Friday, February 11, 2022 – 3:35 pm
From the reports section.
ABU DHABI, 11th February/WAM/ The Emirati women have confirmed their distinguished presence in the field of advanced sciences, setting world records in some fields such as space and nuclear energy, to show that their ambitions have no limits in building a more prosperous and advanced future for their country.
During her work in fields such as nuclear energy, space, health, engineering, technology and other scientific disciplines, the daughter of the Emirates demonstrated the high capabilities and skills that she enjoys, which qualified her to lead and manage the most important tasks and vital projects in the sectors of advanced science, space, energy and health with efficiency and competence.
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which falls on February 11 of each year, the following report reviews the most prominent contributions of the daughter of the Emirates in the field of advanced sciences.
The beginning with the nuclear energy sector, where the representation of Emirati women working in the nuclear sector in the UAE reaches 20% of its total workforce.. This is one of the highest rates of female participation in institutions working in the nuclear energy sector around the world, with a The highest qualification in nuclear engineering.
In turn, the UAE space sector has played an important role in attracting Emirati women with various engineering, scientific and technical specializations to work within the large projects launched by the state in this sector, foremost of which is the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, “The Hope Probe”, which crowned the state’s efforts to build Emirati human resources. High efficiency in the field of space technology, knowledge development, scientific research and space applications.
The Emirates Mars exploration project is characterized by the participation of women, which is the highest in the world, with 34% of the work team, who work in various aspects of the project, including scientific, technical, engineering and administrative, while the number of members of the scientific team is 80% women, and they developed a comprehensive vision of the data and scientific content, which will be provided The probe and its analysis requirements, and then supplying it to the global scientific community to benefit from its content.
Women constitute 55.5 percent of the Council of Young Scholars and 37.5 percent of the Council of Emirates Scholars, and they constitute nearly two-thirds of students enrolled in public universities, and more than half of those enrolled in private higher education institutions.
Emirati female students represent 70% of university graduates, and the number of female students at the Higher Colleges of Technology is more than 10,000. Women represent 56 percent of graduates from public universities in the UAE in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and 60 percent of graduates of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi are female.
Today, Friday, Expo 2020 Dubai will celebrate the pioneers working in the fields of space, climate change, energy and others… the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, by recounting their personal experiences and exchanging strategies to encourage others to join these sectors.
The celebration program highlights the successes of change makers, and stresses the importance of the role of mentorship in guiding the next generation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, recognizing the importance of science and gender equality in achieving sustainable development goals.
WAM / Magdy Salman / Zakaria Mohieldin