{"id":452743,"date":"2026-06-02T13:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menatech.net\/en\/?p=452743"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:56:05","slug":"samsung-and-gems-founders-school-al-mizhar-sign-mou-to-join-samsung-certified-schools-program-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menatech.net\/en\/samsung-and-gems-founders-school-al-mizhar-sign-mou-to-join-samsung-certified-schools-program-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung and GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar sign MoU to join Samsung Certified Schools program in the UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"18\"><span data-path-to-node=\"18,1\"><span class=\"citation-4665\">Samsung Gulf Electronics finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GEMS Founders School \u2013 Al Mizhar (GFM), officially integrating the institution into the expanding Samsung Certified Schools framework in the UAE<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"18,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"18,5\"><span class=\"citation-4664\">The alliance advances Samsung&#8217;s long-term initiative to embed practical artificial intelligence tools, interactive devices, and structured professional educator training directly into daily classroom workflows across the region<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"18,7\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\"><span data-path-to-node=\"19,1\"><span class=\"citation-4663\">Under the tenets of this educational partnership, a dedicated Samsung AI Lab will be built within the GFM school campus<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,5\"><span class=\"citation-4662\">The facility will be equipped with specialized Samsung hardware solutions designed to anchor hands-on coursework spanning software coding, machine learning models, active AI applications, and digital creative design<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,9\"><span class=\"citation-4661\">Concurrently, a cohort of 228 students from GFM will be inducted into the proprietary Samsung Student Ambassador initiative<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,11\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,13\"><span class=\"citation-4660\">This framework focuses on delivering digital skills and leadership capabilities to empower young people to drive technological transformation within their classrooms and wider local peer groups<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"19,15\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\"><span data-path-to-node=\"22,1\"><span class=\"citation-4653\">To prepare the school&#8217;s faculty for this pedagogical transformation, 17 selected teachers from GFM will undergo advanced instruction to attain the formal Samsung Certified Educator credential<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"22,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"22,5\"><span class=\"citation-4652\">The credential curriculum prepares educators to integrate artificial intelligence and complex interactive platforms into standard lesson plans, steering classroom activities away from superficial technology utilization toward meaningful digital synthesis<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"22,7\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\"><span data-path-to-node=\"20,1\"><span class=\"citation-4659\">&#8220;Each new partnership reinforces what we\u2019re seeing across the UAE,&#8221; said Jerome Hong, President of Samsung Gulf Electronics<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"20,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"20,5\"><span class=\"citation-4658\">&#8220;There\u2019s a genuine, growing appetite for AI in education, and schools want it built into the way students learn, not bolted on<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"20,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"20,9\"><span class=\"citation-4657\">GFM joining the Samsung Certified Schools network strengthens that model and supports the goals set out in the UAE\u2019s AI Strategy 2031<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"20,11\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21\"><span data-path-to-node=\"21,1\"><span class=\"citation-4656\">Akram Tarik, Principal and CEO at GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar, stated that the academic community is proud to participate in the certified network<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"21,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"21,5\"><span class=\"citation-4655\">He noted that the joint venture directly supports GFM\u2019s strategic focus on preparing its student body for a fast-evolving digital economy where technological literacy is foundational<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"21,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"21,9\"><span class=\"citation-4654\">Through the combined resources of the custom AI Lab, the ambassador framework, and dedicated teacher workflows, the school intends to leverage technology with creative purpose and digital responsibility<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"21,11\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23\"><span data-path-to-node=\"23,1\"><span class=\"citation-4651\">The educational collaboration is built in complete alignment with the UAE\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, emphasizing the practical, safe, and regulated application of advanced machine intelligence in modern school environments<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"23,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"23,5\"><span class=\"citation-4650\">With this signing, GFM stands as the third school in the United Arab Emirates to enter the Samsung Certified network, joining Dubai International Academy and Emirates International School Meadows<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"23,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"23,9\"><span class=\"citation-4649\">As the operational model scales up, Samsung\u2019s macro objective is to construct a globally synchronized network of elite institutions establishing digital learning baselines, with the current UAE rollout serving as a core practical benchmark for international deployments<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"23,11\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Gulf Electronics finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GEMS Founders School \u2013 Al Mizhar (GFM), officially integrating the institution into the expanding Samsung Certified Schools framework in the UAE. 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