The Council of Education, Human Development and Society has adopted the criteria for studying higher education students for the citizens of the Emirates outside the country, where the criteria aim to raise the efficiency and readiness of students to enter the labor market, and organize external scholarship options in line with the aspirations of the state and its national plans, targeted sectors and future developments, and in support of achieving optimal investment in Emirati competencies. A strategic step to ensure the quality of education, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research stated that the decision issued by the Council of Education and Human Development and Society regarding the governance and organization of the criteria for the study of citizens outside the state does not aim to cancel the recognition of qualifications, but rather is a step
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