By Ashwani Kumar
Dubai: Dubai will welcome three international universities in the 2025–26 academic year, the Dubai Media Office announced.Among the new entrants into Dubai’s growing higher education landscape is India’s prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, whose Business and Management programme is ranked 27th globally in the QS World University Rankings by subject. The institute is making its international debut with a campus in Dubai..8 UAE-India pacts: Friendship hospital, IIM campus in Dubai; maritime cooperation in Kerala.Also joining the academic scene is the American University of Beirut (AUB) from Lebanon, currently ranked 237th globally in the QS World University Rankings. AUB brings with it a long-standing academic tradition and a wide regional alumni base.The third addition is Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences from Saudi Arabia, a specialised institution known for producing healthcare professionals in the region..Home to branches of four universities ranked in the global top 200.The city already hosts several international university campuses and continues to grow as a destination for globally recognised education in the Middle East.Four international universities branches in Dubai, whose home campuses are ranked in the top 200 globally are the University of Manchester (35), University of Birmingham (76), Curtin University (183) and University of Wollongong (184)..Top subject-ranked global universities as well.Meanwhile, institutions recognised among the world’s top international university branches by subject include London Business School (ranked 7), ESCP Business School (54) and Luiss University (67).