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Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village, launched in 2003, places the Middle East on the map as a destination for learning excellence. Its 1 KM long campus provides a ready environment for a variety of knowledge-based entities including training centres and learning support entities.
This knowledge community was founded as part of a long-term economic strategy to develop the region’s talent pool and accelerate its move into a knowledge-based economy.
Benefits for Dubai Knowledge Village partners include 100% foreign ownership, 100% freedom from taxes, 100% repatriation of assets and profits and effortless visa issuance procedures.
The Village also offers facilities for the use of its knowledge partners and their students including serene landscapes, a food court, sports grounds and a gym. Its partners include diverse nationalities such as Australians, Indians, Pakistanis, Iranians, Russians, Belgians, English and Irish.
It has over 350 partners which include training centres, professional centres and HR companies.
Its web site is at http://www.kv.ae/en/default.asp
See also the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Knowledge_Village
Members
University and educational members of the Dubai Knowledge Village include:
- American College of the Emirates
- University of Wollongong in Dubai
- Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani
- European University College Brussels
- Heriot Watt University, Dubai
- Islamic Azad University
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Middlesex University, Dubai Campus
- University of New Brunswick in Dubai
- Saint-Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics
- The British University in Dubai
- The American Academy of Financial Managemen, Dubai
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