The President of UOB praises the support of the

The President of UOB
praises the support of the “Feena Khair” Campaign in Granting 2500
laptops for UOB students

9 December 2020

The President of the University
of Bahrain (UOB), Prof. Riyad Yousif Hamzah, praised the generous initiative by
the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) within the “Feena Khair”
campaign, which donated 2500 laptops to UOB students as part of the support for
students whose families are financially incapable of buying additional devices.

The University President extended
his sincere thanks to His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the
representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth
Affairs, National Security Adviser and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
RHF, for this generous humanitarian initiative within the contributions of the
national campaign “Feena Khair” which His Highness launched to
support the national efforts to address Corona pandemic, and which reflect the
concern of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom
of Bahrain, for his children, students in particular, and for everyone who
resides on the land of the Kingdom of Bahrain in general.

Furthermore, Prof. Hamzah stated
that “This generous initiative by His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al
Khalifa is one part of the series of good initiatives of His Highness for his
brothers, students of UOB, as His Highness previously supported students with
several initiatives over the past years, and this initiative comes today to
respond to the guidelines of the competent authorities to combat the Corona
virus by switching to electronic education, so that education continues
effectively in an atmosphere of safety to preserve the health of citizens and
residents alike.

Also, he further stated that
“The “Feena Khair “campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, shows the bright face of the humanitarian
community in Bahrain, and that confidence in His Highness has led to this
unprecedented success of the campaign.”

Moreover, the President of UOB
said that the “Feena Khair” campaign has proven its success on more
than one level including economic, social, and cultural levels, as it embodied
the cohesion of Bahrain’s people and residents, and their solidarity at the
level of institutions and at the civil level, which has always been one of the
most important supporters of humanitarian charitable campaigns.”

Pointing out that UOB always
seeks what is good and in the interest of students in the short and long term
and communicates with agencies and institutions to create partnerships with
them to support students in all aspects, including supporting students
financially to continue their studies so that they have equal opportunities
with their colleagues to access information resources and have the capabilities
they need in order to easily graduate from university.

Also, the President of UOB
praised the pivotal role that Dr. Mustafa Al-Sayed, Secretary-General of RHF
and Chair of the Coordination Committee of the existing efforts in the national
campaign “Feena Khair”, as well as the team that worked diligently to
make this campaign a success.

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