Commission for Academic Accreditation (United Arab Emirates)

Commission for Academic Accreditation

مفوضية الاعتماد الأكاديمي
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	United Arab Emirates
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Agency executive	Mohamed Yousif Baniyas, Director
Parent agency	Ministry of Education
Website	www.caa.ae

The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)^[1] (Arabic: مفوضية الاعتماد الأكاديمي) is the national quality assurance and regulatory agency responsible for evaluation and accreditation of higher educational institutions and universities in the United Arab Emirates. Established in 2000, it comes under the country's Ministry of Education.

Working collaboratively with relevant national and local authorities in the Emirates, the CAA has a key leadership role in securing and developing the quality of higher education in the UAE. As a matter of the highest priority, it sets out to safeguard academic standards, and to assure and enhance the quality of learning opportunities provided for students in UAE's higher education institutions (HEIs). It undertakes licensure of HEIs in the UAE and accreditation of their award-bearing academic programs. In order to be entered in the National Register and receive Federal Recognition any HEIs offering post-secondary education in the UAE must receive institutional licensure and accreditation of their degree and diploma. CAA accreditation incorporates recognition of Diploma (Associate Degree), Higher Diploma, Bachelor's degree, Postgraduate Diploma, Master's degree and Doctorate Degree. These Degree ranges from level 5-10 as per National Qualification Framework of UAE (NQF UAE).