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Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Why study at Heriot-Watt University Dubai?
Heriot-Watt University Dubai is the United Arab Emirates campus of Heriot-Watt University, opened in 2005 and based in Dubai Knowledge Park since 2021. It teaches business, engineering, computing, the built environment, design and psychology, awarding the same degrees as the Edinburgh campus. Its Go Global scheme lets students transfer between the Dubai, Edinburgh and Malaysia campuses.
At a glance
Heriot-Watt University Dubai in numbers
- 1Campus
- 2005Founded
Where you'll study
Campus locations
Dubai Knowledge Park Campus
A campus of roughly 218,000 square feet across seven floors occupied since 2021, with collaborative lecture theatres, pod and seminar rooms, engineering and psychology laboratories, an IT lab and a design hub.
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Student accommodation at Heriot-Watt University Dubai
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Holiday homes and serviced apartments (ESAW Holiday Homes, Al Sufouh Suites, Mercure Dubai)
Listed alternatives closer to Dubai Knowledge Park, with indicative monthly rates from around AED 2,150 for a shared room at ESAW to AED 7,500 for a studio at Al Sufouh Suites, and serviced apartments at Mercure Dubai from about AED 3,750 per person per month based on four sharing. · Dubai Knowledge Park Campus
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Partner student residences (The Myriad Dubai, Yugo, KSK Homes)
The campus does not operate its own halls and instead lists private student residences that students book directly; indicative monthly rates at these providers are around AED 5,400 to AED 5,500 for a studio, AED 3,999 to AED 4,750 for a single room and AED 2,999 to AED 3,300 for a shared room, with transport to campus provided. · Dubai Knowledge Park Campus
Prices are indicative — bookings are made directly with the university or provider.
Funding
Scholarships
Ask your counsellor which of these you may be eligible for — they'll confirm the details before you apply.
- Undergraduate Merit Scholarship - 30, 40 or 50 percent of the net first-year tuition fee depending on entry qualifications, spread equally across annual instalments and requiring a minimum overall grade C each year
- Postgraduate Merit Scholarship - 10 or 15 percent tuition scholarship based on the classification of your bachelor's degree, assessed case by case
- The Duffin Family Future Shapers Scholarship - AED 15,000 deducted from tuition fees for new applicants to eligible postgraduate taught programmes
- MBA 20th Anniversary Scholarship - AED 24,000 towards the Dubai MBA, with one enhanced award of AED 64,000, for self-funded applicants with at least two years' professional experience
- Shaping Women Scholarship (MBA) - up to 50 percent of MBA tuition fees, offered with the 30% Club GCC to an exceptional woman leader
- Alumni and Family Scholarships - tuition discounts for Heriot-Watt graduates returning to study and for family members enrolling at the Dubai campus
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