UK universities are ranked the top three international institutions in Dubai as the KHDA revealed the results of its first branch campus classification ratings.

There was a real dialogue here, a real focus on how to make change.

The two-day thought leadership conference focused on student success and how the UAE has championed happiness and mental wellbeing, alongside strong education and business growth.

Private school enrolments in Dubai have almost doubled in the last decade, according to the latest figures from the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, which is bullish that growth will continue into the next.

The University of Birmingham will open a campus in Dubai next year, making it the first globally-ranked top-100 university to open a branch in the Emirate.

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority has established an awarding body to regulate technical and vocational education as the government aims to fill growing skills gaps.

Dubai’s first Chinese international school will open in around two years’ time, as new government statistics show the Emirate’s international schools sector continues to boom. Eleven new private schools have opened in Dubai this year and last year and annual fee revenue has reached 5.35bn AED (US$252m).

Dubai’s private school sector is showing record growth as demand for a quality education in the UAE region continues to swell. Regulating body the Knowledge and Human Development Authority has just announced the two business models which will be accepted for private school operations.