12 January 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announces it will host a forum, titled ‘From Charity to Change: Trends in Arab Philanthropy’, to be held on 20-21 January, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.. More
20 January 2008: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today announced the launch of ‘Arab Centre for Philanthropy’, seeking to mobilize strategic giving and promoting coordination among various Arab philanthropic programmes.. More
27 January 2008: Bill Gates, founder and owner of Microsoft and His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, Chairman of the Board of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, signs a strategic agreement in Dubai to launch the Arab Education and Research Network, a first-ever knowledge portal in the Arab world.. More
01 February 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation appoints Dr. Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, former Assistant Secretary-General of United Nations and the driving force behind the induction of the Arab Human Development Report, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Foundation.. More
03 February 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today held the first meeting of the Advisory Board for the Arab Knowledge Report, a major analytical report geared towards the analysis and promotion of knowledge in the Arab world.. More
04 February 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation participates in the 40th Cairo International Book Fair, the Arab world’s largest exhibition.. More
13 February 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation launches “Tarjem” programme which seeks to develop the translation process in the Arabic World by translating foreign works into Arabic and vice versa.. More
26 February 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announces signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al Obekan Publishers and Booksellers of Saudi Arabia to translate and publish a collection of bestsellers in various fields of knowledge.. More
10 March 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announces a high level official delegation will visit Berlin to hold discussions with leading cultural organizations aimed at exploring closer cultural and intellectual cooperation between the UAE and Germany.. More
18 March 2008: Arab Journalism Awards Enters into Agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to Honor 'Media Personality of the Year' Award for outstanding contribution to the print media.. More
8 April 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Intel®, to provide free of cost online professional training for 2 million teachers in the Arab World, by 2011.. More
14 April 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation participates at the annual London Book Fair (LBF) to create further awareness for its ‘Oktub’ (Write) and ‘Tarjem’ (Translate) programmes, which seek to increase intellectual output in the Arab World.. More
28 April 2008: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation launches the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Pioneers Programme which will offer 100 scholarships annually for deserving undergraduate students with outstanding academic achievement.. More
April 30 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation has today announced the launch of Turjuman Programme, which is aimed at contributing practically and effectively to upgrading the levels of translation in the Arab World by means of producing and training translators with the aim of improving their performance and production.. More
03 May 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announces it has joined hands with Casa Árabe, a Madrid-based not-for-profit establishment, to enhance culture cooperation between Spain and the Arab world.. More
June 1, 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar-based ‘Silatech’ Initiative for Youth Employment, to coordinate efforts for overcoming the youth unemployment challenges in the Arab world.. More
June 16, 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced the launch of ‘Sawaed’, a first of its kind programme that will challenge the private sector to develop innovative business concepts for driving the development of the Arab world.. More
17 June, 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today kick-started a six-week training initiative for 20 selected translators under ‘Turjuman’, its first pan Arab training programme aiming to qualify professional translators.. More
21 June, 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Akhawayn University, Morocco’s leading not-for-profit institution… More
23 June, 2008 - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today directed the launch of ’Dubai International Poetry Festival‘ as an annual calendar event celebrating Arabic poetry and promoting international understanding…More
28 June, 2008 - The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced the successful translation of 117 books by world acclaimed authors in record time of less than four months, expediting the scheduled progress of its ‘Tarjem’ programme...More
7 August, 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Philips to support and develop innovation and entrepreneurship across the Arab world...More
11 August, 2008: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Business Angels Network to foster entrepreneurship and increase job opportunities across the Arab world...More
12 October, 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it will honour renowned German and Arab writers during its participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008...More
16 October, 2008 - The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it will translate 50 selected books by leading Arab intellects and writers into several foreign languages, starting with the German language... More
26 October, 2008 - The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it will host the first Arab-German Literary Forum in Dubai, exploring innovative avenues for enhancing Arab-Western cultural dialogue through reinforcing UAE-German literary ties... More
01 November, 2008 - In association with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, Berytech Technological Pole of Lebanon today hosted a high level workshop in Beirut on leadership for business leaders, venture capital managers/bankers, and academia... More
4 November, 2008 - A delegation from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation commenced a regional road show covering 14 Arab countries, to raise awareness about its ‘Pioneers’ and ‘Fellows’ programmes under its Knowledge and Education sector... More
16 November, 2008 –The Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Syrian Computer Society’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Incubator... More
17 November, 2008 - The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation announced it has reached an advanced stage in the preparations for the First Dubai International Poetry Festival to be held from 4 to 11 March 2009 in Dubai. The Festival will gather 120 poets from around 40 different countries... More
23 November, 2008 - The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced the launch of the first ‘Dubai International Children’s Book Fair’, reinforcing Dubai’s position as a leading cultural centre and establishing the UAE as the major force behind the knowledge development drive in the Arab World... More
22 December, 2008 – The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai-based Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) to set up a business incubation centre at the Dubai Women’s College to support aspiring student entrepreneurs… More