Dubai campus recognized for ‘quirkiness’
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RIT Dubai’s campus was one of 10 worldwide recognized by Newsweek on its “Quirkiest College Campuses” list.
RIT Dubai’s new campus earned international recognition for its innovative design. Newsweek magazine named RIT Dubai’s Innovation Center to its “Quirkiest College Campuses” list in August.
The list highlighted campuses that “offer different points of view, not only through their curricula, but through their unconventional building styles.” The Innovation Center—designed to resemble the core of a quantum microchip—serves as the campus’s focal point, overlooked by all other academic buildings.
The 129,000-square-meter campus became operational in spring 2021 and has enabled RIT Dubai to continue its rapid growth. Enrollment this fall reached a record-high 1,282 students, more than double the total of 638 students in fall 2018.
This story is part of the 2023 President’s Annual Report. Read more stories from the report.
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