Canadian University Dubai

Canadian University Dubai, known by its initials CUD, is a private university in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2006, originally called Centennial University of Dubai and the first licensed Canadian university outside Canada.迪拜的加拿大大学（Canadian University Dubai，简称 CUD）是阿联酋迪拜的一所私立大学，创办于2006年，最初名为迪拜百年大学，也是加拿大境外首家获许可的加拿大大学。

It offers degree programmes built on the Canadian curriculum and keeps transfer links with Canadian institutions, notably Centennial College in Ontario.该校提供以加拿大课程体系为基础的学位课程，并与加拿大多所院校保持转学联系，尤以安大略省的百年理工学院为著。

Its home is the City Walk district in the heart of Dubai, one of the city's flagship lifestyle and retail quarters, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed 616th in the world and first among the universities of Dubai.其校址位于迪拜市中心的城市漫步区，该区是迪拜标志性的生活方式与零售街区之一，在2027年QS世界大学排名中该校位列全球第616位，并居迪拜各大学之首。

History

• Canadian University Dubai opened its doors in 2006 to bring Canadian-style higher education to the dynamic city of Dubai.迪拜的加拿大大学于2006年开办，将加拿大式高等教育引入充满活力的迪拜。

• It was first known as Centennial University of Dubai, a name it kept until it became an independent Canadian institution and was renamed Canadian University Dubai.该校最初名为迪拜百年大学，直到成为独立的加拿大院校后才更名为迪拜的加拿大大学。

• Its foundations lay in a partnership between Centennial College and Athabasca University, two Canadian institutions that shared a vision of excellence in education.其根基在于百年理工学院与阿萨巴斯卡大学两所加拿大院校的合作，二者共享对教育卓越的愿景。

• University Chancellor Mr. Buti Saeed Al Ghandi and President Prof. Karim Chelli came together to establish Canadian University Dubai.校监布提·赛义德·阿尔甘地先生与校长卡里姆·切利教授共同创办了这所大学。

• The university was officially licensed from 1 August 2006 by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Education to award higher education degrees.该校自2006年8月1日起获得阿联酋教育部学术认证委员会的正式办学许可，可授予高等教育学位。

• All of its programmes are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Education.其全部课程均获阿联酋教育部学术认证委员会认证。

• In 2016 CUD celebrated its tenth anniversary convocation at the Sheikh Rashid Hall of the Dubai World Trade Centre.2016年，CUD 在迪拜世界贸易中心谢赫拉希德厅举行十周年毕业典礼。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2022 the university was placed in the 601-650 band, among the top two per cent of universities worldwide.在2022年QS世界大学排名中，该校位列第601-650档，居全球大学前2%。

• By the QS World University Rankings 2025 it had risen to 523rd worldwide and to fourth in the world for international faculty.至2025年QS世界大学排名，其升至全球第523位，并在国际教师比例上居全球第四。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is ranked first in Dubai for the sixth consecutive year, sixth worldwide for international student ratio and eighth worldwide for international faculty ratio.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，其连续第六年位居迪拜第一，国际学生比例居全球第六、国际教师比例居全球第八。

• In the QS Arab Region Rankings 2026 it stood 21st, and in the AppliedHE ALL ASIA Private University Ranking 2026 it was placed 22nd.在2026年QS阿拉伯地区排名中其位列第21，在2026年 AppliedHE 全亚洲私立大学排名中则位列第22。

• In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024 it ranked among the top three universities in the United Arab Emirates.在2024年泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中，其跻身阿联酋前三名大学之列。

• The university opened an expanded state-of-the-art campus in the City Walk district during the 2020s, allowing it to grow its student community and diversify its academic offering.该校在2020年代于城市漫步区启用扩建的现代化校园，使其得以扩大学生社群并丰富学术供给。

• By 2025 Karim Chelli was serving as President and Vice-Chancellor of the university, continuing the leadership he had held through its growth.至2025年，卡里姆·切利担任该校校长兼副校长，延续其在大学成长过程中所担任的领导职务。

• By 2016, ten years after its founding, the university had grown enough to hold a full anniversary convocation with hundreds of graduates.至2016年即创校十年后，该校已成长到足以举行一场有数百名毕业生的周年毕业典礼。

• It retained its CAA accreditation through reviews in 2015 and 2024, adapting its programmes to the evolving higher-education rules of the United Arab Emirates.该校在2015年与2024年的审核中保持 CAA 认证，并使课程适应阿联酋不断演变的高等教育规定。

• In the decade after 2006 the university established its six academic schools and built transfer partnerships with Canadian institutions such as Centennial College, York University and Carleton University.在2006年之后的十年里，该校建立了六所学院，并与百年理工学院、约克大学及卡尔顿大学等加拿大院校建立转学合作。

