{"id":1748,"date":"2025-07-04T12:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:39:03","slug":"three-international-universities-to-launch-campuses-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/three-international-universities-to-launch-campuses-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Three International Universities to Launch Campuses in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the <strong>Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)<\/strong> and <strong>Dubai Media Office<\/strong>, Dubai is all<strong> poised to announce three high-end international universities for the 2025-26 academic year<\/strong> which further strengthens the stand of Dubai as a global education hub. The announcements underpin the Education 33 strategy of Dubai and the larger ambition to bring the world&#8217;s best institutions to its shores.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM\u2013A)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Global Ranking: 27\u1d57\u02b0 in QS World University Rankings for Business &amp; Management.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> The first overseas campus of IIM Ahmedabad will be located in <strong>Dubai International Academic City <a href=\"https:\/\/diacedu.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(DIAC)<\/a><\/strong>, offering its signature one-year full-time MBA starting September 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Fit:<\/strong> Supports Dubai&#8217;s <strong>Economic Agenda D33<\/strong> by fostering leadership, innovation, and enhancing regional business education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>American University of Beirut (AUB)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Legacy and Ranking:<\/strong> Founded in 1866, AUB holds the 237\u1d57\u02b0 spot in the QS World University Rankings overall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Academic Reach:<\/strong> Known for its humanities, sciences, and engineering programs with a strong regional alumni network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Exchange:<\/strong> The Dubai campus will strengthen ties between the UAE and the Levant, enriching cultural, academic, and research collaboration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Specialist Institution:<\/strong> A leading Saudi Arabian institution focused on training healthcare professionals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional Relevance:<\/strong> The new medical sciences campus supports Dubai&#8217;s evolving healthcare ecosystem, catering to rising demand for skilled medical personnel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Strategic Significance for Dubai<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Education 33 Strategy:<\/strong> The initiative aims to double <strong>Dubai&#8217;s higher education GDP and raise international student numbers to 50% by 2033<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Academic Tourism:<\/strong> There are already 41 international institutions in the city, and that number is going up every year-with enrollment climbing <strong>(a 20% increase in 2024-25).<\/strong> With these numbers, international campuses add to the higher education experience in Dubai as a study destination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Pipeline:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.khda.gov.ae\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KHDA<\/a> confirms discussions held between many other leading universities with an indication of sustained growth in Dubai academic landscape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The expected arrival of <strong>IIM Ahmedabad, AUB<\/strong>, and Fakeeh College is a benchmark for Dubai&#8217;s journey in becoming the education capital of the world. This would create an ecosystem for higher education that is future-ready for Dubai, with academic excellence contributing into regional partnerships and into policy alignment through D33 and Education 33.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits in terms of world-class degrees on offer to students locally, an attraction for global talent, and enhancement of Dubai&#8217;s competitiveness globally in the education and research arena will be some of the aspects related to such new campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and Dubai Media Office, Dubai is all poised to announce three high-end international universities for the 2025-26 academic year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1751,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/1751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neardubai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}