He affirms that Dubai's goal is to be an educational capital for the 2 billion people living around it

Hamdan bin Mohammed inaugurates the new campus of the University of Birmingham - Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, stressed that the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is to build the best global educational environment for private universities and for students from different countries. Countries of the world.

This came during the inauguration of His Highness the new campus of the University of Birmingham - Dubai, which is built on an area of ​​30,000 square meters, and provides 46 integrated academic programs, including artificial intelligence, computer science, biological sciences, sports training and others.

His Highness said: "The University of Birmingham's ranking among the top 100 universities in the world makes it one of the highest ranked in Dubai and the region...and 10 of its students and staff are Nobel Prize winners throughout its distinguished scientific history."

His Highness also added: "The number of private universities in Dubai exceeds 46 universities. It includes tens of thousands of students from different countries. We have new and distinguished universities that will soon join our academic cities. Our goal is for Dubai to be a major educational capital to receive students from different countries of the world." "

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that the tireless efforts made by the UAE and Dubai to enhance the level of higher education and support its institutions, in turn, constitute the most prominent stage during which male and female students are prepared, developing their capabilities and qualifying them to enter the labor market, and to become capable competencies capable of creating an economy It is based on knowledge, flexibility and innovation and employs advanced technology.

University of Birmingham in Dubai

The University of Birmingham, which was founded in the year 1900 in the United Kingdom, is among the top 100 universities in the world according to the QS classification, where 10 of its graduates and teaching staff have been honored with Nobel Prizes, and it currently includes about 38,000 students, and the university had opened its first campus in the Emirate of Dubai in 2017, to include about 700 students, 45% of whom are scholarship students.

The new campus, on an area of ​​30,000 square meters, includes laboratories with high specifications, as well as lecture halls, innovation rooms and various laboratories serving all disciplines, in addition to a huge library that extends over two floors and other facilities of international standards, providing comfort for students in an integrated learning environment. It meets all their educational needs and academic requirements.

The University of Birmingham Dubai also offers a wide range of programs including biomedical sciences, banking and finance, international trade law, business sciences, economics, computer science, artificial intelligence, mechanical and civil engineering, construction project management, psychology, athletic training, and planning. Al-Hadari, along with certificates in water resource management and teacher training, including teacher training in Arabic, special educational needs, and other programs.

The new campus of the University of Birmingham in Dubai is distinguished by its sustainable design, which reflects the university’s vision and commitment to shoulder its responsibilities towards the environment and climate, as it seeks through its new smart campus to reduce carbon emissions, by installing 23,000 IoT lighting control units, in addition to providing hot water through units. Solar energy, and containing heat insulating glass, which saves energy and contributes to protecting environmental resources to zero emissions by 2035.

It is noteworthy that the new campus of the University of Birmingham in Dubai, unique in its design in the form of a crescent, is inspired by the historical buildings of Aston Web in Birmingham, to combine with its distinguished architecture between the history and position of the university, and the ancient heritage and Arab culture in all its aspects, especially architecture.

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