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"Resilience is often seen as the mark of a strong system. In reality, it is where any system must begin," Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar (@SB4Edu), CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (@AGFforE), says, positioning #resilience not as an end-state but as the foundation for systems designed to endure, adapt, and evolve under pressure. "What matters more is what happens next: whether pressure leaves a system intact, or whether it pushes it to become more capable. Some systems absorb shock and return to where they were. Others adjust, reorganize, and come out more coherent over time," Ben Jaafar writes in her op-ed. Across #education, human capital, and social policy, Ben Jaafar highlights a consistent pattern: the #UAE responds to disruption by strengthening systems, rather than simply patching them. "Education reveals this most clearly. In many systems, it is treated as a service delivered to individuals. In the UAE, it has increasingly been treated as something more foundational: part of the infrastructure that allows the system to keep functioning when circumstances change," Ben Jaafar adds. A similar logic applies to human capital, she notes, where learning is increasingly shaped around future economic needs rather than waiting for the labor market to absorb graduates. "What connects these examples is a consistent way of thinking about continuity. It is approached as something that must be designed and maintained. Learning must continue. Economic participation must continue. Social recognition must continue. None of this happens on its own. It depends on institutions that can hold under pressure while continuing to adapt," Ben Jaafar states. Read more HERE: https://t.co/gyU9tI5OGW