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Secondary graduates from previous years demanding seats in public universities

by Marwane al hashemi
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Citizens with a high school diploma in previous years demanded the Ministry of Higher Education to provide them with seats in government higher education institutions in the country, so that they can complete their university studies, noting that the reason they did not accept them is more than two years ago to finish high school, and give priority in admission to the graduates The new ones, according to their saying, explained that compelling conditions prevented their enrollment in these institutions, immediately after the completion of their secondary studies, and that private universities are the field available to them to complete their studies, but they have become financially expensive.

For its part, the Ministry of Higher Education stressed that the possibility of accepting high school graduates from previous years in government university education institutions depends on the capacity available in it, and that «the opportunities for admission are granted to students immediately after their graduation from high school, and if they do not take advantage of it, they may not be available to them yet that”.

She explained that the maximum period available for a high school graduate to join colleges and government universities is three years.

In detail, citizenship (S, P) stated that she finished her high school studies three years ago, adding that after obtaining a high school diploma, she went to a study of civil engineering in a public university in the country, and after starting studying and ending basic education courses, she started studying specialization courses For four consecutive semesters, then decided to change its academic specialization, but the university administration did not agree to this change because it exhausted the opportunities to change the permissible specialization, because it changed the science of science and went to engineering, which led her to change the university in which she studies.

She continued, “I went to registration in the upper technology colleges in the Emirate of Sharjah, considering that its location is close to my family’s house, but the admission and registration department refused to accept my registration in the upper technology colleges, due to the passage of three years since my high school diploma, and I informed me of the lack of a seat for me due to the completion of the number Registered with new high school graduates, pointing out that she had to register at a private university in order to be able to complete her studies.

Citizen (Abu Khalid) said that he registered in a public university as soon as he graduated from high school and was accepted, but a satisfactory condition that he had prohibited directly by university study, which forced him to travel outside the state for treatment, and he remained there for a year and a half, indicating that after To finish his treatment and recovery, see the university in which he was registered before he traveled for treatment, but she informed him that he could not study it in it because the previous application related to studying at the university was canceled, and the completion of the capacity available from students.

He added, “I was unable to go to study at a private university due to my limited material income, which was not allowed to study at a private university, in addition to that the study fees in private universities have become financially expensive, which forced me to work with a high school diploma, in one of the government departments.” .

He called on government colleges and universities to open the way for citizens from high school graduates in previous years, who have gone through more than three years to finish their high school studies, so that they can complete their university studies.

The citizen Ali Al -Hammadi said, “Government colleges and universities must open the door to study in front of all citizens who finished their secondary studies to enroll in university study without exception, regardless of the date of their obtaining a secondary degree, indicating that he faced Cairo conditions that delayed it from enrolling in government universities and colleges after obtaining a high school diploma The public is directly, and he was forced to work to secure the livelihood of his family, and he now wants to complete his university studies, but that is not available.

He continued, “Therefore, these universities must allocate vacant academic seats in all academic specialties, for those who failed to enroll in the university study previously, pointing out that some do not have the material capacity that allows him to join private universities to complete his studies, given the high cost of study in this Universities that may exceed 30,000 dirhams for one semester.

The assistant undersecretary for institutional services in the Ministry of Higher Education, Saif Al Mazrouei, stated that “if a high school graduate is late to join universities or government colleges because of a circumstance, his acceptance after these institutions depends on the availability of a seat for him, which is not available in Most likely, with the withdrawal of one of the registered new students, or one of them failed to start studying.

He noted that the opportunity to accept government education institutions is granted to the secondary graduate in the same year in which he obtained a high school diploma, and that this opportunity may not be available to him later.

He explained that «the maximum period of time available for the high school graduate to join colleges and government universities is three years, but after this period, the possibility of accepting it in some government university education institutions depends on if its absorption is available in these institutions.

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