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University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD)
University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is a recognised university in United Arab Emirates. Below is what AlmiStudy
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CityDubai
RegionAsia
TypePrivate
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT
AccreditationMinistry of Education, UAE (وزارة التعليم) + Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA / لجنة الاعتماد الأكاديمي) for federal-level QA. Plus emirate-level regulators: KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai) for Dubai institutions; ADEK (Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge) for Abu Dhabi. UAE HE: (1) FEDERAL PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — UAEU 1976 (federal flagship), Zayed University 1998, Khalifa University 2007/2017 merger; (2) EMIRATE-LEVEL PUBLIC — University of Sharjah, Higher Colleges of Technology HCT network; (3) DUBAI + ABU DHABI AMERICAN BRANCHES — NYU Abu Dhabi (2010), RIT Dubai (2008), American University of Sharjah (1997 American-curriculum), American University in Dubai (1995); (4) DUBAI BRITISH BRANCHES — Heriot-Watt Dubai (2005), British University in Dubai (2003); (5) DUBAI EUROPEAN BRANCHES — Sorbonne Abu Dhabi (2006 French), Canadian University Dubai; (6) DUBAI ASIAN BRANCHES — Manipal Academy Dubai (Indian), BITS Pilani Dubai (Indian); (7) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — Abu Dhabi U, Ajman U, Al Ain U, U of Dubai; (8) MEDICAL SPECIALTY — Mohammed Bin Rashid Univ (MBRU), Gulf Medical Univ; (9) SPECIALIZED — MBZUAI (AI), Hamdan Smart Univ (distance), Emirates Aviation. Total ~80 HEIs serving ~10M population (~88% expatriate). Arabic is national language; ENGLISH is HE primary medium across nearly ALL UAE institutions (reflecting multicultural expatriate population — Pakistani + Indian + Western + Arab faculty/students).
Founded 1993 (chartered as Australian branch campus — ONE OF FIRST FOREIGN BRANCH CAMPUSES IN UAE; named after University of Wollongong NSW Australia). ONE OF UAE'S FIRST FOREIGN BRANCH CAMPUSES. Founded 1993 by UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG (NSW Australia, founded 1951). ~4,500+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM Australian curriculum. Strong business + IT + engineering. Pioneer in UAE's branch-campus model that later attracted American + British + Indian + Canadian branches.
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