List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates

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Higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates need to be recognized by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), which operates as part of the Ministry of Education. [1] While the Ministry of Education is the federal governing body for higher education and education in general, some emirates might still have their own agencies which oversee certain aspects of higher education within the emirate, such as Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) or Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

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Only institutions that have received CAA accreditation from the Ministry of Education are listed below.

List of universities and colleges

International rankings

These are the universities' rankings in 2019 according to THE (Times Higher Education) [11] and in 2020 according to QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). [12] Definitions of categories used for measurement of both THE and QS are missing. It would be helpful if the UAE provided its own rankings according to its own measurement system. The Tuning Project 2000 is integrated in the THE rankings in order to accommodate local and cultural diversity and to ameliorate rankings with 'Western' bias.

Institution2019 (THE)2020 (QS)
University of Birmingham 11681
American University of Sharjah 801-1000371
United Arab Emirates University 351-400329
Khalifa University 301-350268
American University in Dubai -601-650
University of Wollongong 218212
University of Sharjah 801-1000651-700
Abu Dhabi University -701-750
Ajman University -751-800

Institutions located within free zones

The Ministry of Education does not recognize educational institutions based in free zones. While individual Emirates are responsible for managing the standards of educational institutions within their free zones, Dubai is the only Emirate that does so through the Knowledge and Human Development Authority's (KHDA) University Quality Assurance International Board. The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is currently working on tightening rules and regulations that govern higher academic institutions within free zones in the Emirate. [13]

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