Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), joined a gathering of worldwide figures partaking in the 40th Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which was held recently at UNESCO headquarter in Paris, France. Dr. Al Awar went to the gathering alongside Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO's instruction part; heads of UNESCO's international institutes; official delegations of member states; associate members; and leading inter-government and non-government associations. The members examined the arrangements and principle activity designs that characterize UNESCO's projects and budget in the coming period.

During the event, Dr. Al Awar accepted the open door to underline the UAE's responsibility to supporting UNESCO's vision and its technique in actualizing the fourth objective of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which is to guarantee impartial and comprehensive quality training and advance deep rooted learning open doors for all. Dr. Al Awar noticed that the UAE has found a way to update the nation's instructive segment, including the usage of universally acknowledged prescribed procedures and the coordination of the most recent mechanical advancements into the framework. These are in accordance with one of the UAE Government's key priorities, which is to invest into the UAE's human capital.

Upon UNESCO's official greeting, he joined the in-depth discussion on the present and future projects, key needs, and present issues in the field of education. The HBMSU's Chancellor additionally looked into a detailed report on the exercises of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) in his ability as Chairman of the Governing Board of IITE. The latter took place the meeting of the Committee of Vice-Chairmen of the 40th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO.

The biennial General Conference is one of the most significant high level event on the UNESCO schedule. Prior this year, Dr. Al Awar was welcome to become a part of the Working Group on governance, procedures, and working strategies for the governing bodies of UNESCO. During the gathering, he shared his vision and suggestion on how to improve the management of the UNESCO Category 1 establishments to accomplish the ambitious objective of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 dependent on the guideline of equal opportunities.