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PrefaceWith enlightened and visionary leadership in the United Arab Emirates, the long-termstrategy has been to develop a knowledge-based economy that is inextricably linked toa high quality tertiary education system. As higher education expands rapidly acrossthe UAE there is a need to regulate the establishment of non-federal colleges anduniversities, and ensure that rigorous standards are adopted within an ‘institutionalquality culture’ that pervades all activities, including teaching, research, supportservices and administration.The Commission for Academic Accreditation was established in year 2000 to developand implement Standards for institutional licensure and program accreditation,based on international best practice, to ensure a worthwhile and rewarding learningexperience for all students.The CAA was the first Accreditation Agency in the region, and it has established andmaintained a leading role across higher education in the Middle East, and played aninfluential part in the wider international sphere of higher education quality assurance.In 2011, having completed its first decade of operation, the Commission has beenrecognized by the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in HigherEducation (INQAAHE) as one of few international agencies that have fully adoptedtheir ‘Good Practice Guidelines’.This formal Annual Report from the Commission focuses on the reporting year 2010-2011 but it also highlights some of the history and landmarks in the genesis and earlyyears of the CAA.Nahayan Mabarak Al NahayanMinister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
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Page 6 and 7: The Institutional ContextAs the CAA
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Page 12 and 13: Internal Quality AssuranceThe 2010-
Page 14 and 15: UAE Qualifications FrameworkCAA has
Page 16 and 17: Improving the capacity for Quality:
Page 18 and 19: Staff HonoursDr. Badr Aboul-Ela was

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