INTRODUCTION
The Emirates College of Media Arts and Sciences
(ECMAS) will be the first institution of higher education
devoted solely to digital media studies in the entire Middle East,
offering a 4 year Bachelor of Arts degree in four areas of study:
Film and Digital Television, Broadcast Journalism, Digital Animation
and Digital New Media Design.
ECMAS will initially be accredited by the United Arab Emirates Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) and the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Additionally, ECMAS will continue to establish bilateral cooperation agreements with a broad network of renowned international universities for joint curriculum programs and projects, study abroad programs for students, and the exchange of high level staff.
The Emirates College of Media Arts & Sciences will be based
at Dubai Academic
City, being developed close to Emirates Road. Set amidst
an exquisitely landscaped area, the new mega campus will have an
ambience that matches the best academic environments in the US,
Europe and Australia. It will offer students a campus lifestyle
comparable to that offered by the world’s leading universities.
Dubai Academic
City will provide a quality of student life and services
that is international, culturally diverse and dynamic. The mega
campus will have two wings - a west campus for undergraduates and
an east campus for graduates. Both campuses will be served by a
central core of shared facilities and a comprehensive research and
development (R&D) centre. The R&D facility is being established
as part of KV’s strategy to instil a spirit of innovation
and academic inquiry among the student community.
Physically connecting the two wings of Dubai
Academic City will be a student activity zone located
along a winding boulevard that will form the spine of the mega campus.
The boulevard will be flanked by a Student Centre, a recreation
zone and a retail area. The Student Centre will house a Students
Union that will provide administrative and student services, and
a Visitors’ Centre catering to the needs of international
universities. It will also accommodate a food and retail area, including
bookstores, an office for student organisations and meeting spaces.
Complementing all this will be a recreation zone offering facilities
such as a cinema theatre and a large sports stadium. Dubai Knowledge
Universities will also have off-campus residential facilities adjoining
it. Both the campus and the off-campus zones will be served by a
transportation system.
There will also be facilities such as an Auditorium for Performing
Arts, Business Centres, a Health Clinic, Hotel & Conference
Facilities and a Co-operative Store.
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