Mohamed bin Zayed grants Dh3 million to students at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Abu Dhabi (WAM): His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces yesterday gave directives to grant Dh3 million for children, youth and school and university students to enable them to buy books at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) which kicks off tomorrow. H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's grant is aimed at encouraging students to buy books and enrich their knowledge through more reading. Juma Al Qubaisi, ADIBF Director and Executive Director of the National Library, a division of Abu Dhabi Tourism '&' Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) said the initiative of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reflects the interest of the leadership in providing students with all facilities in order to enable them to obtain knowledge from books and valuable publications as the fair will put more than half a million titles covering all disciplines and sciences and providing a platform for intercultural interaction. TCA Abu Dhabi will give out the vouchers to students of public and private schools and universities during the 24th edition of the fair at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC) Running from April 30th to May 5th, ADIBF is organised by TCA Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. With 100 new exhibitors, a 15% increase over last year, the 1,125 exhibitors represent 57 countries, displaying more than 500,000 titles in 33 languages encompassing all genres of literature. Making their ADIBF debut are 120 publishers, including 16 local exhibitors. The organising committee was overwhelmed with demand for participation, with 98 publishers denied space due over subscription. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – Read more: