The British University in Dubai

the british university in dubai (buid) was established as a not-for-profit entity by law number 5 in 2003 by his highness the late sheikh maktoum bin rashid bin saeed al maktoum, ruler of dubai. the university is governed by a council formed every three years by his highness sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the uae and ruler of dubai, under the chancellorship of his highness sheikh ahmed bin saeed al maktoum. the academic support that buid enjoys from its alliance with russell group universities in the uk has contributed to its success. these universities include the university of edinburgh, the university of glasgow, and the university of manchester – all in the world’s top 100. buid is licensed by the uae ministry of education and our qualifications are also recognised internationally by uk enic. buid has achieved global quality accreditation through the quality assurance agency for higher education (qaa). our internal quality assurance includes processes that ensure our programmes and students’ achievements are of standards on a par with those of our uk university partners. buid offers full- and part-time research-based doctorate and phd programmes, masters and mba programmes, and postgraduate diplomas, in the fields of education, business, law, engineering, finance, construction, and it. buid also offers undergraduate programmes in the fields of computer science, ai, engineering, finance, business, and law.