- Write 6 key points briefly about the UAE.

1- Governed by a federal system founded on the 2 December 1971

2- comprised of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-
Khaimah and Fujairah.
3- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a total area of 83,600 sq km.
4- Abu Dhabi city is the capital of UAE.
5- The discovery of crude oil and its commercial production in the UAE created a new economic
situation.
6- The Emirates are settled by a diversity of cultural groups

- Describe the education system in the UAE.

UAE have new education system, and it include two type of system: public and private sector.

- List the four educational systems followed along the education system of the UAE.

Kindergarten – age level from: 4 to 5 years old; .

Primary – length of programme in years: 6, age level from: 6 to 12; .

Preparatory – length of programme in years: 3, age level from: 12 to: 15; .

Secondary – length of programme in years: 3, age level from: 15 to: 18

- What is the aim and vision of the educational system in the UAE?
Vision 2020 is based on “effective strategic planning model”
- How often the accomplishment of the vision is been reviewed?
Every five years
- What are the four pillars of the vision?
(1) Islamic heritage;
(2) National heritage of the UAE;
(3) the Country’s constitution;
(4) the Country’s developmental priorities at any given time.
 - What is been assessed internally and externally in the UAE environment? List.
social and demographic factors globally; .
economic factors; .
UAE’s foreign policy and relations; .
UAE’s future ambitions as far as its position in the education sector globally

- Explain this statement in your own words “Based on both internal and external factors,
skill sets required for students who will be joining the workforce in the future are
decided. This is followed by the development of a curricular framework and guidelines
that would subsequently be used in development of textbooks and other teaching
material.”

According to different factors, there are specific skills that students need to learn in the school
to participate in the future workforce, and in order to achieve this goal the curricular planned
with guidelines that help to develop the teaching process.

- Who are the stakeholders of decision making the ministry?

ministry's own arrangements
- Choose three positions in the system structure of MOE and list their responsibilities.
Secretary have five undersecretaries :
The undersecretary of programme and curriculum
The undersecretary of educational management
The undersecretary of student activities
The undersecretary of vocational education
the undersecretary of management and finance
- Choose one goal from each level and discuss possible way on how it can be achieved?

The undersecretary of student activities :provide activities that related to the culture , social ,
and curriculum .
- How curriculums are assessed and through what process?