Emirates University announced that no new changes related to raising the percentage of students ’admission to the university should be introduced, indicating that admission rates will remain as they are 80% as a minimum of the total high school grades, with an acceptance rate in the English language« 1250 »in the« EMSAT »test (equivalent to 5.5 at the IELTS), stressing that it aspires to reach among the top 200 university institutions in the world, and the top 20 universities in Asia by 2030.
The university revealed, during a press conference held yesterday, that it had developed an innovative, proactive approach to communicate with high school students, with the aim of increasing their readiness to directly enroll in higher education, without the need to spend additional time in the foundational program that was in place, by replacing the traditional foundation courses with « Electronic modules »Students will be available on the university’s online platform, wherever they are, starting next Sunday.
The university stressed that Emiratization remains among the most important priorities, whether at the level of students or faculty and staff, stressing that the administration has not yet settled on the selection of the new director of the university.
In detail, the Acting Director of the UAE University, Dr. Ghaleb Al-Hadrami Al-Buraiki, affirmed that the UAE University is currently focusing, through its vision and strategic plan, on improving education outcomes and continuous work to align them with the needs of the labor market with the help of advanced educational technologies such as artificial intelligence, e-learning, and virtual reality. He pointed out that these goals require careful preparation for high school students before they transfer to the university.
Al-Buraiki said, during a press interview held yesterday with a number of media representatives: “In pursuit of our strategic vision, Emirates University continues, in coordination and cooperation with the Ministry of Education, its proactive mission to support and ensure a smooth transition of secondary school students to university education, through Giving the students the 11th and 12th grades an opportunity and preparing them academically to achieve the requirements for enrollment in the university.
He added: «Regarding what was raised recently about amending the university’s admission criteria, we confirm that the development approach, supported by data, followed by the university, is based on a comparative study conducted, finally, indicating that despite the raising of the minimum score for the total of high school grades from 75 % To 80% starting from the academic year 2019-2020, this did not significantly affect the number of national students who were directly admitted to the university, estimated at 1,146 students, compared to 1,121 students in the previous academic year 2018-2019, and statistics also showed that the last academic year About 60% of secondary school students were enrolled Qpaulin at the University Foundation Program (preparatory year), which was consumed at least an academic full year, students spend accepted conditional admission in this correction program before enrolling Bklyatem, in exchange for accepting only 40% of students accepted directly in the colleges selected ».
Al-Buraiki continued: “As a result of this clear difference between the skills of students who are conditionally accepted and students who are directly accepted, Emirates University has strengthened the criteria for admission in the current academic year 2019-2020, bringing the percentage of students who are directly accepted into the university’s colleges to 77%, while 23% are enrolled Only with the Foundation Program ».
He pointed out that the directives of the Ministry of Education according to the education strategy to cancel the foundation program (preparatory year) in public universities, was the main reason for the university to take an innovative, proactive approach, dependent on communicating with high school students, with the aim of increasing their readiness to enroll directly in higher education without the need to spend Additional time in the foundation program that was in place, explaining that the idea of this proactive approach focuses on replacing traditional foundational courses with "electronic modules" that will be accessible to students wherever they are.
The university’s acting director said: “These units were created and integrated within the university’s electronic platform, in preparation for launching next Sunday, in partnership with one of the world's leading scientific platforms (ADX), which was founded in 2012 by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This will enable the Emirates University to expand the scope of its social responsibilities towards students of general education, and achieve a qualitative shift for them towards higher education, by offering free online courses on its platform, which will be available to all secondary school students wherever they are, in harmony with the current efforts and directions UAE University to be the future University, and is a model of the future is unique in providing educational services, built on the basis of the digital transformation to enable the various interactive learning tools, such as self-learning, personal learning, micro-learning, collaborative learning ». He added: “In the interest of the university to help and rehabilitate the national students to achieve the requirement for admission in the English language (1250 in the standard test in the English language Imsat), which has been working since the previous academic year 2018-2019, the units of study that will be available on the university platform, It will include two courses that help secondary school students achieve proficiency requirements in the English language as a major criterion for university enrollment, with the aim of developing learners ’skills in the English language by developing reading and writing skills in an effective academic context, in addition to encouraging turnout in subjects Academic development of their ability to use academic vocabulary, and enhance the cognitive range of learners, and their accurate use of grammatical structures in the English language, which qualifies them to pass the standard English language test (EMSAT) or any of the English language proficiency tests approved at the university, such as TOEFL or IELTS, in addition To develop an integrated plan for qualifying students for Arabic language tests and science and mathematics subjects, in accordance with the national standards followed in the UAE standard tests ».
"I wish" platform
The Acting Director of the Emirates University revealed that the university has introduced a new system that is applied for the first time in the country, to communicate with secondary school students to provide support and advice to qualify them for direct admission to the university, without the need for the foundation program, pointing out that if the student wishes to join the UAE University, All it takes is to send an email containing two words, “I wish”, via e-mail to iWish@uaeu.ac.ae, provided that an academic advisor from the university contact him to provide guidance and assistance, within 24 hours of receiving the email, During official business days and directs About achieving the requirements for admission to the university through its official platform.
Acceptance criteria
In response to a question for «Emirates Today», the Acting Director of the Emirates University confirmed that there are no new changes related to the rate of students ’admission to the university, which is also true of the English language tests that qualify for admission to the university, saying:“ All that happened is that the university was raised, beginning The current academic year, the degree of admission via the (IMSAT) test to 1200, as a result of canceling the foundation year, but there will be no increases in the percentage of admission during the coming period », and in relation to the controversy that has arisen between a number of faculty members and university employees, Concerning the nature of work and the directions of the work development committee within the university, a Known as the "transformation committee," Al-Buraiki said: "Of course, some people may meet any development process with a kind of fear and rejection, which is a common matter, but raising the level of university standards is very important to maintain the global ranking of universities, so what about the one who aims to overcome the classification? The global university, which reached 329 on the world, after it was far from the 500th position, certainly this requires strict standards, and a professional and qualified team at the highest level, especially as we aspire to place the university among the 200 best university institutions in the world, and the best 20 universities on the continent of Asia by 2030 ».
He added: “There is no university at the state level that can compete with the Emirates University, because it is a comprehensive university, and this comprehensiveness represents a great challenge to reach the world rankings, and to confront it we always seek to bring the best elements from home and abroad, while developing the internal elements of employees, administrators and faculty members, Best way and in the most prestigious international academies ».
New manager
The Acting Director of the UAE University, Dr. Ghaleb Al-Hadrami Al-Buraiki, said that the university’s administration has not yet decided to choose the new director of the university, succeeding Dr. Muhammad Al-Bayli, explaining that choosing the university’s president is subject to several considerations related to expertise and strategy, and if the university finds minor differences between the candidates for the position , The priority will be for a citizen manager.
Transformation and Emiratisation Committee
The Acting Director of the UAE University, Dr. Ghaleb Al-Braiki, affirmed that the Committee for the Development of Work within the University, from the beginning of its work, was keen to raise the level of students through the selection and selection of the best members of the teaching bodies, noting that the Committee opened the way for everyone to participate in the development proposals.
Al-Buraiki stressed the incorrectness of the rumors that the Transformation Committee does not care about the issue of resettlement, saying: «This matter is not true at all, as the figures confirm the high levels of resettlement within the university, and that the committee works under the responsibility of the Supreme President and its acting president, who are citizens, alongside The presence of other members of the citizens ».