The Developmental Instruction Unit (DIU) is a one-year Program which helps students
transition from high school to university by building up their communication skills
(Academic Arabic and English) and mathematics proficiency (Algebra, College Algebra
and Trigonometry) to levels required by the UAEU colleges.
Depending on students’ placement scores, students can spend up to one year in the
Program (4 Quarters and 2 summer schools) preparing to meet the University admission
requirements. Courses in the DIU are taught in Quarters and not in Semesters.
Once students enter their Colleges, they will be required to take an English Academic
Writing course. This course is taught by teachers from the English for Academic Purposes
Unit which is also attached to the Developmental Instruction Unit.
The Developmental Instruction Unit has well qualified instructors who effectively employ mobile learning technologies
to enhance learning both within and outside the classroom.
The Developmental Instruction Unit is continuously evolving to better align itself with the changing needs of its primary
stakeholders: our students of today and tomorrow, the UAE primary and secondary education
systems, the various University colleges, our community and our nation.
