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12. Commercial/Technical School Certificates: Authentication
Students with Commercial/ Technical school certificates
might be required to submit an equivalency Letter from The University has the responsibility of verifying the
Ministry of Education (for Certificates from outside
UAE and certificates from all the United Arab Emirates authenticity of certificates presented by applicants. To
satisfy the following conditions of attestation, certificates
except Abu Dhabi (from Abu Dhabi Educational Council).
issued by secondary schools following the UAE curriculum
The University will consider equivalent certificates and must:
grades from other educational systems by evaluating them
using the World Education Services (www.wes.org) or the 1. Be original certificates or a notarized copy,
on-line education database for education systems and 2. Show grades received for each subject, and
academic institutions around the world (www.classbase. 3. Be attested by the issuing school, the issuing board,
com). The International Academic Credential Evaluation and the UAE Ministry of Education (for Certificates
Services will convert educational credentials from any from all the United Arab Emirates except Abu Dhabi
country in the world into their U.S. equivalents. It describes (attested from ADEK).
each certificate, diploma or degree that the student has
earned and states its academic equivalency in the United If a certificate is issued by a school in the UAE that is
States. governed by an educational authority in another country,
it should be attested by the official educational authorities
International Students Required of the country of study, such as the British Council, the
Documents embassy of the country, and the Ministry of Education, UAE.
If the certificate is from a government school in the GCC
The following documents must be received along with the Countries (Gulf Cooperative Council Countries), the
application fee as per the published Abu Dhabi University certificate then needs to be attested by the Ministry of
fee schedule: Education of the issuing country. If a certificate is issued
• A high school certificate duly attested by the Ministry by a school in the GCC that is governed by an educational
authority in another country, it should be attested by the
of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy
of UAE in the country where the certificate is issued. official educational authorities of the country of study, such
Students who are not able to attest their certificates as the British Council, the embassy of the country, and the
Ministry of Education in the country of study.
and transcripts on time may be conditionally admitted
for one semester. By the end of the semester they Submission of Equivalency letters (from Ministry of
should have attested all their papers or their accounts Education in UAE) is required for all certificates issued
will be on hold. Outside UAE.
• A copy of the student’s passport (valid for at least 6 If the certificate is from a licensed school accredited in
months); another country and governed by an educational authority,
• Passport-size photograph; recognized councils, or accrediting associations in that
country, it must:
• A letter of adequate funds (5000 USD or convertible
currency for tuition, accommodation and cost of 1. Be an original certificate or a notarized copy,
living); and 2. Show grades received for each subject, and
• A standard form indicating that the applicant will abide 3. Be attested by:
by the Abu Dhabi University rules and regulations.
a. the official education authorities of the country of
• Police Clearance study, e.g. Ministry of Education, British Council, etc.,
• Good conduct letter from the school b. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country of study,
If the applicant meets the admissions requirements of c. the Embassy of the UAE in the country of study, or
Abu Dhabi University, and after he/she decides to join Abu the embassy of that country in the UAE plus the
Dhabi University, a proof of payment of the International Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, and
Student Fee will be required. d. If b) and c) are not possible, the authenticity of the
certificate can be verified through the embassy
of the country of origin and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in the UAE.

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