UAE National Agenda His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin

UAE National Agenda • • His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Launched a seven-year UAE National Agenda leading to the UAE Vision 2021 which coincides with the UAE's 50 th National Day.

Vision of UAE National Agenda The Vision aims to make the UAE among the best countries in the world by the Golden Jubilee of the Union.

Pillars of UAE National Agenda: Cohesive Society And Preserved Identity Safe Public And Fair Judiciary Competitive Knowledge Economy First-Rate Education System World-Class Healthcare Sustainable Environment And Infrastructure

Cohesive Society And Preserved Identity the National Agenda aims for the UAE to be the best in the world in the Human Development and to be the happiest of all nations.

Cohesive Society A cohesive society works towards the well-being of all its members, fights exclusion, creates a sense of belonging and promotes trust. “Social exclusion” is phenomena and processes related to poverty, deprivation and hardship,

Preserved Identity preservation is a process or system of maintaining the segregation and documenting the identity of people and products ( in terms of business/trade avoiding piracy).

UAE National Agenda promotes UAE's unique culture, heritage and traditions and reinforces social and family cohesion (emotional bonding that society/family members have towards one another).

Safe Public And Fair Judiciary National Agenda aims to make the UAE's judicial system among the most efficient in the world.

Safe Public And Fair Judiciary National Agenda aims to make UAE the safest place in the world.

Competitive Knowledge Economy National Agenda aims to make the country a major player at the international level. making the UAE the economic, tourism and commercial capital.

It focuses on: promoting innovation research and development, strengthening the regulatory framework(tax information, relevant rules, laws and regulatory bodies) for key sectors, encouraging high value-adding sectors. These will improve the country's business environment and increase its attractiveness to foreign investment.

World-Class Healthcare UAE becoming among the best countries in the world in terms of quality of healthcare. Agenda aims to reduce the prevalence of smoking. increase the healthcare system's readiness to deal with epidemics (high occurrence of a disease or illness in a population)and health risks.

Sustainable Environment And Infrastructure National Agenda focuses on improving the quality of air, preserving water resources, increasing the contribution of clean energy and implementing green growth plans.

First-Rate Education System The National Agenda aims to equip all schools, universities and students with Smart systems and devices as a basis for all teaching methods, projects and research.

First-Rate Education System the National Agenda aims to enable the UAE students rank among the best in the world in reading, mathematics and science exams, and to have a strong knowledge of the Arabic language.

q PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Ø Ø Every three years 15 year olds 2009 – 2012 – 2015 – 2018 - 2021 Reading , Mathematics and Science q TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) Ø Ø Every four years Year 4 and Year 8 2007 – 2011 – 2015 – 2019 Mathematics and Science q PIRLS (Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study ) Ø Every five years Ø Year 4 and Year 8 Ø 2011 – 2016 - 2021

Average TIMSS Score UAE’s Current Rank: 23 of 42 countries (2011 report) Target 2021: Among the top 15 countries

Average PISA Score UAE’s Current Rank: 46 of 65 (2012 Report) Target 2021: Among the top 20 countries

Upper Secondary Graduation Rate of National Students q UAE’s Current Rate of graduation Emarati Students: 86. 16% (2014) q Target 2021: Rate of graduation Emarati Students: 90%

Enrollment Rate in Preschools q UAE’s Current Enrollment Rate of Preschool Students: 87. 95% (2014) q Target 2021: Enrollment Rate of Preschool Students : 95%

Percentage of Students with High Skills in Arabic, According to National Tests. UAE’s Current rate: 58. 85%(2014) Target 2021: 90%

Percentage of Schools with high quality teachers UAE’s Current rate: Work in progress Target 2021: 100%

Percentage of Schools with Highly Effective School Leadership UAE’s Current rate: 26%(2013) Target 2021: 100%

Enrollment Rate in Foundation Year (A program usually focusing on strengthening Arabic, English, Math and IT) out of the total students enrolled in the universities in the same year. UAE’s Current rate: 78%(2014) Target 2021: 0%

UAE vision education targets Inclusion UAE to become inclusive, barrier free, rights based society that promotes, protects and ensure the success of all groups of students.