Dubai

Established in 2005, our Dubai, United Arab Emirates campus is a satellite campus of Heriot-Watt University.

Building on our commitment to deliver high quality education and research in Dubai, Heriot-Watt opened a new campus at the cutting-edge of architecture and interior design in Dubai Knowledge Park in 2021, Staff and students moved to the new campus in the same year Heriot-Watt celebrates its founding bicentenary.

Geared towards industry relevance, the schools programmes address the evolving needs of society and environmental sustainability. Aligned with Dubai’s commitment to sustainable development and economic progress, the curriculum incorporates hands-on learning experiences such as case studies, laboratories, and workshops.

The School of Textiles and Design offers three specialized undergraduate courses including Communication Design, Fashion Branding and Promotion, and Interior Architecture and Design, which focus on building an extensive, practical and theoretical knowledge and developing the students’ essential skills to further thrive in the design industry.

The postgraduate programmes include Interior Architecture and Design and Design Management, aimed to facilitate career change within the students’ journeys, upskill in an existing career and consolidate existing skills and subject knowledge.

Our programmes

Find out more about the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes offered at our state-of-the-art Dubai campus.