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Sharjah übernahm seit jeher eine Vorreiterrolle in Sachen Kultur und Bildung.

Seine Hoheit Scheich Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi hat Sharjah in eine moderne Oase sozialer und intellektueller Entwicklung transformiert, indem er allen Lernbegierigen den Zugang zu Kultur, Wissen und Literatur eröffnete. Unter seiner Herrschaft ist eine neue Ära angebrochen, die vom Bau zahlreicher neuer Schulen, Weiterbildungseinrichtungen, Lern- und Forschungszentren, Bibliotheken, Vereine und Kulturzentren geprägt ist..

Education in the Emirate started very simply and had never gone beyond the scope of primitive educational lessons held in the old houses which represented at that time the lighthouse of science; they were called “Katateeb”, spreading the sciences of The Holy Quran and other educational and human sciences about the cultural life.

Under the directives of HH Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the Sharjah University City was established to be the civilization cornerstone of the Emirate linking the nation to its culture.

The current and forthcoming scientific growth in the emirate will ensure that the standards and expectations are met for a vibrant educational environment that enables Sharjah to improve its educational and cultural position to highest international levels, and to express , through quality results, the scope of sustainable growth achieved under the sponsorship and directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, who insists on the significant role of education as a basic element of growth and progress. The results of the transformation of the emirate’s educational infrastructure have become tangible, as educational issues have taken first priority in the philosophy and methodology of the government’s engagements, and educational development programs and projects receive limitless support, resulting in superior quality human assets. The wise leadership of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan emphasizes the importance of excellence and availability of high levels of service and quality.

The cultural project that H.H. Sheikh Sultan is keen to adopt and carry out stems from deep principles in the roots of the Arab and Islamic culture. Sheikh Sultan is eager to reflect this spirit in the projects and plans we implement in the educational, cultural and scientific sectors and to embed this spirit deeply into the minds of the youth, so as to maintain the cultural identity and protect it from dissolution by the current popular trend of globalization.

The reclamation of our cultural identity is a revitalization of our civilization and a return to the foundations upon which that identity was built, as the first emirate to establish schools in the UAE in the 1900’s, including Al Eslah School and Al Qassimiah School. It was also in Sharjah that the first newspaper was published and the first cultural club, Islamic Forum, was established in 1936, followed by the Arabic Cultural Club in 1947. Following the establishment of the federation of the UAE , H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah , has been keen in his efforts, as a man of letters, to bridge the present and future of the emirate with its rich cultural past. It is no wonder, then, that the emirate has become the region’s cultural capital.

In a bid to enable the emirate to take the lead in terms of cultural matters in the region, H.H. Sheikh Sultan has issued a decree on the establishment of The Department of Culture and Information, which will supervise and organize cultural activities in the emirate. It was also H.H. who was behind establishment of the Sharjah World Book Fair, one of the most important cultural fairs in the Arab World.

The visionary strategy and far sighted plans being implemented in the emirate of Sharjah have a special focus on support for the educational and cultural revival process and on teaching passing on the ethics and values of our Islamic religion to our future generations. To this end, H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi himself has come to lead the Supreme Council for childhood.