Working collaboratively with relevant national and local authorities in the Emirates, the CAA has a key leadership role in securing and developing the quality of higher education in the UAE.

As a matter of the highest priority, it sets out to safeguard academic standards and to assure and enhance the quality of learning opportunities provided for students in UAE's higher education institutions (HEIs).

A Strategic Advisory Committee consists of members of representative stakeholder groups in higher education in the UAE.

It also investigates concerns about higher education provision and provides advice, support, and development opportunities for HEIs in line with its Mission.

The External Review Team evaluates the program's structure and its constituent courses, and their requirements for specialist faculty and appropriate teaching and learning resources.

An External Review Team evaluates whether the program's anticipated outcomes are being achieved, including the maintenance of academic standards in keeping with international norms, and the nature of the student experience.

It also investigates concerns about higher education provision and provides advice, support and development opportunities for HEIs in line with its Mission.

Recently CAA adovpted a new outcome-based framework aims to enchance the quality of higher education in UAE.

These are supported by a more detailed listing of criteria which describe good academic practice and explain how each of the outcome can be met effectively> See also