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'''National Research Foundation''' is a foundation of the [[United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates]] [[Ministry_of_Higher_Education_and_Scientific_Research Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research]] which promote research activity in private and public universities, colleges, centers, institutes and companies, by individuals or teams of researchers in UAE. |
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On Friday, March 7th, 2008 His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a decree creating the National Research Foundation (NRF). The decree signing ceremony represents a seminal milestone event in the growth and development of research activity in the UAE and research leadership by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan. NRF is a Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research initiative that will help promote research activity in private and public universities, colleges, centers, institutes and companies, by individuals or teams of researchers in UAE. NRF has been established to provide research leadership in the country and to provide funding support on a competitive basis to researchers in the country. Research projects that survive international peer review, that contribute social and economic benefits to UAE, and enhance the development process in the country will be supported. |
On Friday, March 7th, 2008 His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a decree creating the National Research Foundation (NRF). The decree signing ceremony represents a seminal milestone event in the growth and development of research activity in the UAE and research leadership by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan. NRF is a Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research initiative that will help promote research activity in private and public universities, colleges, centers, institutes and companies, by individuals or teams of researchers in UAE. NRF has been established to provide research leadership in the country and to provide funding support on a competitive basis to researchers in the country. Research projects that survive international peer review, that contribute social and economic benefits to UAE, and enhance the development process in the country will be supported. |
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National Research Foundation is a foundation of the United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates Ministry_of_Higher_Education_and_Scientific_Research Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research which promote research activity in private and public universities, colleges, centers, institutes and companies, by individuals or teams of researchers in UAE.
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| Formation | March 8, 2008 |
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| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Funding Research in the UAE |
| Headquarters | Dubai |
| Location | |
Region served | United Arab Emirates |
Official language | Arabic, English |
Director | Dr. Kenneth Wilson |
Parent organization | Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
| Website | www.nrf.ae |
History
On Friday, March 7th, 2008 His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates (UAE), signed a decree creating the National Research Foundation (NRF). The decree signing ceremony represents a seminal milestone event in the growth and development of research activity in the UAE and research leadership by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan. NRF is a Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research initiative that will help promote research activity in private and public universities, colleges, centers, institutes and companies, by individuals or teams of researchers in UAE. NRF has been established to provide research leadership in the country and to provide funding support on a competitive basis to researchers in the country. Research projects that survive international peer review, that contribute social and economic benefits to UAE, and enhance the development process in the country will be supported.
Vision & Mission
The vision of NRF is:
"To support world-class research activities, and create an internationally competitive research environment and innovation system in the United Arab Emirates"
The outcomes of these research activities will enable UAE to become a source of intellectual property, ideas and knowledge, enable the businesses of UAE to be more competitive and enhance the lives of the citizens of UAE.
The mission of NRF is:
"To build an internationally competitive research capacity for the economic and social development of the United Arab Emirates"
Decree
NRF's Objectives
Maintaining objectives are essential to advancing NRF’s vision and the mission, they are:
- Discovery: develop and maintain a solid foundation of world-class research across a range of nationally relevant disciplines.
- Linkage: encourage and extend cooperative approaches to research between universities, government and industry.
- Research Infrastructure: increase the level and quality of research infrastructure in UAE.
- Innovation and entrepreneurship: contribute towards the building of an internationally competitive innovation system and culture of entrepreneurship in UAE.
- Research education and training, and careers: contribute to high-quality research education and raining, and foster career opportunities for early career researchers, particularly UAE nationals.
- Public engagement: increase public and government awareness and understanding of the benefits of national research and the important results from NRF funded projects.
- Good governance: implement best-practice governance and organizational structures consistent with transparency and accountability.
NRF Guiding Principles
The foundation is established with fundamental core values that influence everyone in the organization and support the mission. The guiding principles of NRF are:
- Excellence: support high-quality and innovative research that is locally relevant and internationally recognized.
- Strategic direction: support research in areas of national priority that delivers the greatest social and economic benefits to UAE.
- Accountability: use transparent processes consistent with international best-practice.
- Partnership: Encourage partnerships among universities, research institutes and centers, government, and industry at the local, national, and international level.