The UAE budget for 2015
has allocated 9.4 billion Dirhams to programs of public, higher, and university
education, which is 19.14% of the total budget, in order to achieve the vision of
the wise leadership to provide distinguished educational programs, raise the
level of the educational process and employees, provide a decent life for them,
and raise their standard of living financially and professionally. The budget allocated
for higher and university education is estimated at 3.4 billion Dirhams, which
is 6.92% of the total budget, and the total costs of public education programs amounted
to 6 billion dirhams, that is 12.22% of the total budget.
4.2 billion Dirhams
were allocated for the provision of equal educational services,1.5 billion
dirhams for UAE University’s programs and objectives, of which 502 million Dirhams
were approved for programs for leading graduates and pioneers in their
specialties, 99 million Dirhams were approved for the academic excellence programs
as per the standards of academic accreditation, and one billion Dirhams was allocated for the objectives and programs
of the Higher Colleges of Technology, of which 547 million Dirhams were approved for programs to prepare
generations of qualified graduates to meet the needs of the labor market.
In addition, 87
million Dirhams were allocated for programs to provide a learning environment of
the highest levels of quality, and 435 million Dirhams were allocated to the goals
and programs of Zayed University, of which 292 million Dirhams were approved
for high quality university study programs, and 63 million Dirhams for upgrading
the University’s research.
As for the Ministry
of Higher Education and Scientific Research, 478 million Dirhams were allocated
to its programs and objectives, of which 390 million Dirhams were approved for
the program to promote opportunities for citizens to join the best accredited
universities abroad.
The UAE Cabinet has
approved a 49.1 billion UAE budget for 2015 on Sunday, 12/10/2014, and it also
agreed at its meeting on a number of
recommendations made by the National Council regerding "the policy
of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the field of
scientific research”.
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