Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The
number of students studying within Dubai International Academic City
(DIAC) rose 20% compared to the previous year. Due to the wealth of
courses on offer from some of the world’s leading academic institutions,
Dubai is fast becoming a regional hub for education.
In
the academic year 2014/2015, the total number of students studying in
DIAC reached 24,065, with Heriot-Watt demonstrating the largest student
population (4,778), followed by the University of Wollongong Dubai
(3,363). Students from 145 countries have chosen to study in DIAC due to
its excellent facilities, while UAE Nationals now account for more than
10% of the entire student population. Over the past three years, there
has been a 129% increase in students from Russia, a 45% rise in Bahraini
students enrolling, a 60% lift in the number of Chinese students, and a
50% increase in Filipino students that now study in UAE. These
increases can be directly attributed to a series of student recruitment
and sourcing initiatives organised by DIAC in the last 2 years.
Compared
to the academic year of 2013/2014, the number of students taking
masters degrees this year increased 20% and the number of students
studying for doctorate degrees rose 12%. Students are increasingly
seeking higher education options to enhance their skill sets and
establish a career path due to the significant competition they
experience as they enter the working world.
Commenting
on the sidelines of the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX),
an event attracting 35,000 local and expatriate students actively
looking for higher education, professional development and training
options, Dr. Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director of DIAC, said, “The
population of Dubai has increased significantly in recent years, along
with rapid economic growth. As a result, we have witnessed a substantial
growth in the number of international students choosing to study at one
of our institutions due to the quality of training and prevalence of
internationally recognised higher education options on offer here.
“From
an industry perspective, we are continuing to attract international
operators to establish a regional presence in Dubai owing to the ease of
market entry, absence of bureaucracy, and positive demographic and
socioeconomic indicators. We are proud to be able to offer the advice
and expertise needed to assist them in their plans and as such, the
number of educational facilities we now support has grown from strength
to strength, allowing us to support the UAE Government’s ambitions to
drive an innovation-led economy based on knowledge and expertise.
“At
DIAC, we support students through all stages of the education
lifecycle, from recruitment, placement, study, job application, right
through to alumni and as such, we are delighted to be present at today’s
GETEX event.
“By providing quality, world-class
education, the numbers demonstrate our strong ability to attract
transnational students from all over the world to study in the UAE. We
are also able to offer our locally based students excellent, innovative
educational options by attracting international institutions to the UAE.
In doing so, we are helping to develop tomorrow’s workforce, a wealth
of future leaders of industry who can significantly contribute to the
wider economy and help towards the ambition of building a truly
innovation-led economy, as directed by our leadership.”
- Ends -
Notes to editors:
About Dubai International Academic City
Dubai
International Academic City (DIAC) is the world’s largest Free Zone
dedicated to Higher Education. Established in 2007, as part of TECOM
Investments – a member of Dubai Holding – DIAC aims to develop the
region’s talent pool and help establish the UAE as a knowledge-based
economy through the provision of multi-tiered academic institutions that
are internationally accredited.
DIAC is located on a
fully-appointed 18 million sq ft campus with state-of-the-art
facilities. It is home to a large number of universities from 10
countries, including Amity University, Heriot-Watt University, Michigan
State University, BITS Pilani, and Murdoch University to name a few.
DIAC
provides more than 400 certificate, diploma, undergraduate, post
graduate and PHD programmes to over 24,000 students of 145
nationalities.
Contacts
Harriet Daly, Bell Pottinger
+971 55 4593260
hdaly@bellpottinger.com
Brendan Vyner, Brand Manager,
TECOM Investments Education Cluster
+971 4 360 2960
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