NAPO NEWS • Note: we have a new e-mail address napo@mohesr.gov.ae. • If you are an Emirati secondary school graduate, you are eligible to apply to the federal institutions of higher education in the UAE – United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and Zayed University (ZU) – or scholarship to study abroad under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), UAE. • Following a decree issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the 40th National Day, mother national students can apply to any of the three federal institutions of higher education in the UAE - UAEU, HCT or ZU - for the 2012/2013 academic year. • Please make sure to fill in the on-line application at www.mohesr.gov.ae/napo as soon as possible not to lose the chance to study at UAEU, HCT, ZU or scholarship and sit for the CEPA-English exam, which is one of the admission requirements. • You can make amendments to your study preferences up to June 30, 2012. • Each student is allowed to take CEPA-English twice: once between November and March (computer-based test), and then again in the large exam administration in late May (computer-based and paper-based tests), provided they meet the registration deadlines. • The first administration of CEPA-English (1st attempt) took place on November 19, 2011. Some 3592 students sat for the exam. The attendance rate was 95%. • The second administration of CEPA-English (1st attempt) took place on January 14, 2012. Some 4466 students attended, which was a 95% attendance rate. • The third administration of CEPA-English (1st attempt) took place on February 18, 2012. Some 1780 students sat for the exam. The attendance rate was 92%. • The fourth administration of CEPA-English took place on March 3, 2012 (1st attempt). Some 4709 students sat for the exam. The attendance rate was 92.7%. • The final, large exam administration of CEPA-English (2nd attempt) will be held on May 26, 2012. Registration for the exam opened on March 18, 2012. It will be closed on May 12, 2012. • CEPA-Math was administered on April 28, 2012. Some 15,652 students (6113 male and 9539 female) sat for the exam. • On March 8-10, 2012, NAPO participated in the 18th International TESOL Arabia Conference 2012, Dubai. • On April 19-21, 2012, NAPO participated in Gulf Education and Training Exhibition 2012, Dubai.