Scottish Minister visits Heriot-Watt University Dubai

Scottish Minister visits Heriot-Watt University Dubai

Minister Ivan McKee with Heriot-Watt University Dubai leadership team

Published: Fri 25 Mar 2022, 1:04 PM Last updated: Fri 25 Mar 2022, 1:06 PM

Heriot-Watt University Dubai welcomed Ivan McKee, Scotland’s Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, to its campus in Dubai Knowledge Park. The Minister met with the University to discuss how they could work together to accelerate the sustainability agenda in the UK and the UAE and common business and enterprise interests.

The visit was part of a wider programme that included a tour of the University’s Innovation Hub and Enterprise Suite and discussions on the latest developments from the Industrial Decarbonisation Research Innovation Centre (IDRIC).

Speaking about his visit, Minister Ivan McKee said: “Today’s visit to Heriot-Watt’s Dubai campus has been both inspiring and insightful in terms of progressing opportunities for collaboration when it comes to Scotland and the UAE’s shared net-zero ambitions."

“Scotland has an international network of world-class higher education institutes and Heriot-Watt University has been at the forefront of driving the global energy agenda forward via its leading research, partnership opportunities and innovations in technology,” HE ADDED.

Professor Tadhg O’Donovan, deputy vice-principal, academic leadership at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, said: “We were delighted to welcome Minister Ivan McKee to our