Heriot-Watt University is the first British university to set up a campus in Dubai in 2005. Heriot-Watt University Dubai offers British education of the highest standard, an international study environment, and an extensive range of degree programmes. As a globally connected university with campuses in Scotland, Dubai and Malaysia, the learning outcomes and teaching standards remain the same wherever a Heriot-Watt student is located. The KHDA Higher Education Classification (in partnership with QS) has awarded five-star rating two years in a row in 2019 and 2020.