NAPO completes academic counseling program for high school students

In completion of the academic counseling program for high school students for the academic year 2014-2015, NAPO of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research will continue its visits to all public and private schools and technical institutes on Sunday, October 12^th, which marks the week following Eid Al Adha holiday.

This program is aimed at twelfth grade students, either citizens or children of Emirati women, which was initiated by the Ministry’s NAPO on September 18^th and is to continue until the end of October, and the Ministry is organizing these visits in coordination with the Ministry of Education, the boards of education, and the educational zones in the State.

The program aims to educate and inform the students and their parents about the process of admission and registration in public higher education institutions, programs, and educational opportunities for students, and the mechanism of registration and acceptance in external scholarships provided by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in addition to private universities in the State and their accredited academic programs, information about the conditions of acceptance, how to fill out the online application form, and the CEPA-English exam.

On the sidelines of the academic counseling, NAPO organizes a series of workshops aimed at the social workers and coordinators in schools, educational institutions, and educational zones, under the title "Let us work together in service of students", so as to inform them of the projects of the Admission and Registration Department and its new initiatives, in order to build a bridge of communication with the specialists in the educational zones, and exchange ideas, information and experiences, so as to create early awareness about opportunities for higher education in the State and provide better services for students.