09 Mar 2022
Doha, March 9th. A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education headed by HE Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Nuaimi, Undersecretary of the ministry, including Mrs. Fawzia Al- Khater assistant undersecretary for education affairs and Mr. Omar Abdulaziz Al -Naama assistant undersecretary for special education affairs, paid a working visit to Aspire Academy on the morning of Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. The minister was received by Aspire Academy director general Mr. Ivan Bravo, and Mr. Badr Jassim Al-Hay, Director of Education and Student Affairs at Aspire Academy and members and directors of his department’s board.
The delegation of the Ministry of Education met with the Director and members of the Department of Education and Student Affairs of the Academy. A detailed presentation was made about the academy's school, its programs and curriculum and an overview of its most important educational and sports outcomes. The ministerial delegation was briefed on the teaching mechanism, examination system and the subjects provided to student athletes, which take into account their status as athletes with sports obligations with their clubs and national teams, while ensuring that they receive their educational sessions on a regular basis via a flexible compensation system for sessions and blackboard technology.
Mr. Al-Hay and members of his department explained to the ministerial delegation the system of the academy’s school and its pioneering experience in dealing with a different segment of students combining education and sports excellence under one roof without having a negative impact of a side on the other. He reminded of the batches that have graduated so far, counting 14 batches including the best graduates in sports and education. Among them, there was the athletic champion in several events, the doctor, the engineer, as well as the pilot and others.
"Today, my colleagues and I from the department of education and student affairs are pleased by the visit made by the delegation of the ministry of education, and higher education, led by HE Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Nuaimi, the undersecretary of the ministry, and members of his delegation," said Mr. Al- Hay in a statement on the sidelines of the visit of the ministerial delegation to the department of education.
“I think it was a fruitful visit in all aspects. We have briefed the ministerial delegation on the rich educational subjects we offer at the academy’s school to our student athletes in accordance with the ministry's curriculum, adding some subjects related to the special nature of our students being student athletes, such as leadership skills development and sports culture. The meeting was also an occasion for us at Aspire Academy and our brothers in the ministry of education and higher education to work on sharing expertise by signing memorandums of understanding and mutual visits to serve our students at Aspire Academy and other schools in the country”, he added.
After the meeting, the delegation visited Aspire Academy’s facilities and explored the academy's various facilities, sports and educational venues, programs and curricula used to teach student athletes, and during its tour at the Academy School, the delegation met with some teachers and supervisors and inspected some classrooms.
At the end of his tour at the Academy with his accompanying delegation, His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Nuaimi expressed his happiness at this visit, saying, "today I and the delegation accompanying me met with members of Aspire Academy management, and we met with Professor Badr al-Hay and his colleagues from the Academy's Department of Education, and I am proud of such a professional team and the way they work. They briefed us on the way they work since the establishment of Aspire Academy until now, and many things related to student athletes by creating the right environment especially that the nature of the Academy is different from other schools. This difference has attracted students to the Academy and this successful program, and we are proud of this academy."
"What was presented to us today gives us a lot of reassurance that this academy has emerged and will remain strong because its objectives and mission are clear, up-to-date and renovated, and the potentials in the laboratories are high, the existing professors and competencies are qualified to lead this academy for the best, and we hope that everyone will benefit from this experience," Al-Nuaimi added.
"Sports and science are linked together at Aspire Academy, and we noticed an interest in young people lives and student preparation, and this gives us confidence that the Academy graduate will be an active person in the community. We have discussed the possibility of taking advantage of the Academy’s experiences in Qatar various schools and exchanging visits and signing memorandums of understanding between the two parties due to the potentials and expertise that both parties have. This cooperation and interaction will reflect positively on everyone and will yield the best for our students in the state of Qatar," His Excellency the undersecretary concluded.
Aspire Academy always strives to benefit from all existing expertise and to contribute by playing a role with all its partners in society, both in education and sports, in line with its vision and mission since its establishment in 2004.