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Mr Kaka at the Academic City campus in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A rendering of what the new Heriot-Watt campus will look like when it opens in Dubai Knowledge Village in 2021.
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Ammar Kaka, Vice Principal of the Heriot Watt University, at the site of the campus under construction in Dubai.
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The university maintained its five-star rating this year. Photo: Heriot-Watt University
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Heriot-Watt University Dubai is in Knowledge Park. This new campus has opened to replace the one in Dubai International Academic City.
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Mr Kaka at the Academic City campus in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A rendering of what the new Heriot-Watt campus will look like when it opens in Dubai Knowledge Village in 2021.
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Ammar Kaka, Vice Principal of the Heriot Watt University, at the site of the campus under construction in Dubai.
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The university maintained its five-star rating this year. Photo: Heriot-Watt University
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Heriot-Watt University Dubai is in Knowledge Park. This new campus has opened to replace the one in Dubai International Academic City.
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Mr Kaka at the Academic City campus in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE's best universities: Heriot-Watt University
The National's guide to universities in the Emirates continues with this Scottish institution established in 2005
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