Pioneers in engineering sector honoured

Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter

The winners of the 2nd edition of the Excellence and Creative Engineering Award 2023 have honoured in a ceremony held in Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai on Tuesday.

The chief guest at the ceremony was Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Supreme President of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences.

The award celebrated the pioneers in the engineering sector, who presented creative designs and projects based on innovation and the application of best practices, and contributed to creating a qualitative shift in engineering creativity, which has become a distinctive feature of the UAE.

The ceremony was attended by Saeed Mohammed Ahmad Al Tayer, the Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Eng. Abdulla Yousef Al Ali, the President of the UAE Society of Engineers, Eng. Rashad Bukhash, Chairman of the Higher Committee, as well as members of the society’s board of directors, the judging committee, and numerous officials, professionals, and stakeholders from the government and private sectors, as well as Arab and foreign media.

Eng. Abdulla Yousef Al Ali, President of the UAE Society of Engineers, began his opening speech by expressing sincere thanks and appreciation to Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, for his support and encouragement for the award, which goes into supporting initiatives seeking to achieve national visions and enhancing the cultural face of our beloved UAE.

Eng. Abdulla Yousef Al Ali said: “Our wise government has exerted tremendous efforts to achieve a qualitative and cultural leap in all fields, notably through various visions and initiatives, including the UAE Centennial 2071, which considers innovation a national element. The Excellence and Creative Engineering Award is one such national initiative that reflects the visionary leadership and emphasizes the Society of Engineers UAE’s commitment to promoting a culture of innovation and excellence in various engineering field.”

The President of the UAE Society of Engineers also congratulated the winners with inspiring and successful stories in the engineering field, thanked the participants who were not so lucky, and thanked all supporters from governmental and private institutions and agencies, and media partners.

Eng. Rashad Bukhash, Chairman of the Higher Committee, stressed the organizing committee’s keenness to implement all the lessons learned from the first cycle of the award, which resulted in the creation of new categories within the second award cycle to meet the needs of the target audience. They conducted introductory meetings and workshops about the award, its mechanism, and its criteria, leading to the judging process, and selection of winners according to specified criteria and requirements.