The Ministry of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills revealed that the Global Institutional Accreditation Committee, affiliated with the Arab American Association of Colleges and Universities, recommended in its last report the need to study raising the requirements for admission of students to the United Arab Emirates University, to ensure the quality of education outcomes, pointing out that the committee also recommended the importance of the university’s focus To raise the efficiency of students and graduates in the English language.

Last year, Emirates University raised the requirements for admission of students into two categories: The first is for students who are admitted directly to the university, and they have a minimum of 80% in "high school", and the average admission rate in the English language is 1250 in the "IMSAT" test, which is equivalent to 5.5 in the IELTS. While the second category is for the conditional admission of students whose average levels in the English language fall between 1100 and 1250, in the “IMSAT” test, or 5 to 5.5 in the IELTS, after they undergo an intensive educational program in English, mathematics and the Arabic language.

In detail, the Ministry of State for Higher Education Affairs and Advanced Skills confirmed that the Ministry of Education is responsible for setting policies and decisions governing admission requirements, and determining minimum standards for university admission for all licensed higher education institutions in the state, while each higher education institution is entitled to set detailed admission conditions and criteria, including It suits the needs and objectives of the academic programs offered to it, noting that the conditions for admission to federal higher education institutions provide a diversity commensurate with all levels eligible for university study, in order to obtain a study seat in one of these institutions.

The Ministry, in an official message addressed to the Federal National Council, on the conditions for accepting male and female citizens at the Emirates University, indicated that the United Arab Emirates University has obtained international institutional accreditation from the Arab American Association of Colleges and Universities for a period of six years, and this means that it applies international standards in Its programs and educational operations, and the university has strict academic standards to achieve quality in the application of its educational policies, stressing that the Emirates University is the first government university to obtain international institutional accreditation.

She said: «The university obtained this accreditation for achieving certain basic criteria, including the presence of a clear vision and mission for the university, effective leadership and high quality of the teaching and learning process, in addition to other criteria focused on the quality of education outputs and institutional processes, as well as the university’s first strategic goal within the strategic plan 2017 - 2021, is to prepare distinguished students in their fields of specialization, who will be leaders and producers in their societies ».

The ministry added: «There are six governmental and academic variables that required the university to respond to it: The first of which is the Cabinet’s decision to cancel the university’s foundation program starting from the academic year 2021-2020, so that admission is directly to colleges without going through this program, which contributes to shortening years The study is for students, and the second is to limit the budget allocation to students who are admitted directly to the university, and not to calculate the financial costs resulting from admission of students to the foundation program, in line with the decision of the Council of Ministers, as well as to develop institutional performance indicators that are in line with the national agenda, including institutional performance indicators C to determine the time period for students to graduate, and therefore canceling the foundation program and accepting students directly will contribute to achieving this indicator ».

In the letter, the Ministry stated that the Global Institutional Accreditation Committee recommended, according to the recent report on the level of the English language for students and graduates, that “the United Arab Emirates University should pay attention and focus on raising the efficiency of students and graduates in the English language,” and recommended that a study of raising the admission requirements , To ensure quality education outcomes.

According to the message, the list of variables that required the university to respond to it included "the noticeable improvement in the educational outcomes that the Ministry of Education is making and the high performance of secondary students", where studies indicate that students with high rates in high school or admission tests have greater susceptibility To succeed in university, with the ability to fulfill graduation requirements faster.

Regarding the last criterion, the Ministry said: “One of the scientific standards in the classification of international universities is the extent of the university’s commitment to having a solid scientific mechanism in the process of admitting students, with a periodic comparison of the proportion of students admitted to the proportion of applicants, and in the interest of the university to provide an opportunity for those who did not achieve The admission standard for the English language when submitting the application for admission, has been coordinated with other government institutions such as Zayed University and the Higher Colleges of Technology, to transfer those who wish to to the Emirates University, after the student has passed the English language requirement, during the first year of study ».

An electronic science platform

The Ministry of State for Higher Education Affairs and Advanced Skills confirmed that the university currently provides an electronic scientific platform via the Internet, to qualify students to improve their educational performance during their secondary studies period to enable them to obtain direct admission, and the university is currently, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, a proactive step To support secondary school students, with the aim of facilitating their direct transition to higher education institutions, and increasing their opportunities to join directly to colleges, by communicating with students of the eleventh and twelfth grade, and providing student support and guidance, to obtain the title It is direct at the university.

“Higher Education” responded to a question by “National” about the conditions for admission of male and female citizens to Emirates University.

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