The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) is a ministry of the government in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

(UAE).Introduction
, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE. Established in 1976, the Ministry has a number of departments, including the

Commission for Academic Accreditation The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) is the UAE Federal Government Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Working collaboratively with relevant national and local authorities in the Emirates, the CAA has a key leadership role in ...

(CAA), which provides institutional

licensure Licensure means a restricted practice or a restriction on the use of an occupational title, requiring a license. A license created under a "practice act" requires a license before performing a certain activity, such as driving a car on public roa ...

and degree Academic accreditation, accreditation
CAA
for private universities and their academic programmes in the UAE. It houses NAPO (the National Admissions and Placement Office)The National Admissions and Placement Office (NAPO)
, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE. which provides admissions and placement services for the federal institutions of higher education, including United Arab Emirates University, Higher Colleges of Technology, and Zayed University, as well as the CEPA (Common Educational Proficiency Assessment) which assesses the English and Math skills of MOHESR applicants to higher education. The Ministry handles steps in the certificate attestation process, provides equivalency services for degrees and qualifications received outside of the UAE, and provides government scholarships for UAE nationals who wish to study overseas.(2013) The National Staff. UAE scholarship fund sees nearly 180 Emiratis through university. http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/uae-scholarship-fund-sees-nearly-180-emiratis-through-university Sheikh

Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Hamdan bin Mubarak al Nahyan ( ar, حمدان بن مبارك آل نهيان; born 1959) is a member of the Al Nahyan family in the United Arab Emirates. He became the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in March, 2013, a post ...

is the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.(2013) Salem, Ola. New-look UAE cabinet sworn in by Sheikh Khalifa. http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/new-look-uae-cabinet-sworn-in-by-sheikh-khalifa

References

External links

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research website

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research website

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research website
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