• By 2021 it had established itself as the first licensed Canadian university outside Canada, a distinction it draws on in recruiting students from across the region.至2021年，其已确立为加拿大境外首家获许可的加拿大大学，该校在地区招生中不断援引这一殊荣。

• Tracing its planning to the UAE Vision 2031 and the UAE Centennial 2071 objectives, the university aligns its sustainability, research and teaching goals with the country's long-term strategy.该校将自身规划追溯至阿联酋2031愿景与阿联酋2071百年目标，使其可持续、科研与教学目标与国家长期战略相契合。

• Its growth from a 2006 start-up into a six-school institution was recognised when it entered the QS World University Rankings and rose to 523rd by 2025.该校由2006年的初创机构成长为拥有六所学院的学府，其进入QS世界大学排名并于2025年升至第523名即是明证。

Academics

• The academic programmes of CUD are organised into six primary schools spanning architecture, communication, creative industries, engineering, management and health sciences.CUD 的学术课程由六所主要学院组织，涵盖建筑、传播、创意产业、工程、管理与健康科学。

• The School of Architecture and Interior Design offers programmes in architectural and interior design through a Department of Architecture and a Department of Interior Design.建筑与室内设计学院通过建筑系与室内设计系，开设建筑与室内设计课程。

• The School of Communication focuses on media and communications across three specialisations, namely advertising and integrated marketing, digital media and journalism, and public relations.传播学院聚焦媒体与传播，设三个专业方向，即广告与整合营销、数字媒体与新闻以及公共关系。

• The School of Creative Industries, located at the Dubai City Walk campus, teaches design, media and digital arts.创意产业学院坐落于迪拜城市漫步校区，教授设计、媒体与数字艺术。

• The School of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology offers programmes in computational sciences and engineering through a Department of Computer Engineering and Computational Sciences and a Department of Electrical Engineering.工程、应用科学与技术学院通过计算机工程与计算科学系及电气工程系，开设计算科学与工程课程。

• The School of Management teaches business and management through a Graduate Department and an Undergraduate Department.管理学院通过研究生部与本科部，教授商学与管理课程。

• The School of Health Sciences, Digital Innovation and Sustainability offers programmes in public health and environmental studies through two departments.健康科学、数字创新与可持续学院通过两个系，开设公共卫生与环境研究课程。

• The university advertises more than 30 specialised majors, concentrations and accredited programmes across its six schools.该校在六所学院下提供逾30个专业方向、课程组与获认证课程。

• Its programmes carry professional accreditation or certification from bodies including CIMA, CFA, ACCA, IAA, PRSA, PRME, ECO Canada and ICAEW.其课程获多家机构专业认证或资格认可，包括 CIMA、CFA、ACCA、IAA、PRSA、PRME、ECO Canada 与 ICAEW。

• The university is a regional member of the Association of Arab Universities.该校是阿拉伯大学协会的地区成员。

• It is licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates and by the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.该校获得阿联酋高等教育与科学研究部及沙特阿拉伯王国教育部的办学许可。

• Sustainability is woven into academic programmes, research and campus operations, aligning the institution with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.可持续理念融入学术课程、科研与校园运营，使该校与阿联酋2050年净零战略倡议接轨。

• The sustainability framework incorporates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with focus areas of clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action.其可持续框架纳入联合国可持续发展目标，重点领域包括清洁饮水与卫生、可负担的清洁能源、可持续城市与社区以及气候行动。

• CUD is a partner of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education, and its environmental work is coordinated through a Center for Sustainability and Innovation.CUD 是联合国责任管理教育原则的伙伴，其环境工作由可持续与创新中心统筹。

• A student business incubator lets students explore innovation and entrepreneurship, and students collaborate with senior faculty on applied research projects.学生创业孵化器让学生探索创新与创业，学生还与资深教师合作开展应用研究项目。

• The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programmes built on a world-leading international curriculum adapted to the United Arab Emirates.该校提供以世界领先国际课程为基础、并针对阿联酋加以调整的本科与研究生学位课程。

• Its teaching staff are described as leaders in their field, and its programmes are developed in collaboration with Canadian partner institutions.其教师被描述为各自领域内的领军者，其课程则与加拿大伙伴院校合作开发。

• Psychology and applied sociology sit within the university's social sciences provision alongside environmental health sciences.心理学与应用社会学与环境健康科学一同构成该校的社会科学课程。

• The institution's academic focus spans architecture and interior design, communication and media, engineering and computational sciences, business and management, and health and environmental studies.该校的学术重心涵盖建筑与室内设计、传播与媒体、工程与计算科学、商学与管理，以及健康与环境研究。

