Dubai Academic City or Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) is the world’s only Free Zone dedicated to higher education. Established in 2007 as part of TECOM Investments, DIAC aims to develop the region’s talent pool and establish the UAE as a knowledge-based economy.
DIAC is the premier destination for Higher Education in the region, located on a fully-appointed 18 million sq ft. campus with state-of-the-art modern facilities.
DIAC currently has 21 of the UAE’s 37 International Branch Campuses (IBC), from 11 different nationalities, which is the largest number in any one location in the world.
DIAC is host to a large student community from 137 nationalities and have access to over 400 Higher Education programmes.
