UAE: Ministry plans to make major changes to education system

UAE: Ministry plans to make major changes to education system

The Ministry of Education (MoE) said it was looking forward to making changes in the UAE educational system, including allowing obtaining of school certificates online from outside the country, issuing regulations to allow self-education in the country, establishing regular schools for the talented individuals, and expanding vocational schools.

During a presentation on "Innovation and the future of evaluation in the world" at the recent workshop organised at the Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of the activities of the month of innovation, the MoE said it has set 21 goals for the educational process in the country during the next 50 years. This is to ensure that the country’s educational system is among the best in the world.

The presentation included a number of educational goals for the "Next 50", including strengthening the continuing education system, promoting moral and positive values, transforming schools into incubators for entrepreneurship, focusing on applied education, and on the disciplines of advanced science and technology, space, engineering, innovation, and medical sciences, health, humanities, and design.

The ministry pointed out that the UAE’s orientation in the education sector depends on eight axes. These include; future curricula to instill future skills among pupils, strengthening educational institutions with technology and innovation, building