Dubai Knowledge Village
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Free trade zone
A free trade zone or export processing zone , also called foreign-trade zone, formerly free port is an area within which goods may be landed, handled, manufactured or reconfigured, and reexported without the intervention of the customs authorities...
campus in the city of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, that provides facilities for training and learning institutions to operate with 100% foreign ownership. There are over 400 institutions operating within it, which include universities, training centers, professional centers and HR companies. It is owned by Dubai Holding's
Dubai Holding
Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai . It manages and controls 20 companies, which operate in real estate, hospitality, finance, healthcare, energy, research, education, entertainment, media, internet, tourism and biotechnology...
subsidiary TECOM Investments.
In 2007, TECOM Investments launched a separate facility, Dubai International Academic City
Dubai International Academic City
Dubai International Academic City , was built near Al Ruwayyah along the Dubai-Al Ain Road in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DIAC is located within Dubai Academic City, which spreads over an area of , and the development is scheduled to be completed by 2012...
, where all institutions of higher education from Dubai Knowledge Village will be moved to.
Partner and member institutions at Dubai Knowledge Village
- American College of the Emirates
- University of Wollongong in DubaiUniversity of Wollongong in DubaiThe University of Wollongong in Dubai also known as UOWD is a private university located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. University of Wollongong in Dubai is one of the UAE’s oldest and most prestigious universities...
- Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - DubaiBirla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - DubaiBirla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani–Dubai is a private technical University located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
(shifted to DIACDIACThe DIAC, or 'diode for alternating current', is a diode that conducts current only after its breakover voltage has been reached momentarily....
) - European University College Brussels
- Heriot-Watt University DubaiHeriot-Watt University DubaiHeriot-Watt University Dubai is a campus of the Scottish Heriot-Watt University in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai Campus, located in Dubai International Academic City offers a quality British education to students and executives from around the Gulf and further afield...
- Islamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad University is a private chain of universities in Iran.Headquartered in Tehran, Iran, the Islamic Azad University was founded in 1982 and currently has an enrollment of 1.5 million students, making it the world's third largest...
- Mahatma Gandhi UniversityMahatma Gandhi UniversityMahatma Gandhi University, also known as M G University, was established on 2 October 1983 in Kottayam. The University Grants Commission of India does not believe that the names of Indian universities should be unique, so another UGC-recognized government-run Mahatma Gandhi University was...
- Middlesex University, Dubai
- University of New Brunswick in DubaiUniversity of New BrunswickThe University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
- Saint-Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
- British University in DubaiBritish University in DubaiThe British University in Dubai , was established in 2004, located in Dubai International Academic City, Dubai. is the Middle East region's first, research based, postgraduate university. BUiD offers a unique opportunity for higher education....
- Eton Educational Institute
See also
- Sharjah University City
- Dubai Media CityDubai Media CityDubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
- Dubai Internet CityDubai Internet CityDubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom...
- European University College BrusselsEuropese Hogeschool BrusselHogeschool-Universiteit Brussel is a European university which was founded in 2007. The HUBrussel is the result of the merger between Brussels-based colleges European University College Brussels, VLEKHO, HONIM and the Catholic University of Brussels .HUBrussel offers degrees both on university and...