates on the sidelines of the Education Transformation Summit

New York, (ST) -The Minister of Education, Dr. Darem Tabbaa, discussed yesterday with his Emirati counterpart, Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, enhancing educational cooperation relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Education Transformation Summit recently being held in New York, the Minister reviewed the nature of the historical relations between the two countries by sending teachers to the United Arab Emirates to teach.

Minister Tabbaa indicated that the war on Syria led to nearly 8,000 schools becoming out of service, but education did not stop for a day.

Minister Tabbaa affirmed that the government provides education to all children without exception and in any region.

Minister Tabbaa suggested the possibility of establishing a joint Syrian-Emirati school in Syria that would be a model for Arab-Arab cooperation that could teach Syrian and Emirati students and the teaching staff would participate in it.

Minister Tabaa reviewed the active participation of the Syrians in the competition for the best teacher in the Arab world, which is held by the UAE, and the participation in the Reading Challenge competition held by the UAE Ministry of Education.

In turn, the UAE Minister of Education, Dr. Al Falasi, expressed the desire to enhance cooperation relations with Syria, hoping to open new horizons for cooperation and exchange of teachers .

Raghda Sawas