Factors Favouring or Impeding Building a Stronger Higher Education System in the United Arab Emirates

Autor/inn/en	Ashour, Sanaa; Fatima, Syeda Kauser
Titel	Factors Favouring or Impeding Building a Stronger Higher Education System in the United Arab Emirates
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 38 (2016) 5, S.576-591 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2016.1196925
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Educational Development; Educational Quality; Educational Policy; Educational Opportunities; Reputation; Educational Indicators; Reports; Competition; Strategic Planning; Quality Assurance; International Education; Campuses; Budgets; Comparative Education; Statistical Analysis; Institutional Research; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsentwicklung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Wettkampf; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Qualitätssicherung; Internationale Erziehung; Finanzhaushalt; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Statistische Analyse; Institutionelle Forschung; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	The paper examines the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the higher education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using a literature review, three elements were examined: its development and structure, quality, and research capacity. The findings reveal that the UAE's higher education sector has witnessed remarkable growth since 1997, guided by the state's policy commitment, and few restrictions on foreign universities opening branches in the UAE. This situation has led to substantial growth in the supply of higher education opportunities for the Emirati and expatriate population. Despite the UAE having achieved a high ranking for 'quality indicators' on the global level in the World Economic Forum's Competitiveness Reports, the quality of graduates, education, and research engagement is still debatable. Significant efforts are needed to ensure that these critical issues, as well as the understudied expansion of higher education institutions, are being addressed to erase the misalignment with the UAE's strategic goals. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01