RIT Dubai builds $136 million new campus
An architectural rendering shows RIT Dubai’s new campus at the Dubai Silicon Oasis. It will accommodate up to 4,000 students and will open in two phases. The first phase is expected to be completed in the spring of 2020 and the second phase will be done around 2025.
RIT Dubai aspires to be the region’s university of choice for engineering, computing, and business students.
To achieve that, RIT Dubai is building an approximately $136 million new campus that will spread over an area of 129,000 square meters. The project will be completed over two phases: The first phase is expected to be completed in the spring of 2020 and the second phase will be done around 2025.
The campus will have defined themes that make it smart, sustainable, connected, and innovative. The campus is set to house the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, the School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, the School of Science and Liberal Arts, and the School of Business and Management. It will also feature an innovation center that is open to partners and organizations to use.
RIT Dubai was established in 2005 and has nearly 800 students. The new campus will have room for 4,000 students.