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Why more Emirati boys quit schools?

When five-year-old Saeed says he wants to be a policeman, it is seen as an innocent response at an early age. But, after adolescence, many Emirati boys like Saeed want to join the police and army only because they lack minimum education requirements. There’s also a guaranteed salary to go with it.

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Quality check for foreign universities

As the UAE continues to attract foreign universities to set up branch campuses, higher education seekers often find themselves asking: Do they offer the same quality as the home campuses? The doubt arises as they are exempted from acquiring a federal accreditation.

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Emirati women make a mark 
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ABU DHABI — Every year, 95 per cent of Emirati female secondary school graduates are absorbed into the institutions of higher education, while 224 of them are sent abroad to further their studies, said Yumna Hamad Budwa, Director of Planning and Coordination of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

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