UCL plans to open a branch of the Global Business School for Health (GBSH) in Dubai in 2027. The project is being implemented jointly with the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) and will focus on preparing management personnel for the healthcare system, developing research, and cooperating with medical organizations and businesses.
This will be the world's first business school specializing exclusively in healthcare. Students will be offered the following directions:
- Master’s in healthcare management,
- Educational and professional development courses for executives,
- Joint research, innovative projects, collaboration with medical institutions and government organizations,
- Individual courses for healthcare organizations.
Studying will be interdisciplinary, combining medicine, management skills, biology, AI, economics, public policy, digital technology and innovation. That's why the courses will be of interest not only to doctors, but also to researchers, engineers, government administrators, and entrepreneurs.
The UAE attracts innovation
The center will open in the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) free economic zone: this is where companies working in healthcare, medical institutions, and research and educational companies are concentrated. The branch plans to work closely with local medical organizations and business representatives to prepare sought-after specialists ready to implement digital solutions and manage complex modern medical systems.
The national strategy We the UAE 2031, Dubai's economic program D33, and the emirate's educational strategy Education 33 (E33) support this opening. By 2033, Dubai plans to rank among the world's top 10 education hubs and attract more than 70 universities. The main priorities for development and research are:
- Medicine (preventive medicine in particular),
- Increasing life expectancy and its quality,
- Medical tourism,
- Personalization of medicine,
- Implementation of AI in the medical field,
- Life sciences.
UCL has operated successfully for 200 years, since 1826, ranks 8th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, and has produced 33 Nobel Prize laureates. The university is very interested in expanding and strengthening its influence in the Middle East, and the UAE is confident that such a highly ranked university will help offset the shortage of specialists for the growing medical sector.
