KHDA joins the WFUNA Millennium Project

The Millennium Project is a global participatory futures research think tank of World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA).

Its nodes are the Project's 30 global partners who ensure that the latest and most diverse research and information is fed into its work.

KHDA's mandate is to ensure that Dubai's learning and human development sectors attain world class standards. With this as its primary goal, the Authority recently launched its Innovation Unit that will engage in Futures Studies and help ensure that the Authority's efforts are ahead of the curve. The most well known futures research method in the region is building futures scenarios.

Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of KHDA said, "Being a future oriented organization, KHDA is taking practical steps by partnering with the world's pre-eminent futures research think tank. We are in an era where change is not only inevitable but also quick and decisive. Preparing and coping with these changes requires foresight and telescopic vision. While attending to our immediate challenges, we must simultaneously prepare for the future. The project is not a one-time study of the future, but provides an on-going capacity as a geographically and institutionally dispersed think tank."

Jerome Clayton Glenn the Director of the Millennium Project said, "The Millennium Project is a global think tank with 30 Nodes - groups of institutions and individuals that connect global and local perspectives - around the world to produce the annual State of the Future reports over the past 11 years. On behalf of the Millennium Project, it is a great honor to sign a MOU with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai to establish a Millennium Project Node in Dubai. It (Dubai) is becoming one of the great centers for creativity, innovation, and futuristic projects in history."

A lecture presentation on 'Education in the year 2030' will be delivered November 13 by Glenn at the KHDA premises in Dubai Academic City. The lecture is open to members of the public and those interested in Futures Studies.