UAE Space Agency and AGDA sign MoU to explore space industry opportunities

The UAE Space Agency and Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance corporation to create opportunities for qualified Emiratis in space diplomacy and other related fields, projects, services, and potential academic programmes.

Salem Al Qubaisi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency, and Nickolay Mladenov, Director-General a.i. of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, inked the agreement outside of the Abu Dhabi Space Debate, which was held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The goal of the MoU is to create human resources, exchange expertise and studies, and benefit from the technical capabilities of both parties while working together to enable individuals to carry on the rich legacy of the UAE’s space diplomacy.

The agreement calls for the sharing of academic know-how between the two parties to plan programmes of mutual interest, information exchange, and collaboration to bring in foreign speakers and plan international conferences and workshops.

The UAE Space Agency and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy will form a joint committee to develop, implement, monitor and oversee the implementation of the agreement. The two parties will explore effective ways of working together and sharing information to achieve the goals of the MOU.

Nickolay Mladenov, Director-General of Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy said ”Our new partnership with the UAE Space Agency gives us an additional opportunity to expand our relations with various sectors related to diplomatic work in the UAE and abroad. We are committed to grooming a new generation of diplomats that can use knowledge and skills to consolidate the UAE’s position in various fields, including the space sector.”

He added “Over the past few years, the UAE has established a firm foothold as an influencer in the international space sector, especially when the UAE was chosen as the chair of the UN’s 65th session of the Committee of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), which represented a remarkable achievement that reflects the success of the country’s foreign policy.”