Heriot-Watt University
Dubai

Open Day

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Come to our final Open Day of 2020 on Friday December 11 at Block 14, Knowledge Park, where all your queries will be answered by our friendly team.

Why choose Heriot-Watt?

Heriot-Watt University enjoys an established reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research.

1821

We were founded in 1821 as the world's first mechanics institute. In 1966 we were granted University status by Royal Charter.

Why choose us?

We were the first overseas university to set up in Dubai International Academic City, offering top quality British education to people from the Gulf area.

Go Global

As a global university, Heriot-Watt offers inter-campus transfers and the chance to experience our UK and Malaysia campuses.

Smart Construction

The Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction fosters creative collaboration between research teams, industry and UAE government within the construction sector.

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Dubai

New campus

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Our new state-of-the-art campus in Knowledge Park is set to open its doors to students in April 2021.

The campus will include a dedicated student hub, a central student services centre, enhanced library, social learning spaces and more.

Study at our Dubai Campus

We offer a range of programmes at degree entry, undergraduate and postgraduate level.

30,000

A truly international university with five global campuses, partners in 150 countries and 30,000 students studying worldwide.

Degree Entry

Our one-year Degree Entry (Foundation) Programmes are tailored to the Bachelor degrees that we teach, giving you a pathway into the first year of our degrees.

Undergraduate

Our portfolio of undergraduate programmes covers a range of management, engineering, built environment and fashion subjects.

Postgraduate taught

We offer an impressive range of postgraduate taught programmes.

PhD study

Research training in the form of PhD programmes is an important part of our offering at the Dubai campus.

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35

We are ranked 35th of UK universities.

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