Dubai, 28 March 2019: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has launched its Knowledge Week event in Amman, Jordan, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on March 24-28, 2019.

Held under the patronage of Jordanian Prime Minister His Excellency Dr. Omar Al-Razzaz, the event includes a workshop for the youth and seeks to showcase and explore the findings of the Global Knowledge Index 2018, which were announced at the latest Knowledge Summit, organised by MBRF in Dubai in December 2018.

Knowledge Week Jordan includes an extensive agenda of events and interactive workshops, taking place at various Jordanian universities, in addition to a youth workshop with Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation that targets more than 1,200 academics, university students, experts, and decision makers, to outline a roadmap for improving Jordans performance in knowledge production.

MBRFs CEO H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb asserted the MBRFs commitment to publicising the findings of its projects and initiatives conducted in partnership with the UNDP all around the world particularly in Arab countries to build knowledge-based societies that can move forward with sustainable development plans and meet the requirements and challenges of the future. Our leading objective from organising Knowledge Week Jordan is to enrich the knowledge movement in the region and convey the key messages and takeaways from the annual Knowledge Summit, H.E explained. It is also an opportunity for experts and stakeholders to explore the results of the Global Knowledge Index, and discuss ways to improve their performance on the Indexs various metrics.

Knowledge Week Jordan kicked off with a series of activities in the Hashemite University on March 24 and the University of Jordan on March 25, which included a thorough presentation covering the Global Knowledge Index, the Future of Knowledge Foresight Report, and the Know Talks sessions.