Knowledge was and still is the main inspiration for human beings to research and advance, and the search for it has accompanied the process of urbanization and advancement. The wise government of the UAE has given special importance to research and knowledge. It has allocated institutions and departments to them that are concerned with raising the knowledge efficiency in government institutions, to include the largest possible number of qualified persons, cognitively and intellectually, to embody the thinking of the state to get people to their best.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation has established important principles and exceptional initiatives to advance the individual and society in knowledge, and among these initiatives is the “Knowledge Lounge” initiative, which created an integrated knowledge entity among its members and the holistic content it provides, as it presented the reader with different sets of books and lectures that enhance the principle of knowledge the inclusiveness of the individual.
The “Knowledge Lounge” is considered the most prominent community initiative, as it has adopted a number of initiatives that have contributed to the transfer of knowledge in the community, most notably the “Ladies Lounge” which contributed to spreading the culture of reading inside and outside the UAE, and also worked to transfer knowledge by organizing dozens of knowledge sessions for specialists from various fields with the members of « Knowledge Lounge ».
« Knowledge Lounge » is an initiative that aims to transfer knowledge between specialists, experts and pioneers of knowledge, and among interested people from all segments of society.
The scope of the "Knowledge Lounge" activities extends inside and outside the United Arab Emirates, through its reading clubs.
The initiative aims to:
