HCT ACRONYMS
A
AA |
Administrative
Assistant |
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AAA |
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AAMC |
Al Ain Men’s
College |
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AAWC |
Al Ain Women’s
College |
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ACBSP |
Association of
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs |
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ABT |
Applied Business
& Technology |
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ACS |
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ACT |
Activities (on a
timetable) |
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AD |
Associate Director |
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ADMC |
Abu Dhabi Men’s
College |
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ADWC |
Abu Dhabi Women’s
College |
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AI |
Admission Index OR
Achievement Indicators |
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AM |
Academic
Management |
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AN |
Associate Deans
(HR Use) |
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APA |
American
Psychological Association |
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APET |
Action Plan &
Evaluation Tool |
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AQT |
Academic Quality
Team |
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APR |
Annual Performance Report (Annual fiscal year January to December) |
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ARC |
Academic Review
Committee |
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ARP |
Assessment Review Process |
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AS |
Academic Services |
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ASPIRA |
Annual, Strategic,
Professional, Improvement, Roadmap, Appraisal |
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ASSY |
Assembly (on a
timetable) |
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AU |
Audit (on a
student transcript) |
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B BADM |
Business
Administration |
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BAS |
Bachelor of
Applied Science |
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Bb |
Blackboard (Creative
Eye/Vista) |
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BEd |
Bachelor of
Education |
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BI |
Business
Intelligence |
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BITE |
Business
Information Technology |
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BSC |
Balanced Scorecard |
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BSS |
Banner Self
Service |
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C CAA |
Commission of Academic Accreditation |
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CAF |
Course Assessment
File |
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CASS |
Central Academic
and Student Services |
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CC |
Continuing Courses
(on a student transcript) |
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CELTA |
Certificate in
English Language Teaching to Adults |
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CEPA |
Common Education
Proficiency Assessment (English/Maths) |
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CERT |
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CH |
Challenge
Assessment (on a student transcript) |
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CIO |
Chief Information’s Officer |
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CIP |
Computer
Information Processing |
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CMS |
Curriculum
Management System |
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CNET |
Computer Network
Technology |
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ComTech |
Communication
Technology |
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ConEd |
Continuing
Education |
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CQI |
Continuous Quality
Improvement |
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CRN |
Course
Registration Number |
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CRS |
Course Resource
System |
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CS |
Central Services/
Career Services |
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CSR |
Corporate Social
Responsibility |
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D DAT |
Division Academic
Team OR Diploma Assessment Test (a type of KCA) |
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DF |
Diploma Foundations |
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DHA |
Dubai Health
Authority |
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DI |
Directors (HR use) |
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DMC |
Dubai Men’s
College |
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DOHMS |
Department of
Health and Medical Services |
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DQA |
Dubai Quality
Award |
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DWC |
Dubai Women’s
College |
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E EA |
Executive
Assistant |
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EAC |
Essential
Assessment Component |
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EACE |
Early Childhood
Education |
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ECF |
Evaluation of
Courses by Faculty |
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ECS |
Evaluation of
Courses by Students |
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EdTech |
Educational
Technology |
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EF |
Employer Forum |
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EFL |
English as a
Foreign Language |
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EFQM |
European
Foundation for Quality Management |
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EL |
Experiential
Learning |
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ELTS |
English Language
Teaching in Schools |
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EMBA |
Executive Masters
in Business Administration |
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EMS |
Emergency Medical
Service |
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ESL |
English as a
Second Language |
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ESP |
English for
Special Purposes |
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EX |
Exemption (on
student transcript) |
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EXA |
Exam periods (on a
timetable) |
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F FA |
Faculty (HR Use) |
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FAD |
Finance and
Administration |
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FCA |
Final
Comprehensive Assessment |
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FES |
Finance Enquiry
System |
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FMC |
Fujeirah Men’s College |
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FWC |
Fujeirah Women’s College |
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FTE |
Full Time
Equivalent |
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FYI |
For your information |
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G GF |
Graduate Forum |
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GJ’s |
Gloria Jean’s
Coffee Shop |
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GO |
Graduate Outcome |
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GPA |
Grade Point
Average |
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GRN |
Goods Received Note |
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GSC |
General School
Certificate |
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GSM |
General Staff Meeting OR
Global System for Mobile Communication |
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GSR |
Graduate Studies & Research |
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H HAPE |
Health And
Physical Education |
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HCT |
Higher Colleges of
Technology |
