UoB President Discusses Enhancement of National Belonging and Consolidation of Bahraini Values With “Bahrainouna”

Sakhir – University of Bahrain
13 June 2022
Dr. Jawaher bint Shaheen Al-Mudhahki, President of the University of Bahrain (UoB), and Brigadier General Mohammed bin Dina, General Supervisor of the Executive Office of the National Plan to Enhance National Belonging and Consolidate the Values of Citizenship (Bahrainouna), discussed a number of topics that contribute to enhancing national belonging and consolidating the values of citizenship, during a meeting held today at the University
At the beginning of the meeting, the UoB President commended the support and interest of General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Follow-up Committee for the Implementation of the National Plan to Enhance National Belonging and Consolidate the Values of Citizenship (Bahrainouna), which stems from the well-established national constants and contributes to strengthening the road map on which the pillars of the national plan initiatives and its basic principles are built.
Moreover, Al-Mudhahki noted the importance of continuing efforts through conducting and implementing specialized educational plans and programs focusing on introducing our ancient heritage stemming from our Arab surroundings with its rich civilization, taking pride in our true religion’s principles that call for tolerance and moderation, developing national culture, and consolidating the concepts of positive citizenship in thought and practice in line with the royal vision of His Majesty the King.
For his part, Brigadier General Mohammed bin Dina praised the activities and academic programs UoB is offering, considering the University, a “mini-society” where students from all regions meet, bringing along their diversity, which the Kingdom of Bahrain is proud of, being one of the most important models of coexistence between different sects and thoughts, which has existed for decades, and was established by the leadership of His Majesty the King.
This meeting, which was held in the presence of Hala Suleiman, Director of the Executive Office and a number of university officials, comes within the efforts aimed to activate UOB’s role in implementing the national plan’s initiative through employing scientific research and academic studies and harnessing the University’s capabilities and abilities to promote national constants among all members of society, and within the framework of an integrated methodology among all partners to put all initiatives, of over one hundred initiatives, into practice.
During the meeting, the importance of continuing cooperation and coordination between the two sides was emphasized within the framework of benefiting from the University’s research and academic capabilities and the expansion of joint curricula and student activities of a national character that contribute to inspiring authentic Bahraini values, transferring them from one generation to another, and consolidating the spirit of national belonging in the framework of achieving the goals of “Bahrainouna”, as the two sides reviewed a number of programs that could be included in UoB activities in the near future and aim to enhance the citizenship values and national belonging.
It is worth noting the National Plan to Enhance National Belonging and Consolidate the Values of Citizenship offers more than 100 different initiatives that include 5 main tracks: affiliation programs, public relations campaigns, media, curricula and courses, and legislation and regulations, in addition to national performance indicators that aim to measure variations in citizens’ attitudes regarding national belonging and citizenship values, and measuring the effectiveness of these initiatives and their impact on society.

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