1. What is the key role of KHDA?

2. What are the Authority’s priorities?

3. What are the establishments that fall under the Authority’s umbrella?

4. Is the Authority responsible for the licensing of private schools?

5. Is the Authority in charge of licensing higher education institutions (i.e.) colleges and universities?

6. What is the Authority’s link with Dubai Education Council?

7. What is the relationship between the Authority and Dubai Knowledge Village?

8. What is the Authority’s role in developing UAE Nationals’ calibre and improve their career opportunities?

9. What does the Authority offer to teachers?

10. Does the Authority offer scholarships?

11. Does the Authority work on attracting leading international educational institutions and research centres?

12. How is the authority structured?

13. There are many establishments that work for human development in Dubai, why are these efforts not unified?

14. What is the relationship between the Authority and other national and local human resource development programs?

15. What is the nature of the relationship between the Authority and "Tanmia", the National Human Resource Development & Employment Authority?

16. How does the Authority balance between the open market strategy and Emiratization policy?

17. Since the Authority falls under the government of Dubai, does it focus on UAE nationals only or does it extend its efforts to include all the residents in Dubai?

1. . What is the key role of KHDA?

The Authority is in charge of planning, executing and monitoring education development schemes in cooperation with all concerned local and federal governmental bodies as well as leading regional and international educational entities. The Authority works on evolving new benchmarks for the local education system in Dubai, on a par with international standards and global best practices. It is also responsible for creating and disseminating knowledge across Dubai and fulfilling human development requirements in the emirate.

2. What are the Authority’s priorities?

3. What are the establishments that fall under the Authority’s umbrella?

The Authority manages all educational institutions in Dubai. It also supervises their performance according to the UAE's laws and regulations. All establishments involved in the fields of knowledge, education, and human resource development fall under its jurisdiction.

4. Is the Authority responsible for the licensing of private schools?

The Authority is responsible for licensing and regulating private educational institutions in the emirate and affiliated free zones. This includes private schools and other training and educational institutions. The Authority also undertakes the attestation of certificates issued by schools and institutions by establishing measures in line with the policies of the concerned federal ministries.

5. Is the Authority in charge of licensing higher education institutions (i.e.) colleges and universities?

The processes of licensing, organizing and encouraging higher educational institutions, such as colleges and universities all fall under the Authority’s jurisdiction. The Authority is responsible for the attestation of certificates issued by these institutions.

6. What is the Authority’s link with Dubai Education Council?

The Council’s former projects, initiatives, institutions and commitments fall under the Authority’s supervision, including the agreement that has been signed between the Council and the Ministry of Education on Dubai Education Zone. According to this agreement, DEZ is also part of the Authority.

7. What is the relationship between the Authority and Dubai Knowledge Village?

Dubai Knowledge Village was established to attract international higher educational bodies as well as regional and international training institutes. DKV continues to pursue its business and academic objectives. However, the Authority is responsible for organizing and issuing licenses for the institutions located in its premises.

8. What is the Authority’s role in developing UAE Nationals’ calibre and improve their career opportunities?

The Authority offers training and awareness programs for UAE Nationals in order to promote their effective participation in the local work place. It endeavors to achieve these objectives through creating synergy among existing projects and initiatives, as well as in new initiatives that are being launched under the Authority’s umbrella.

9. What does the Authority offer to teachers?

The Authority provides training programmes for teachers as well as administrators. It also contributes to improving their inter-social and communications skills in order to achieve targeted levels of efficiency in their areas of specialty. In this regard, the Authority works in tandem with the Ministry of Education and in complete adherence to the UAE's federal laws and regulations.

10. Does the Authority offer scholarships?

The Authority sets the rules and regulations that govern the scholarship system in Dubai. KHDA allocates budgets for scholarships as per the Authority’s regulations.

11. Does the Authority work on attracting leading international educational institutions and research centres?

The Authority attracts and encourages private educational establishments, research centers, and international human development organizations to establish premises/offices in Dubai.

12. How is the authority structured?

A board of directors chairs the Authority. The board’s chairman and members include experts in the fields of education and human development; the board’s chairman is the Authority’s Director General.

13. There are many establishments that work for human development in Dubai, why are these efforts not unified?

There is no repetition or lost efforts. These efforts are the result of the current enormous development of the country. They show the great importance of the human element in the plans of the economic and social development.

14. What is the relationship between the Authority and other national and local human resource development programs?

As mentioned earlier, these national programs emerge in line with the social and economic requirements of the country. These programs show the huge emphasis on the human element in the development process.

15. What is the nature of the relationship between the Authority and "Tanmia", the National Human Resource Development & Employment Authority?

Tanmia is an authority working in the same field. Therefore, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority cooperates and coordinates with Tanmia in the area of human resource development and employment.

16. How does the Authority balance between the open market strategy and Emiratization policy?

The authority takes into consideration all the necessities and requirements of globalization. Yet, the authority is working towards a balanced concept by which it preserves the welfare of the national human resources.

17. Since the Authority falls under the government of Dubai, does it focus on UAE nationals only or does it extend its efforts to include all the residents in Dubai?

The development and advancement can be achieved through the collaborative efforts of all residents in Dubai. Expatriates are part of the social fabric of the community. They contribute to the progress of the Emirate. Therefore, they should be included in the development process in order to create a forward looking society.