• The university's six schools together deliver a broad portfolio across design and the built environment, media and communication, engineering and computing, business and management, and health and environmental sciences, each developed around Canadian curriculum principles.该校六所学院共同提供涵盖设计与建成环境、媒体与传播、工程与计算、商学与管理，以及健康与环境科学的广泛课程体系，各领域均围绕加拿大课程原则开发。

Campus

• The university is located in the City Walk district in the heart of Dubai, in the vibrant downtown business district of the emirate.该校位于迪拜市中心的城市漫步区，地处酋长国活跃的下城商业区。

• It moved from its earlier downtown premises to the expanded City Walk campus, which was opened during the 2020s to accommodate growth.该校从早先的下城校舍迁至扩建的城市漫步校区，后者于2020年代启用以容纳增长。

• Its coordinates lie near latitude 25.21 and longitude 55.27, in the dense urban fabric of central Dubai.其坐标约为北纬25.21、东经55.27，位于迪拜中部的密集城市肌理之中。

• The Learning Resource Centre, on the first floor of the HUB Building, houses over 10,000 print collections including books, journals, newspapers and electronic resources.学习资源中心位于枢纽大楼一层，馆藏逾1万件纸质资源，包括图书、期刊、报纸与电子资源。

• The expanded campus added quality learning and recreational facilities alongside the academic buildings of the six schools.扩建后的校园在六所学院的教学楼之外，增建了优质的学习与休闲设施。

• The campus sits within easy reach of Dubai's business, cultural and transport infrastructure, giving students direct access to the city's professional life.校园便捷通达迪拜的商业、文化与交通基础设施，使学生能直接接触城市的职业生活。

• The School of Creative Industries is housed at the City Walk campus, tying design, media and digital arts teaching to the surrounding creative quarter.创意产业学院设于城市漫步校区，将设计、媒体与数字艺术教学与周边创意街区相系。

• The single City Walk campus replaced older facilities to provide one integrated site for teaching, study and student life in central Dubai.这处单一的城市漫步校区取代旧有设施，在迪拜中心为教学、学习与学生生活提供一体化场地。

• The City Walk campus gives students a location inside one of Dubai's most visited lifestyle districts, close to offices, galleries and transport.城市漫步校区使学生身处迪拜访问量最高的生活方式街区之一，临近办公楼、画廊与交通设施。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 CUD is placed 616th in the world, the position on which this entry is written and the rank that marks it as the reference university of Dubai.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，CUD 位列全球第616位，本条目即据此名次撰写，该名次也使其成为迪拜的代表性大学。

• Within Dubai it is ranked first by the QS World University Rankings 2027, a position it had held for six consecutive years.在迪拜范围内，其被2027年QS世界大学排名列为第一，这一位置已保持连续六年。

• It does not appear in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings main table.该校未进入2027年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名主榜。

• It appears in neither the US News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026-2027 nor the 2026 Shanghai Ranking, the Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校未进入2026-2027年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名，也未进入2026年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the QS World University Rankings 2025 the university was 523rd worldwide, up from the 601-650 band it occupied in 2022.在2025年QS世界大学排名中，该校位列全球第523名，较2022年所处的第601-650档有所上升。

• It placed sixth worldwide for international student ratio and eighth worldwide for international faculty ratio in the QS World University Rankings 2027.在2027年QS世界大学排名中，其国际学生比例居全球第六、国际教师比例居全球第八。

• In the QS Arab Region Rankings 2026 it was 21st, while in the AppliedHE ALL ASIA Private University Ranking 2026 it was 22nd.在2026年QS阿拉伯地区排名中其位列第21，而在2026年 AppliedHE 全亚洲私立大学排名中位列第22。

• Research output recorded for the university stands at 1,888 works with 31,997 citations in OpenAlex, modest in scale but growing.据 OpenAlex 记录，该校科研产出为1888篇作品、被引3万1997次，规模不大但持续增长。

• Its sustainability work earned it a place among the top three universities in the United Arab Emirates in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024.其可持续发展工作使其在2024年泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中跻身阿联酋前三名大学之列。

• The university holds a Five-Star status in the QS Stars University Rating System, reflecting its performance across teaching, employability and internationalisation.该校在 QS Stars 大学评级体系中获五星评价，反映其在教学、就业力与国际化方面的表现。

• Its strongest international metrics are not research volume but the international mix of its students and staff, in which it ranks in the world's top ten.其最强的国际指标并非科研体量，而是学生与教师的国际化构成，在这方面其位居世界前十。

Student life

• CUD states no formal motto, presenting its mission instead as contributing to the development of the United Arab Emirates by educating the youth.CUD 未订立正式校训，而以「通过教育青年助力阿联酋发展」为其使命表述。

• Its campus community represents over 120 nationalities, giving student life a strongly international character.其校园社群代表逾120个国家或地区，使学生生活具有浓厚的国际化色彩。

