Major universities in Dubai offer new future-proof degrees for coming academic year 2023-24

Major universities in Dubai offer new future-proof degrees for coming academic year 2023-24

In addition to advanced programmes in science, technology, and engineering, international universities plan to offer popular and highly anticipated courses in fields such as media, gaming, and animation during the new academic year, in line with global expectations of the jobs expected to be most in demand over the coming decade.

Ammar Al Malik, Executive Vice President of Commercial at TECOM Group, said: “Dubai’s diversified knowledge-based economy and global business hub environment provides an unrivalled platform to define the future of key sectors and make a lasting impact.

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“The digital-first world comes with many opportunities, challenges, and unknowns. Students going to universities today face an exciting opportunity to shape the world like never before. The onus is on us to collaboratively and proactively equip ourselves with the knowledge and skillsets needed to navigate the way forward and build a world that serves us all.”

There are almost 30,000 students representing over 170 nationalities at Dubai International Academic City and Dubai Knowledge Park. Thirty-seven local, regional, and international higher education institutes are based across both districts, where programmes in business, engineering, and IT noted the highest rates of enrolment as of the end of the 2022-23 academic year.

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