Commission for Academic Accreditation
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The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) is the government-run institutional licensure
and degree accreditation organization for private universities and their academic programmes in the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). It was established in 1999, with headquarters in UAE's capital city Abu Dhabi
, and is a department of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
. The CAA is a member of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
(ANQAHE)
The CAA has a number of commissioners led by its director, Dr Badr Aboul-Ela, a founder member of the organization. Institutions must follow standards set by the CAA. There are specific standards for e-learning
and, since 2009, for vocational education and technical training. Licensure and accreditation are achieved through submission of supporting documentation and site visits by a commissioner and a visiting committee of experienced academics with appropriate expertise.
All non-federal higher education institutions operating outside a free-zone in the UAE must have a license to operate and their academic programmes must be accredited before students may be admitted. Many institutions operating within a free-zone nevertheless submit themselves to the CAA for license and accreditation.
Licensure
Licensure refers to the granting of a license, which gives a "permission to practice." Such licenses are usually issued in order to regulate some activity that is deemed to be dangerous or a threat to the person or the public or which involves a high level of specialized skill...
and degree accreditation organization for private universities and their academic programmes in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
(UAE). It was established in 1999, with headquarters in UAE's capital city Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, and is a department of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
* Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research * Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research * Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research...
. The CAA is a member of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
The Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education was established in 2007 as a nonprofit nongovernmental organization.Its purpose is to establish the Arab network for quality Assurance in higher education and to facilitate exchange of information and disseminate best practice in quality...
(ANQAHE)
The CAA has a number of commissioners led by its director, Dr Badr Aboul-Ela, a founder member of the organization. Institutions must follow standards set by the CAA. There are specific standards for e-learning
E-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
and, since 2009, for vocational education and technical training. Licensure and accreditation are achieved through submission of supporting documentation and site visits by a commissioner and a visiting committee of experienced academics with appropriate expertise.
All non-federal higher education institutions operating outside a free-zone in the UAE must have a license to operate and their academic programmes must be accredited before students may be admitted. Many institutions operating within a free-zone nevertheless submit themselves to the CAA for license and accreditation.