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Dubai Academic City

Dubai Academic City (DAC), was established after the successful development of Knowledge Village (DKV / KV) near Dubai Internet City, with the official launch in May 2006. The intention is for Academic City to be a base for schools, colleges and universities, while Knowledge Village will house training institutes and educational service organisations. Total area of DAC is expected to cover 129 million sq ft and the development is sceduled to be completed by 2012.

  • Knowledge Village (rather than Knowlege City / Knowledge Park) is near Dubai Marina, between Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Internet City in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai.
  • Dubai Academic City (rather than Dubai Academic Village or Town, or Academic Park) is in Al Ruwayyah / Ruwaya off the the Dubai-Al Ain Rd. The exit is signposted as you're heading to Al Ain, if you see a large submarine shaped building on your left then you've missed it.
Dubai International Academic City

Just to confuse you, there is Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) contained within DAC. DIAC is the free zone for tertiary institutes. However, primary, secondary and K-12 schools are part of DAC but not DIAC. Or something like that. Executive Director of DIAC is Dr Ayoub Kazim (and also of KV). By 2015, DIAC expects to have almost 40,000 students attending 40 different institutes.

Institutions at Dubai Academic City
Name Type of institute Contact Curriculum Qualifications
Al Ghurair University university tel +971-4-4200223   BBA, BSc, BA
American University of the Emirates college tel +971-4-4291200  UAE Associate, Bachelor
BITS Pilani Dubai college tel +971-4-3664575  Indian BE (Hons)
Dubai Aerospace University university closed Aug 08?  US
Dubai English Speaking College secondary school tel +971-4-3604866  UK A-level, GCSE
French Fashion University Dubai university tel +971-4-4291228  French BA, diploma
French School Dubai secondary school tel +971-4-3260026  French
German School Dubai primary school tel +971-4-4209790  German
Hamdan eTQM University university tel +971-4-4241111   BA, MA, MSc
Heriot Watt University Dubai university tel +971-4-3616999  UK BA, BBA, BSc, BEng, MA, MSc, PhD
Hult Dubai university tel +971-4-3753088  US MBA
Institute of Management Technology Dubai college tel +971-4-3604844  Indian MBA
JSS Academy Dubai college tel +971-4-3612917  Indian HND, MSc
Mahatma Gandhi University Dubai university tel +971-4-4389630  Indian MBA, BBA, BCom, BSc
Michigan State University Dubai university tel +971-4-3755212  US BSc, MSc, MA
Murdoch University Dubai university tel +971-4-4355700  Australian MBA, Bachelor degrees
National Institute for Vocational Education Dubai college tel +971-4-3694000  UK BTEC
Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai university tel +971-4-5015314  US MSc, Certificates, Masters
St Joseph University Dubai university tel +971-4-3752835  Arabic / Lebanese LLB
SZABIST Dubai university tel +971-4-3664601  Pakistan BBA, BIT, BS, MBA, MSc
Universal Empire Institute of Medical Sciences college tel +971-4-4332773  Indian MBBS, BDS
Universal Empire Institute of Technology college tel +971-4-4389667  Indian MBA, MA, BA, BCom, BEd, Diplomas
University of Waterloo Dubai university tel +971-4-3260333  Canadian degree, CFA, PRM
Zayed University Academic City university tel +971-4-4021111  UAE BA, BEd, BSc, MA, MSc, MEd, MBA

To add a college or university in DAC or DIAC to this list, start a new topic in the Dubai university forum.

Institutions expected to establish in or move to Dubai Academic City
This information last updated Saturday 21-Mar-2009
Related pages - Internal Links
  • Dubai - FAQ home and index
Related websites - External Links (open in new window)
  • www.diacedu.ae - Dubai International Academic City website - tertiary education free zone within DAC
  • www.mashup.ae - great site for students but is offline? Reply in the www.mashup.ae topic if you know what happened.
  • Dubai directory - add your link free

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