The Ministry of Education (MoE) (Arabic: وزارة التربية والتعليم) is a federal government ministry in the United Arab Emirates that is responsible for regulating all forms of education in the country.
(1) of 1972[2] issued by Sheikh Zayed,[3] it has its main offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ajman.
[4] Public education is fully funded by the government and is free to UAE citizens at all levels.
[5] After all schools had to be closed as of March 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19, the UAE Ministry of Education turned to distance learning for all academic levels.
[6][7] The UAE Ministry of Education installed in March 2020 a FOR-A HVS-1200 video switcher at its headquarters in Ajman to drive a virtual studio system for distance learning programs, which has become essential due to the COVID-19 pandemic.