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HD |
Higher Diploma OR Heads and Deans (HR Use) |
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HE |
His Excellency |
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HF |
Higher Foundations
(Bachelor track) |
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HESN |
His Excellency
Sheikh Nahayan |
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HH |
His Highness |
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HIMS |
Health Information
Management System |
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HR |
Human Resource |
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HS |
Health Sciences |
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I IA/IADM |
Information
Administration Program |
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IE |
Institutional
Effectiveness |
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IELTS |
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ILC |
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IP |
In Progress (on
student transcript) |
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IPR |
Institutional Planning and Research |
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IT |
Information
Technology |
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ITS |
Information
Technology Services |
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J |
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K KC |
Key Criteria |
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KCA |
Key Common
Assessment |
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KPI |
Key Performance
Indicator |
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L LA |
Lead Faculty
Academy (HR Use) |
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LC |
Learning Contract OR Learning Cycle |
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LIB |
Library |
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LF |
Lower Foundations
(Diploma track) |
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LPO |
Local Purchase
Order |
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LR |
Lead Research (HR
Use) |
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LRC |
Learning Resource
Centre |
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M MCI |
Mass Casualty
Incident |
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MD |
Marketing
Department |
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MM |
Management Meeting |
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MOE |
Ministry of
Education |
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MOFI |
Ministry of Finance and Industry |
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MOH |
Ministry of Health |
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MOHE |
Ministry of Higher
Education |
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MOI |
Ministry of
Interior |
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MZMC |
Madinat Zayed Men's College |
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MZWC |
Madinat Zayed Women's College |
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N NAPO |
National Admissions
Processing Office |
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NCHR |
Non-Contact Hour |
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NNO |
No Need to Open
(used in email subject) |
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NWCCU |
Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities |
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O OHEPP |
Office of Higher
Education Policy and Planning (Ministry of Higher Education) |
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OLD |
Open Learning Day |
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P PAC |
Program Advisory
Committee |
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PBL |
Project-based
learning OR Problem-based
learning |
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PP |
Policy &
Planning OR Policy &
Procedure |
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PC |
Policy Council |
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PD |
Professional
Development |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
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PEP |
Professional
Expectations & Practices OR
Performance Enhancement Program |
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PHR |
Planning and Human Resources |
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PI |
Performance
Improvement OR Performance
Indicator |
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PIC |
Performance
Improvement Coordinator |
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PLO |
Program Learning
Outcomes |
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PPC |
Postgraduate
Program Coordinators |
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PPR |
Pre Purchase
Requisition |
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PQA |
Program Quality
Assurance |
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PRC |
Program Review
Committee |
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Q QA |
Quality Assurance |
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QAC |
Quality Assurance
Coordinator |
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QIA |
Quality
Improvement Areas |
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QIAC |
Quality
Improvement Advisory Committee (HCT) |
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QIS |
Quality
Improvement System |
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R RADAR |
Results,
Approaches, Deploy, Assess & Review |
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RKMC |
Ras Al Khaimah Men’s College |
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RKWC |
Ras Al Khaimah Women’s
College |
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RUMC |
Ruwais Men's College |
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RUWC |
Ruwais Women's College |
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S SFE |
Student Faculty Evaluations |
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SMART |
Specific – simple, clear, concise, focused Measurable – possible to provide qualitative/ quantitative
evidence of success Achievable – can be reached with reasonable effort and
resources Relevant
- related to operational goals and objectives,
results oriented, within reach of responsible person/ group, realistic,
results-oriented Timely – to be traceable in terms of progress and time
factor needs. |
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SMC |
Sharjah Men’s College |
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SMT |
Senior Management
Team |
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SRG |
Student
Representative Groups |
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SS |
Student Services |
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SWC |
Sharjah Women’s
College |
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SWAMP |
System Wide
Assessment – Must Pass |
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SWET |
Software
Engineering |
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SWOT |
Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats |
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T TAD |
Technology and
Administration |
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T&L |
Teaching and
Learning |
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TC |
Transfer Credit
(student transcript) |
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TEFL |
Teaching English
as a Foreign Language |
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TESOL |
Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages |
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TOEFL |
Test of English as
a Foreign Language |
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TT |
Timetable |
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U UAEU |
UAE University (Al
Ain) |
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V VC/VCO |
Vice
Chancellor/Vice Chancellor’s Office |
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W W |
Withdrawal (on a
student transcript) |
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WIG |
Wildly Important
Goal |
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Z ZU |
Zayed University |