Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed open youth centre in Dubai

The centre is designed for Emiratis under the age of 30 and comprises of 12 designated areas for skills development

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and Shamma Al Mazrui tour the Youth Hub on Sunday. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tour the Youth Hub. Seen with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi (5th R). Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed are taken on a tour of the premises by Shamma Al Mazrui. Wam

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  The Youth Hub contains offices and workspaces for young Emiratis to work in, as well as a library. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, and Mohammed Al Gergawi are led into the Youth Hub by Shamma Al Mazrui. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and Shamma Al Mazrui tour the Youth Hub which is designed as a creative space for Emiratis under the age of 30. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed and Shamma Al Mazrui tour the Youth Hub which comprises of 12 designated areas for skills development. Wam

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  Shamma Al Mazrui shows Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed some of the features of the Youth Hub, including a locker marked F3 for Sheikh Hamdan. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed sign the inauguration plaque for the Youth Hub. Wam

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed sign a plaque inaugurating the Youth Hub. Wam

The country’s leaders on Sunday inaugurated a youth centre where young Emiratis can develop their skills, embrace their creativity and research ideas.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, was joined by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, in Dubai to open what the Dubai Ruler described as “the finest youth centre in the Arab World”.

The centre is designed for Emiratis under the age of 30 and is comprised of 12 designated areas for skills development. They include youth offices, workspaces for young professionals, entrepreneurs, scholar and coder, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said.

“With a year-round range of exciting events, the centre has volunteer opportunities, a collaborative brainstorming lab and a theatre,” he tweeted on Sunday.

“We aim to empower our young citizens and invest in preparing them to meet their future with ambition, knowledge, creativity and pride.”

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed praised the youth centre, which he said was a new and distinctive environment in which to incubate and motivate the creativity and talents of youth.

He said investing in the youth is a fundamental pillar in the development of the country.

"We expect a great contribution to the country from our youth as they are the source of pioneering initiatives and ideas, and what we see from them is heartening and gives us confidence in the future," Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said.

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, and Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, also attended the launch.