Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge
دائرة التعليم والمعرفة
Department overview
Formed15 September 2005
JurisdictionEmirate of Abu Dhabi
Department executives
  • Sara Awadh Musallam, Chairman
  • Mubarak Hamad Al Mheiri, Undersecretary
Websitewww.adek.gov.ae

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) (Arabic: دائرة التعليم والمعرفة), is the educational authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates and the home of the country's capital city.

The department was initially established as an advisory council on education in 2005 by UAE president and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with the aim of improving teaching standards in the emirate by increasing the quality of teaching, curriculum, and administration.[1] The department is currently responsible for the management and administration of the emirate's public charter schools.[2] Additionally, it issues licenses, monitors, and inspects the emirate's many different private schools and public universities.[3]

  1. ^ "New School Model". ADEC. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. ^ About Adek Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Constantine, Zoi (15 September 2010). "New start for schools as teachers learn a better model". The National. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018.