University of Dubai to have Dhs200m expansion

An ambitious Dhs200m expansion plan has been revealed by the University of Dubai which will see a new campus and additional academic programmes added within two years, Gulf News has reported. The new campus will be completed in 2012 and the university has further plans to provide faculty and student housing. Construction will soon begin on a three million square foot piece of land in Dubai International Academic City after funding was approved for the construction of a new campus last July.