Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies welcomed by His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi. 

His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Emirate of Sharjah and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies, welcomed number of experts, academics, researchers, and university representatives at the Ramadan Council organized by His Excellency. He focused on important urgent issues in the research field, as well as the impact of research on various vital topics, including the environment, climate change, energy, and emerging diseases that have recently emerged on the global stage. 

The Council revealed the top 5 influential challenges that hinder scientific research progress in societies, which are: 

Firstly, the lack of universities’ selection criteria in choosing research topics, and the current available research is often influenced by personal bias, contrary to the purpose of scientific research, which is to serve society in all its categories. 

Secondly, the lack of a unified global platform for scientific research, which leads to scattered efforts and unavailable results, as well as a gap between communities in research paths. 

Thirdly, His Excellency emphasized the importance of addressing the challenge of limited funding in many societies and the inability of some governments to provide support. University budgets also lack sufficient allocations to enable scientific research paths. 

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The attendees also shared their thoughts on additional challenges, which are: 

Fourthly, the shortage of specialized scientific publishing outlets locally, along with the limited role of international publishing houses that charge exorbitant fees for publication, coupled with the challenge of slow publication, which hinders the achievement of desired positive results. 

Lastly, the attendees emphasized that choosing research topics outside of one’s specialization constitutes a new challenge that deserves study, analysis, alignment, and remedy. 

The Council has identified 10 recommendations to pave the way for scientific research paths and enable them in various communities: 

First: His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Belhaif emphasized that the first solution lies in regulating knowledge research, establishing fundamental rules for scientific and knowledge research. The law is a tool to achieve discipline and ensure compliance. 

Second: Enhancing research funding is one of the most effective remedies. Increasing government and private funding for scientific research stimulates innovation, discovery, and creativity in finding solutions to pressing issues. 

Third: The importance of providing infrastructure, as investing in advanced infrastructure such as laboratories and research facilities constitutes real empowerment for researchers to conduct high-quality research. 

Fourth: The importance of enhancing international collaboration in scientific research and building partnerships with global universities and research institutions to exchange knowledge and experiences and collaborate in finding effective solutions to current crises. 

Fifth: The importance of directing research towards practical solutions and encouraging research that aims to solve current problems in societies and achieve sustainable development. Encouraging technological applications to support research aimed at developing innovative technologies and innovations that contribute to improving the quality of life and enhancing economic development. 

Sixth: The importance of supporting young researchers by providing training and funding programs to develop their skills, enhance their capabilities, and utilize their potential in scientific research. 

Seventh: The importance of promoting research culture and encouraging research education, discovery, and analysis through organizing purposeful conferences and workshops and disseminating scientific knowledge directly according to systematic plans and clear objectives. 

Eighth: The urgent need to stimulate interaction with the industrial sector to enhance collaboration between academic researchers and industry in transforming academic research into practical products and services 

Ninth: The participants stressed the importance of re-evaluating the structure of the research system and the need to select the individuals responsible for scientific research operations, and developing a new methodology for the regulations and mechanisms of university professors’ work, giving them the opportunity to dedicate themselves to conducting practical and purposeful research, with careful selection of research topics that benefit communities rather than individuals. 

Tenth: Enhancing public awareness is one of the most effective solutions to overcome the challenges facing scientific research on regional, national, and global levels. Educating society about the importance of scientific research plays a crucial role in comprehensive development and achieving social and economic progress. 

His Excellency Dr Abdullah Bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimihttps://www.hw.ac.uk/dubai/research/cesc/he-dr-abdullah-bin-mohammed-belhaif-al.htm

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