Dubai: Students willing to join higher educational institutions in the UAE are advised to check the list of institutions licensed and approved by the Ministry of Education.
Students are also advised to make sure that the specialisation they are willing to pursue is accredited so that they can get their certificates attested at the time of their graduation.
“Having attested certificates is an essential requirement for working in federal government institutions and most of local employment bodies or for receiving a promotion as part of the career ladder or even for getting scholarships to pursue higher education abroad,” the Ministry of Education said on Saturday.
The Ministry’s Commission for Academic Accreditation is responsible for licensing educational institutions and regularly evaluating educational programmes to ensure their safety and compliance with the international standards.
Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Al Mualla, Undersecretary for Academic Affairs for Higher Education, warned students against getting certificates that may be offered online for a price, saying that such qualifications are fake and will not be attested or endorsed by the ministry. Those looking to obtain these qualifications will have to bear adverse legal consequences in addition to the financial implications, he added.
“Recently, there have been lots of meetings on social media platforms for officials from UAE-based higher educational institutions which operate without getting the ministry’s licence. Although those officials reaffirm that their institutions issue higher education certificates from the mother institution in Europe, US and other countries, such qualifications will not be recognised in the UAE without the ministry’s licence, Al Mualla said.
He further said that students who wish to pursue their education abroad have to obtain a no-objection letter form the ministry so that they ensure the equivalency of their certificate in the UAE when they graduate.
Accrediting educational programmes by the ministry is subject to a number of scientific criteria including the objectives of the programme, educational outputs, study plan, contents of courses, educational environment, educational facilities, and sources of learning and qualifications of faculty members as well as their scientific levels among others, Al Mualla noted.
The licenced higher educational institutions include:
| 1. Abu Dhabi Polytechnic 2. Abu Dhabi School of Management 3. Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute 4. Ajman University of 5. Al Ain University of Science and Technology 6. Al Dar University College 7. Al Falah University 8. Al Ghurair University 9. Al Khawarizmi International College 10. Al Qasimia University 11. American College of Dubai 12. American University in Dubai 13. American University in the Emirates 14. American University in Ras Al Khaimah 15. American University of Sharjah 16. British University in Dubai 17. Canadian University in Dubai 18. City University College of Ajman 19. Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation 20. Dubai Medical College for Girls 21. Dubai Pharmacy College 22. Dubai Police Academy 23. Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management 24. Emirates Aviation University 25. Emirates University College 26. Emirates University College 27. Emirates College of Technology 28. Emirates College for Advanced Educational 29. Emirates Diplomacy Academy 30. Emirates Institute for Banking and Financing Studies 31. Emirates Institute of Naturalisation and Residency 32. European International College 33. European University College 34. Fatima College of Health Sciences 35. Gulf Medical University 36. Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University |
37. Higher Colleges of Technology 38. Imam Malik College for Islamic Shariah and Law 39. Business School of the World (INSEAD) - Abu Dhabi 40. Institute of Management Technology (IMT) in Dubai 41. College of Islamic and Arab Studies in Dubai 42. Khalifa University of Science and Technology 43. Jumeria University 44. MENA College of Management 45. The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government 46. Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences 47. Mohammed V University Agdal - Abu Dhabi 48. National Defense College 49. New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) 50. New York University Abu Dhabi, 51. Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (PSUAD) 52. Police College - Abu Dhabi 53. Sharjah Police Academy 54. Rabdan Academy 55. RAK Medical & Health Sciences University 56. Rochester Institute of Technology 57. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 58. Saint Joseph’s University 59. Skyline University College 60. Syscoms College 61. The College of Fashion and Design 62. UAE University 63. University College of Mother & Family Sciences 64. University of Balamand in Dubai 65. University of Dubai 66. University of Fujairah 67. University of Sharjah 68. University of Strathclyde Business School Abu Dhabi 69. University of Wollongong in Dubai 70. Zayed II Military College 71. Zayed University |