Education Officials in Dubai Seek to Promote Science Degrees
- Universities in Dubai strive to increase the demand for science and health degrees among students
- Currently, the most sought-after university courses in Dubai are business and economics, especially as a Masters degree
- Dubai’s education regulator has observed that there is a need for programmes in health, science and social science, especially subjects related to the environment and solar energy
- Apart from business programmes, other popular courses in Dubai include information technology and media
- Dubai has over seventy universities, many of which are branches of or affiliated with established international universities from India, UK, USA and Australia
- Educational institutes in Dubai, including universities and other higher education entities, are regulated by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA)
- Adding to international universities in Dubai, the University of Birmingham will be opening a branch campus in the city by the end of 2017
- According to market research by the University of Birmingham, the demand is for Bachelors and Masters degrees in computer science, which will be launched by the Dubai branch of the institution in 2018
- Courses like medicine, astronomy and geology are sparse in UAE due to the lack of resources and the extensive list of permissions and procedures that need to be completed before implementing them
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