Editing United Arab Emirates (section)

=== Education ===
{{Main|Education in the United Arab Emirates}}
[[File:UniversityCityHall.jpg|thumb|right|University City Hall is the largest building located in [[Sharjah University City|University City]] in [[Sharjah]]. Graduation ceremonies of [[American University of Sharjah]], [[University of Sharjah]], and [[Higher Colleges of Technology]] are notably held here.]]

The [[education]] system through secondary level is administered by the [[Ministry of Education (United Arab Emirates)|Ministry of Education]] in all emirates except Abu Dhabi, where it falls under the authority of the [[Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge|Department of Education and Knowledge]]. Public schools are divided into [[primary school]]s, [[middle school]]s, and [[High Schools|high schools]]. The public schools are government-funded and the curriculum is created to match the United Arab Emirates' development goals. The medium of instruction in the public school is Arabic with emphasis on English as a second language. There are also many private schools which are internationally accredited. [[Public school (government funded)|Public schools]] in the country are free for citizens of the UAE, while the fees for private schools vary.

The higher education system is monitored by the Ministry of Higher Education. The ministry also is responsible for admitting students to its [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aud.edu/Admissions/undergraduate_req.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224200815/http://aud.edu/Admissions/undergraduate_req.asp |archive-date=24 December 2010 |title=American University in Dubai. Undergraduate : Admission |work=Aud.edu }}</ref> The adult literacy rate in 2015 was 93.8%.<ref name="WorldFactbook" />

The UAE has shown a strong interest in improving education and research. Enterprises include the establishment of the [[CERT Group of Companies|CERT]] Research Centres and the [[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology]] and Institute for Enterprise Development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.masdar.ac.ae/institute/index.aspx?mi=mi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731123515/http://www.masdar.ac.ae/institute/index.aspx?mi=mi |archive-date=31 July 2008 |title=MASDAR &#124; Profile |date=31 July 2008 }}</ref> According to the QS Rankings, the top-ranking universities in the country are the [[United Arab Emirates University]] (421–430th worldwide), [[Khalifa University]]<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/khalifa-university/undergrad Khalifa University | Undergraduate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223154425/http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/khalifa-university/undergrad |date=23 February 2015 }}. Top Universities. Retrieved 10 October 2015.</ref> (441–450th worldwide), the [[American University of Sharjah]] (431–440th), and [[University of Sharjah]] (551–600th worldwide).<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/node/4392/ranking-details/world-university-rankings/2013 American University of Sharjah Rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531003409/http://www.topuniversities.com/node/4392/ranking-details/world-university-rankings/2013 |date=31 May 2014 }}. Top Universities. Retrieved 26 November 2015.</ref> United Arab Emirates was ranked 33rd in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2021, up from 36th in 2019.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Global Innovation Index 2021 |url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2021/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |work=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |publisher=[[United Nations]] |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920133358/https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Global Innovation Index 2019|url=https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2019/index.html|access-date=2 September 2021|website=www.wipo.int|language=en|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902101818/https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2019/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RTD – Item|url=https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/rtd/items/691898|access-date=2 September 2021|website=ec.europa.eu|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902140715/https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/rtd/items/691898|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=28 October 2013|title=Global Innovation Index|url=https://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-innovation/global-innovation-index-2930|access-date=2 September 2021|website=INSEAD Knowledge|language=en|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902101622/https://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-innovation/global-innovation-index-2930|url-status=dead}}</ref>