Heriot-Watt University Dubai

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A satellite campus of Heriot-Watt University, present in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus. It opened as the first campus of an international institution in Dubai International Academic City in 2005. In the globe, Heriot-Watt ranks 281, 33 in the UK, and 5 in Scotland. In the 2025 QS World University Rankings, it ranks #28. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, Heriot-Watt University is one of the top 400 universities in the world. The admittance rate at Heriot-Watt University is 84%.

Entry Requirements

You must have a Higher Secondary Certificate with an overall minimum of 75% as well as 75% in subjects where there is a specific requirement, or you must have successfully completed Year 1 at a recognized University.
International Baccalaureate 24 points
A-Level CCC – CCD

Postgraduate

A four-year bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject from an HEC recognized institution in Pakistan with 60% or above, will be considered.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: Overall score of 6.0 with no score lower than 5.5
TOEFL: 78 including reading 18, listening 17, speaking 19 and writing 21
PTE Academic: 54 with a minimum of 51 in each component

Postgraduate

IELTS: Overall score of 6.5 with no score lower and 6.0
TOEFL: 90 including reading 21, listening 21, speaking 21, and writing 25
PTE: 60 overall with a minimum of 58 in each component

Heriot-Watt University Fees

1. Arts Degree: 58,800 AED
2. Architecture 70,350 AED
3. Business Degree: 65,100 AED
4. Engineering Degree: 65,100 AED
5. Health Sciences 61,152 AED
6. Psychology: 61,152 AED
7. Science Degree: 65,100 AED
8. Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Robotics, Autonomous & Interactive Systems 65,100 AED
9. Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Real Estate Management & Finance 58,800 AED
10. Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Statistical Data Science 65,100 AED

Postgraduate

1. Architecture 78,750 AED
2. Business Degree:  85,050 AED
3. Engineering Degree:  85,050 AED
4. Master of Design Management 78,750 AED
5. Master of International Business Management with Human Resource Management 78,750 AED
6. Master of Managing Innovation 78,750 AED
7. Master of Software Engineering 85,050 AED
8. project management: 78,750 AED
9. Data Science: 85,050 AED
10. MBA: 100,000 AED

Living cost

Living on campus; Hall fees*, from 2236 AED (£500 to £735); Food/Toiletries/Laundry, 782 AED (£175); Social, 626 AED (£140 ); Mobile phone, £25

Intakes

All of our programs have an intake in September, but some programs also offer an additional intake in January.
Most students apply 6–10 months in advance of their chosen intake. We can accept applications up until 3 weeks before the start of each intake

Application fee

The requirement is to pay an application processing fee of AED 300 for each application form you submit.

Heriot-Watt University Scholarship

Sports and Community Engagement Scholarship

A scholarship of up to 30% of the tuition fee for up to 30 students will be available to students who have excelled in any sport, community engagement activities, or extracurricular activities at the national or international level.

This scholarship will be open to applicants for any of the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Students who get this scholarship engage in their sport, community engagement, or extracurricular activities at the University’s events.

Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

1. The scholarship offered will be calculated on the net tuition fee of the first year after deducting any other scholarships or discounts that the student may have received.
2. The scholarship offered is guaranteed and will be spread equally over the duration of the degree
3. The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the installment payments made by the student per year.

All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.

Recipients must maintain a minimum C grade in all courses each academic year at Heriot-Watt University Dubai to retain the award.

DEP Merit Scholarship

Applicable to all Degree Entry Programmes (except Advanced DEP)

The scholarship offered is guaranteed and will be spread equally over the duration of the Degree Entry Programme and Undergraduate Honours degree program.

The scholarship offered will be distributed equally across the installment payments made by the student per year.

All decisions regarding scholarships and year of entry are at the discretion of the academic head or regional recruitment director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects and English language requirements.

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