Heriot-Watt University Dubai opens new campus at Knowledge Park 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP The campus will serve nearly 4,000 students from around the world by Zainab Mansoor April 18, 2021 Heriot-Watt University Dubai (HWUD) has opened the doors to its new campus at Dubai Knowledge Park, which is set to serve nearly 4,000 students – representing 105 nationalities from around the world. The new building occupies 218,000 square feet across seven floors, with eight different types of teaching spaces. The new campus houses collaborative lecture theatres which offer booth-style seating to encourage small-group discussions and group challenges at appropriate points; pod rooms designed to offer group-based learning and the sharing of learning between teachers and peers via interconnected PCs and screens; and teaching and seminar rooms which have been designed as flexible spaces for learning and teaching activities.