Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics (CHEDS)

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Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics (CHEDS)

Indicators of the UAE Higher Education Sector

2012

CHEDS Publication 2012: 09

What is CHEDS?

The Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics (CHEDS), located within the Commission for Academic Accreditation in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, is the national body for the collection, analysis and reporting of data on higher education in the UAE.

© 2012 Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

PO Box 45133

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

www.cheds.ae

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International Accreditations

CHEDS asked institutions to submit the name of the international accrediting body if they possess either or both of the types of international accreditation, namely institutional and program accreditation. The following table gives the list and type of accreditation and it indicates that about a third (19) of the 62 operational 62 institutions (59 CAA-licensed civil institutions and the three federal institutions) have at least one international accreditation.

Institutions that have international accreditation

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