Sheikh Mohammed unveils Nad Zabeel research hub to draw 30,000 experts
Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the launch of the Dubai Future Research Hub, called Nad Zabeel, aiming to bring 30,000 researchers and specialists into the emirate to work on critical future-oriented sectors.
Vision behind the initiative
In a post on his X account, Sheikh Mohammed said the future must be actively created rather than passively awaited. He added that nations struggle not because of how fast change happens, but because they are slow to prepare for it.
“Life has taught me that the future is not something we wait for, but something we create. The challenges facing nations are not caused by the rapid pace of future developments, but by the slow pace of preparing for and thinking about them,” Sheikh Mohammed wrote.
Hub’s role in Dubai’s future ecosystem
“Today, we are launching the Dubai Future Research Hub, which we have named ‘Nad Zabeel’,” he said. The hub aims to attract 30,000 researchers and specialists who will benefit from its services to advance the development of vital future sectors closely linked to human life.
“Nad Zabeel will complete our strategic ecosystem for institutionalising the creation of the future,” Sheikh Mohammed said. “It will join the Dubai Future Foundation, the Museum of the Future, the Dubai Future Academy and other institutions to collectively create the world’s best environment for anticipating, preparing for and shaping the future.”
Part of broader strategy
The initiative forms part of Dubai’s efforts to strengthen its future-focused research ecosystem and bring together expertise to support the development of sectors that will influence people’s lives in the years ahead.
