admin The University of Dubai (UD) is a fully owned subsidiary of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). The DCCI has continuously supported the UD in every stage of its development as well as its international academic accreditation. To support educational development in Dubai consistent with the Dubai Vision 2020, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, granted UD in June 2006 a three (3) million square feet plot of land in the Academic City to build its new campus. The Ruler also chose the design for the new campus (through international competition). DCCI granted 200 million dirhams (around US$ 54 million) to construct the new campus. The new campus is about 20 kilometers from the current UD’s location. The operations from old campus at Maktoum Street and DCCI were shifted to the new campus in Academic City
The University of Dubai has been home to talented students and faculty drawn from around the world to teach, create, and study. They have achieved international distinction and accreditation in the academic areas they offer.
The University of Dubai offers an extraordinary variety of business, law, engineering and IT programs. At the University of Dubai, they are committed to developing and educating leaders who will make a difference in the business world. The achievements of their alumni in different organizations and ranks of leadership are a reflection of this commitment. Central to their success is an outstanding faculty that instills a thorough understanding of business through its skilled, enthusiastic teaching, research and service. Their faculty members have made the classroom at the University of Dubai a place where learning is an intense and interactive engagement. The experience goes beyond merely providing skills, tools, or knowledge: it also imparts the critical thinking and judgment that is the basis for a lifetime of leadership in a challenging and rapidly-changing world.
UD Vision
To be a world-class institution in education, research and innovation for the betterment and prosperity of the people in the region.
Strategic Vision
UD to be ranked among top 100 universities before 2035 and Dubai Business School to be ranked among the top 100 business schools worldwide by 2025.
UD Mission
Realizing their vision will require them to: Serve the educational needs of diverse undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals; Produce high caliber graduates; Provide education based on international standards; Provide a stimulating educational environment to prepare future leaders.
Engage faculty in pure and applied research focused mainly on the economic development of Middle East & Africa (MEA) Region.
UD Vision and Mission 2017-2022 are driven by three strategic pillars:
Innovation – in the content and delivery of education through professional awards besides academic degree, in faculty research and in technology implementation.
Global Academic Perspective – putting multi-disciplinary theory into meaningful practice through collaborative applied research in senior level BBA/BS and MBA/LLM/PhD programs’ experience and partnering with international accredited universities and professional certification for expanding global opportunity, and
Building Character and Leadership – among students and graduates that make a lasting difference.
Accreditations
The University of Dubai is one of the top accredited universities in the UAE – professional and bold, with community, innovation and diversity permeating all its activities. University of Dubai degree programs have been accredited by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the UAE as well as by the best international accreditation bodies in the world: AACSB International, USA, for the College of Business Administration and ABET for the Computing and Information Systems program.
Accreditation by AACSB says a lot about a business school. AACSB-accredited business schools boast the highest-quality classes, teachers, research, students, and programs in the world. Business schools accredited by the AACSB include Harvard Business School, University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and Stanford University.
ABET accreditation The University of Dubai’s College of Information Technology offers a Computing and Information Systems (CIS) program which is accredited locally in the UAE by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and internationally by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in the USA.
The CAC/ABET accreditation is a quality stamp in computing education and an assurance that UD’s CIS program meets the quality standards set by the computing profession.
International Collaboration
The University of Dubai has partnership agreements with four universities in the United States: University of North Florida; Michigan State University; University of Louisville; and California State University, Fullerton. There exist as well agreements with the Hamburg School of Business Administration in Germany and the Grenoble École de Management in France. These agreements facilitate the exchange of faculty and students, create internship opportunities, boost collaborative research, facilitate conferences and promote a high-quality education from an international perspective.
University of Dubai has partnership arrangements with the following internationally accredited (AACSB/ABET/EQUIS) US/ European universities for student internship, faculty exchange, collaborative research and executive education: Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA); Maastricht University School of Business & Economics, Netherlands (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA); Montpellier Business School, France (AACSB, AMBA, EPAS); NEOMA Business School, France (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA); ICHEC Brussels Management School, Belgium (EPAS); Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA); Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova De Lisboa, Portugal (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA); Solbridge International School of Business, South Korea (AACSB); University of North Florida, USA (AACSB, ABET); Hamburg School of Business Administration, Germany; National Sun Yat Sen University, Taiwan (AACSB); School of Business, Renmin University of China (AACSB, EQUIS); University Putra, Malaysia; University Airlangaa, Indonesia; University of Milan – Bicocca, Italy; Bilkent University, Turkey; ICN Business School, France; Burgundy School of Business, France; University of Reading Henley School of Business, United Kingdom; University of Otago, New Zealand; Group Sup de Co LA Rochelle Business School, France; University Paris – Pantheon Sorbonne, France;
International Affiliations – PRME
Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) is an initiative by UN, along with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to modify business education in light of changing ideas about corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship, research, and sustainability. Through its signatories, PRME incorporate into academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.
Eesa Mohammed Bastaki, Ph.D.
President
Eesa Mohammed Bastaki, Ph.D. Dr. Eesa Mohammed Bastaki is the President of the University of Dubai. Members of the University of Dubai (UD) community are elated to have Dr. Bastaki in this leadership role for the University, which was founded in 1997 by the Dubai Chamber.
Dr. Bastaki is the recipient of the highest award in the UAE, the “Emirates Excellence Award in Sciences, Literature and Arts”, in the field of Sciences. Dr. Bastaki’s extensive experience in education, leadership, technology and communications will prove a major asset in leading the university into its next progressive phase, which includes the building of a new campus and the addition of several programs, such as a Master of Laws degree and a Doctorate degree in Business Administration. Most recently, Dr. Bastaki worked as a professor at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) specializing in Communications Engineering. He also recently held positions as: CEO of ICT Fund; Director of Education, Training and Research and Development for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO); Consultant and IT Project Manager for Al-Ain Municipality; and Chairman and Partner of Barajeel Engineering Consultants. He is one of the founders of DSO and RIT-Dubai. He is a member of 7 academic boards, Honorary Chair of IEEE, Chairman of Emirates Science Club, Board member of the Cultural and Scientific Association, Board member of KHDA’s UQAIB, Board member of Ankabut (UAE’s NREN) and many more. Dr. Bastaki received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of California, San Diego and his Doctorate from University of California, Irvine, before returning to help improve the education and technology sectors in his homeland, the UAE. University of Dubai faculty, staff and students are gratified that a man of his accomplishments leads the university on its continuing path to provide the highest quality education in the region.
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