The Ministry of Education signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Serbian Ministry of Education

The UAE Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoM) with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, which is aimed establishing cooperation between the two sides in the fields of higher education and scientific research. The memorandum was signed in the Ministry's main Office in Abu Dhabi by His Excellency Hussain Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and His Excellency Mladen Cherchevich, the Serbian Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development.

This comes within the framework of the Ministry’s keenness to learn about the best international practices in the field of higher education in order to equip national higher education institutions with the best experiences and information, and enable them to benefit from the pioneering experiences in supporting and developing higher education. The MoM also aims at opening the horizons of knowledge and cultural communication between the two countries and enhancing joint cooperation in scientific, academic and research fields.

According to the MoM, the two sides will establish direct relations between the higher education institutions in both countries and support conducting joint research in agreed upon fields, and that they will invite specialists to attend conferences and symposia to be held in their respective countries for exchanging education best practices in both countries.

Also, that the two sides shall provide annual scholarships to nationals of the two countries to study in their respective universities in accordance with their national legislations. In addition, they will exchange best practices, and cooperate in the organization and implementation of special courses for teaching Serbian and Arabic languages in their respective higher education institutions.

The two parties shall exchange information related to their respective national legislations in education, as well as applicable standards for the accreditation of educational institutions and programs with the aim of achieving mutual recognition of practical degrees, academic titles and certificates of higher education according to the system followed by each country. They will work on exchanging joint delegations at the level of the educational departments and educational institutions staff, in order for them to be acquainted with the developments and modernization of educational systems and to share best practices.

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