During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the hub’s key ongoing and future projects and programmes and discussed ways to cooperate on marketing and promoting the scientific and cultural content it offers. They also explored potential collaboration in the field of small and medium-sized cube satellites and their scientific and educational applications, a move that would help showcase Sharjah’s scientific, cultural, and tourism strengths. The meeting further touched on joint initiatives and programmes aimed at spreading scientific awareness and deepening public interest in space and astronomy.

The talks also examined how scientific and astronomical tourism could be developed through the SSAH’s diverse facilities, particularly the Sharjah Planetarium, the science exhibitions, and the optical and radio astronomical observatories. The two sides noted that these facilities create opportunities to offer innovative, interactive experiences for visitors of all ages. They also considered organising distinctive events, programmes, and joint initiatives that would bring scientific knowledge into the tourist experience, while supporting innovation, skills development, and the preparation of national talent in fields linked to space and tourism.

Professor Hamid Majoul Al Nuaimi, Director of the Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub, said the SSAH serves as an integrated scientific and cultural platform that helps spread knowledge and deepen interest in space and astronomy. He added that cooperation with the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority opens new horizons for distinctive projects and initiatives that highlight the emirate’s scientific achievements and offer visitors meaningful educational experiences. Strategic partnerships between local institutions, he said, remain essential to institutional integration and to expanding the reach of initiatives that serve society and reinforce Sharjah’s status.

For his part, Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, emphasised SSAH’s role as a scientific and knowledge-based landmark that reflects the emirate’s vision of investing in science, culture, and knowledge as core pillars of its tourism and humanitarian standing. He said the hub’s scientific and cultural assets, together with its distinctive interactive experiences, open up wide prospects for a new model of scientific and astronomical tourism. It also offers visitors from within the UAE and beyond an exceptional opportunity to discover Sharjah from a different perspective, one that combines enjoyment, knowledge, and inspiration.

He also emphasised SCTDA’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with the Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub and other scientific and cultural institutions in the emirate, with the aim of designing joint initiatives and programmes that enhance Sharjah’s appeal as a leading destination for cultural and knowledge-based tourism, and to support efforts to highlight its diverse strengths and showcase its distinguished achievements at both the local and international levels.