• A student business incubator and applied research collaborations with senior faculty give students practical exposure to innovation and enterprise.学生创业孵化器及与资深教师的应用研究合作，让学生获得创新与创业的实务体验。

• Student events such as the InnoVision UAE student conference, Threads of Change and the architecture graduate show shape the campus calendar.InnoVision 阿联酋学生大会、Threads of Change 以及建筑毕业展等活动，构成校园的年度日程。

• Sustainability is a theme of campus life, with the institution aligning its operations with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative.可持续是校园生活的主题之一，该校使自身运营与阿联酋2050年净零战略倡议接轨。

• Sport is represented in the student body, and graduate Rashed Mohammed Atiq Almehairi has been crowned a champion at the FEI Endurance World Championships.体育在学生群体中亦有体现，毕业生拉希德·穆罕默德·阿提克·阿尔迈海里曾加冕国际马联耐力世界锦标赛冠军。

• The university presents its student and alumni success stories as evidence of the value of a Canadian-style education in Dubai.该校以学生与校友的成功故事，作为在迪拜接受加拿大式教育价值的例证。

• Living and studying in the City Walk district places students within central Dubai's business and cultural life, a stated advantage of the campus location.在城市漫步区生活与求学，使学生身处迪拜中心的商业与文化生活之中，这是校方所述的校区区位优势。

• The institution runs a student business incubator and encourages applied research, giving campus life a practical, enterprise-oriented tone.该校设有学生创业孵化器并鼓励应用研究，使校园生活带上务实的创业色彩。

• Its campus events, from design shows to sustainability forums, reflect the university's ties to the creative and business sectors of Dubai.其校园活动，从设计展到可持续论坛，体现该校与迪拜创意及商业领域的联系。

• With students from over 120 nationalities, CUD presents itself as a gateway to Canadian education and to life in Canada through its transfer programmes.凭借来自逾120个国家或地区的学生，CUD 通过其转学项目将自己呈现为通向加拿大教育与加拿大生活的门户。

• The university presents campus life as preparation for global citizenship, and it supports students through academic advising, a learning resource centre and a student business incubator.该校将校园生活呈现为全球公民素养的准备，并通过学业指导、学习资源中心与学生创业孵化器为学生提供支持。

Notable people

• Mr. Buti Saeed Al Ghandi serves as Chancellor of the university and has been its public face in national education debates.布提·赛义德·阿尔甘地先生担任该校校监，并在国家教育议题中为其对外代表。

• Prof. Karim Chelli, President and Vice-Chancellor, was among the founders of the institution and has led it through its expansion.校长兼副校长卡里姆·切利教授是该机构的创办者之一，并领导其完成扩张。

• Mohammed Al Hakim, a graduate, was appointed President of UAE Operations at Crypto.com, becoming the first UAE national to hold that role.毕业生穆罕默德·阿尔哈基姆获任 Crypto.com 的阿联酋业务总裁，成为首位担任该职位的阿联酋公民。

• Issam Kassabieh, another graduate, became Account Director for Investor Relations at Edelman Smithfield.另一位毕业生伊萨姆·卡萨比耶出任 Edelman Smithfield 的投资者关系客户总监。

• Mahdi Shafiei, a graduate, founded and led Trifid Media as its chief executive.毕业生马赫迪·沙菲伊创办了 Trifid Media 并担任其首席执行官。

• Hala Nsour, also a graduate, founded HUMEIN, a venture associated with the university's alumni community.同为毕业生的哈拉·恩苏尔创办了 HUMEIN，该项目与该校校友社群相关联。

• Rashed Mohammed Atiq Almehairi was crowned a world champion at the FEI Endurance World Championships held in Buftea, Romania.拉希德·穆罕默德·阿提克·阿尔迈海里在罗马尼亚布夫泰亚举行的国际马联耐力世界锦标赛上加冕世界冠军。

• He follows Saeed Salem Atiq Khamis Almehairi, a fellow alumnus who has won the endurance world championship multiple times.他追随同为校友的赛义德·萨利姆·阿提克·哈米斯·阿尔迈海里，后者曾多次夺得耐力世界冠军。

• Among those graduating at the tenth anniversary convocation in 2016 were brother and sister Shaikh Abdulaziz Humaid Abdulaziz Al Qassimi and Shaikha Amna Humaid Abdulaziz Al Qassimi, both awarded a Master of Business Administration in General Management.在2016年十周年毕业典礼上毕业的，包括兄妹谢赫·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·胡迈德·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿尔卡西米与谢赫·阿姆娜·胡迈德·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·阿尔卡西米，二人均获通用管理工商管理硕士。

• The Chancellor and President lead a university whose alumni now work in technology, finance, media and sport across the region.校监与校长领导的这所大学，其校友如今活跃在地区内的科技、金融、媒体与体育等领域。