BUID’s students and staff participate in STEM activities at the RAF Red Arrows ‘Engineer for a Day’ event

 Dubai, UAE,17 November 2022: BUiD’s students participated in the Royal Air Force (RAF) Red Arrows ‘Engineer for a Day’ event, which was organised by the British Embassy in the UAE, sponsored by Rolls-Royce and BAe Systems, and hosted by Heriot-Watt Dubai.

At the BUiD stand, our students demonstrated their skills and equipment in the areas of software engineering and artificial intelligence through interactive systems and robotic coding.

We had the honour to be visited by His Majesty’s Consul General to Dubai Simon Penney, Colonel Rob Connelly, UK Defence Attaché to the UAE, and Wing Commander Sandy Sandilands, UK Air Force Attaché to the UAE. The stand was visited also by RAF Red Arrows pilots and engineers who interacted with our students.

Hugh Martin, BUiD’s Registrar and Chief Administrative Officer, commented, “It was great leading our small team at this event, following on from the success we enjoyed working with the RAF Red Arrows at the same event in which we participated last year at the UK Pavilion at EXPO 2020. We are very proud of our students and their participation in events like these enhances their knowledge, tests their skills, and exposes them to the latest innovations in their area of specialisations. As a university with close ties to the UK, it is always a pleasure to work with our colleagues in the British Embassies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.”

BUiD encourages its students to participate in such events and competitions to enable them to gain a wider skillset and new experiences, which help them in real life situations and challenges.

The British University in Dubai

The British University in Dubai (BUiD) was established by law number 5 in 2003, by His Highness the late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, as a not-for-profit entity. The University grew out of collaborations between British and Dubai academic, government and commercial organisations to make a unique contribution to the UAE and the Gulf region. The founders of the University are the Al Maktoum Foundation, Dubai Holding, Rolls-Royce, the British Business Group of Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Emirates NBD, and the British Council.

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.

BUiD is licensed by the UAE Ministry of Education and our qualifications are also recognised internationally by NARIC. 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’s internal quality assurance include processes that ensure our programmes and students’ achievements are of standards on a par with those of our UK Universities Alliance 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, architecture, finance, and business.

BUiD works in collaboration with leading organisations and institutions including its major contributing partner the Knowledge Fund Establishment, Atkins, the UAE Ministry of Education, and government and associated bodies across the UAE’s public and private sectors.

We provide an important and growing community and resource for young professionals, leading academics, corporate managers and aspiring leaders of all description.