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The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi is organising the 5th GCC Heritage and Oral History Conference, under the theme ‘Moral Education: An Authentic Part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Heritage’.
Academics, researchers and experts from GCC universities and educational institutions will attend the conference, to be held at the St. Regis Abu Dhabi hotel on 16-17 October 2017. They will be joined by a number of sociology and history specialists.
The conference will highlight the importance of moral education as an authentic part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region’s heritage, reflecting and reinforcing the great attention given within the UAE to the humanitarian and moral aspects of the development of their educational system.
Following the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, these aspects were included in a curriculum which calls for the concerted efforts of those concerned to make the programme a success.
The conference is the latest in a series inaugurated in 2010 and held annually in Abu Dhabi by the Department to study cultural and heritage institutions in the GCC countries and their moral education. The current school year (2017/2018) witnessed the introduction of the programme in all UAE schools, as it contributes to instilling virtue and morality in students.
The conference will cover the role that education plays in protecting the values of students and teaching them positive thinking. In this way they are enabled to contribute to accelerating the progress of the cultural renaissance witnessed by the UAE in all fields.
The GCC countries have notable achievements and strategies which constitute a strong foundation for achieving all these objectives, exchanging unique expertise and working collectively under a cultural umbrella that conserves their ancestral heritage for emerging generations.
HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, said: “We worked to make moral education the central part of the 5th GCC Heritage and Oral History Conference in order to highlight the importance of consolidating authentic community values in the minds and hearts of students. With this step, we also seek to uplift the consciousness of our children, enhance their senses, and consolidate their values, morals, and sound principles. These values and morals are the most prominent characteristics of the Emirati personality.”
He further stressed the role of teachers in shaping student personalities, as well as how families also contribute effectively to refining a moral code.
“This conference is a translation of our wise leadership’s vision for change and future foresight, which requires us to co-exist with our students, and work to understand them. It is essential that morals remain firmly rooted in minds, thought and literature, as this encourages a doctrine of peace, tolerance and positivity, as well as shaping generations with positive attitudes to help serve their country,” Ghobash added.
The conference sessions will be presented according to the seminar system, in which a number of academics, researchers and experts will take part to discuss issues while establishing constructive dialogue with the attendees.
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