Dietetic Program at the UAEU is Accredited by ACEND

UAEU THE 5^TH UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE USA AND THE 1^ST IN THE UAE AWARDED CANDIDACY FOR ACCREDITATION STATUS FROM ACEND

As said by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan - The President of UAE:
“Educating the individual is this country’s most valuable investment. It represents the foundation for progress and development”

The Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Food and Agriculture - United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), was recently awarded Candidacy for Accreditation Status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). ACEND is the accrediting agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly The American Dietetic Association) for education programs in nutrition and dietetics.
This is a major achievement since UAEU Coordinated Program in Dietetics is one very few dietetics programs that has been awarded this accreditation outside the United States of America.
The Dietetic Program at the UAE University has fulfilled the standards of Foreign Dietitian Education (FDE) standards 2012 set by ACEND. The program is accredited at baccalaureate level with Clinical Nutrition concentration.
This accreditation is an evidence of the high standard of dietetics education offered by the UAEU Nutrition and Health Department. The accreditation process provides an external validation that graduates from the program are competent entry-level dietitians comparable to those from accredited dietetics programs in United States.
Achieving this landmark accreditation is affirms that UAEU dietetics program meets international  standards of academic excellence and the students graduating from the program  are highly competent dietetics professionals who can play a key role in improving the  nutritional well-being and health of the UAE population