Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and the UAE Minister of Finance and Industry, issued a decree to specify a prize entitled Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance to undertake the task of upgrading educational performance in all the stages and sectors of education that are under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The following awards are grated: Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Student, Distinguished Social Worker, Distinguished Supervisor, Best Scientific Innovation, Best Applied Project, and Distinguished Parent.