AMSI alumni brings UAE's space ambitions to classroom to inspire students

3/9/2016 2:09:29 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

DUBAI 9th March 2016 (WAM) -- The International School of Arts and Sciences ISAS managed by the leading academic solutions provider Academia Management Solutions International AMSI recently hosted Mohammed Abdulrahim Al Harmi Director of Space Operations Department at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre MBRSC to address an audience of students future engineers and technology enthusiasts about projects undertaken at the facility and the crucial role played by DubaiSat-2 and KhalifaSat earth observation satellites.

The visit is part of ISAS's efforts to highlight UAE's stride towards space exploration and the contribution of its distinguished alumni like Al Harmi who is an alumnus of Al Mawakeb Al Barsha an institution also managed by AMSI.

A graduate of the class of 2000 Al Harmi is the Director of Space Operations Department at MBRSC established by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to formally lay the foundations for supporting the UAE's efforts in the field of space.

During his visit Al Harmi also shed light on the Emirates Mars Mission dubbed as Al Amal or Hope and expressed the significance of the nation's progress towards building local knowhow for constructive space exploration and harnessing innovation to improve the world for a better future.

The session demonstrates the school's continued efforts to prepare students for a new era of accelerated knowledge and technological revolutions and build a pool of productive and inspired individuals that realise the UAE's dreams and ambitions.

WAM/Rasha/Moran

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