The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) is a ministry of the government in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] Established in 1992, the Ministry has a number of departments, including the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), which provides institutional licensure and degree accreditation for private universities and their academic programmes in the UAE.[2]
His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan is the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.[3] He is also Chancellor of two of the UAE's three government-sponsored institutions of higher education, United Arab Emirates University and the Higher Colleges of Technology, and president of the third, Zayed University.