Dubai International Academic City targets 25,000 students

Dr Ayoub Kazim, executive director of Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) and Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) has unveiled plans to enrol 25,000 students in five years, Gulf News has reported. "This means that we have surpassed UAE University, they have around 13,000 students, and we are very happy to see that we are now the largest academic zone in the country," he said. Launched in late 2007, DIAC is already home to 31 academic institutions from 13 countries and boasts a trans-national student body of 35%.