Abbreviations & Glossary
Term and Glossary | Description |
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UAE | The United Arab Emirates |
University, or UAEU | The United Arab Emirates University |
University Council | The Governing Board of the United Arab Emirates |
Chancellor | The Chancellor of UAE University |
Vice Chancellor | The Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University |
Provost | The Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Student | Any male or female student in the University |
Faculty Members | Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors |
Academic Department | The Academic Department in the colleges |
University Community | All UAEU faculty members, staff, and students |
Academic Year | A one-year period established annually in the official University calendar |
Manual | A policies and procedures manual is a functional guide for conducting the operations of a division or a department. The manual typically consists of policies, procedures and signatory authority matrix |
Policy | A definite course or method of action to guide and determine present and future decisions. A policy is a guide to decision-making under a given set of circumstances within the framework of corporate objectives, goals and management philosophies |
Procedure | A particular way of accomplishing something, or an established way of doing things. A procedure is a series of steps followed in a definite regular order that ensures the consistent and repetitive approach to actions |
Emsat | Emarati Standardized Test |
NAPO | National admissions and placement office |
GPA | Grade Point Average, a calculated value representing the student s academic performance for a specific period of time |
CGPA | Cumulative Grade Point Average |
Professional graduate program | A post-baccalaureate degree that prepares students for a particular profession by emphasizing skills and practical analysis over research |
Blackboard | Blackboard - UAEU Online Education system, for students and faculty members |
Degree works | Degree works is a web-based advising tool, it helps both students and their advisors successfully navigate curriculum requirements in order to achieve success throughout their educational life. The main goal of Degree Works is to help students graduate in time. |
CEC | Continuing Education Center provides training courses, workshops, seminars and conferences. |
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