University of Birmingham Dubai to almost double academic workforce

University of Birmingham Dubai to almost double academic workforce

- Arrival of more than 40 leading researchers, professors, and scientists from around the world reflects UAE’s position as a global education and talent hub

- New academics brought in to support raft of new specialist courses in disciplines including computer science, business, engineering, biomedical sciences, law, genomics, mathematics, nursing, and education

Dubai, UAE: The University of Birmingham Dubai, one of the UAE’s only global top 100 ranked institutions, is onboarding more than 40 new academics following a recruitment surge to support a series of new programmes as part of the institution’s growth.

The University, which currently has an academic team of more than 75 people, opened its new smart campus in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) in April, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai. The campus can currently support up to 2,900 students but will eventually be able to support up to 4,500 students.

The new academics include leading professors, scientists, and researchers from around the world. They have been brought in to lead more than 10 new courses in areas including AI and machine learning, data science, finance, public health, environmental law,