Heriot-Watt plans Dubai development

HERIOT-Watt University is set to treble the capacity of its Dubai campus and widen course choice available there.

The new development will provide student accommodation, a multi-purpose auditorium with capacity for 800 people, engineering laboratories, ICT labs with video-conferencing facilities and world-class fashion and design studios.

It will also increase the student capacity from 1,500 to 4,500.

The new development is set to open in September 2011 and will allow for expansion in a wide range of subjects including: architectural engineering, interior design, applied psychology, food science and computer sciences.

The building site for the new campus will also become a lesson in the making with construction, engineering and design students all taking part in regular site visits in order to gain valuable insight into the construction process, as the site evolves.

Professor Steve Chapman, principal of Heriot-Watt University, said, "This is a very special milestone for our Dubai campus and for our university as a whole."