One of India's biggest education groups, Amity University, has broken ground on what is to be the largest private university campus at Dubai International Academic City. The university contributed AED300 million to the 700,000 sq foot campus which will accommodate 5,000 students.

Dubai’s stature as an international education hub was reinforced this month, after data showed overall growth of 24% at its Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) education business parks. In 2012, a further 80 partners signed up to the parks – although the number that were actual educators is unclear.