UOWD marks silver jubilee with bigger plans
New campus at Dubai Knowledge Park readies for 2020 launch
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), UAE’s oldest Western university that has played a key role in delivering quality higher education since 1993, celebrated its silver jubilee by paying tributes to its founders and unveiling a miniature 3-D model of a new campus that will be commissioned in early 2020.
The university’s 200,000 square foot, state-of-the-art campus is currently taking shape on a new plot at Dubai Knowledge Park, just a short distance from the University’s current campus. The expansion represents a substantial investment by UOWD, consolidating its position as one ■ of the UAE’s leading universities, currently hosting over 3,000 students. A galaxy of the university’s key officials and other dignitaries attended the 25th anniversary gala dinner held at the Waldorf Astoria, Dubai Palm Jumeirah. In his welcome address, Professor Mohammad Salem, President of UOWD, said that the university’s transformational journey over the last 25 years has been phenomenal.
Addressing the guests, Peter Robson AO, Chairman of the UOWD Board, paid special tributes to Dr James Langridge for his extraordinary contribution in spearheading the setting up of UOWD in the UAE.
Delivering the keynote address, Professor Paul Wellings, CBE, Vice-Chancellor, UOW, commended the university for its outstanding achievements over the past 25 years and for the role it has been playing in the growth of the UAE.