New campus in city

Murdoch University opens an official branch in Dubai. Rema Menon reports.

Murdoch University is all set to start its new International Study Centre Dubai, the fourth official branch of Murdoch University in Australia. Prof. Gary Martin, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University Australia, will address prospective parents and students on March 4, 2008 at the Metropolitan Hotel.

Set in Academic City, Murdoch Dubai campus includes modern lecture theatres, administrative offices and student support services. The campus features a TV studio, a sound recording studio, two control rooms, an editing suite, a video editing suite, an advanced editing suite and three radio studios.

It provides state-of-the-art facilities and world class technology so that the students have access to the highest education standards globally. All courses follow the same academic requirements as the courses offered in Australia.

Murdoch Dubai will also provide a library and other facilities to enhance learning.
Mission: To extend knowledge, stimulate learning and promote understanding, for the benefit of the wider community.

Vision: Murdoch Dubai is committed to promoting intellectual independence within a supportive and sustainable environment for students and staff.

Goal: To support Dubai's ambitions in providing an ongoing pool of regional graduates equipped with skills connected to the demands of expanding industry sectors.
According to Heba Hidmi, Sales and Marketing Manager of Murdoch Dubai, "The facilities in Academic City are excellent.

Murdoch Dubai promises excellent career prospects to its students through campus recruitment with major Media companies in Dubai. Students aspiring to join the mass communication industry will now have a new option to choose from.

COURSES TO BE OFFERED IN 2008-09:

Bachelor of Commerce in:

Bachelor of Mass Communication in:

— The writer is the Director of Counselling Point Educational and Social Services.

MURDOCH IN AUSTRALIA

Murdoch is a dynamic, modern university with a national reputation for excellence in teaching, research and student satisfaction. The second university to be established in Western Australia, it has strong links to its local region south-west of Perth, with the Rockingham and Peel campuses providing educational and research opportunities for their local community.

Murdoch remains one of the leading research universities in Australia, ranking among the top 12 on a per capita basis. Industry links provide a solid base for generating research and consultancy income.

RECORD: Murdoch has been ranked among the best teaching campuses of all Australia's public universities by an independent national survey of university graduates.

Murdoch achieved the top rating for graduate satisfaction in the 2008 Good Universities Guide — the only university to achieve this honour for the twelfth time in 13 years. The University's flexible, interdisciplinary outlook provides students the opportunity to ‘design' the best degree for their future careers.

Murdoch students are taught to think independently and critically, to assimilate new information, independence of mind and life-long learning on and to apply their knowledge to practical problems.

It has a flexible admissions policy and provides several alternative entry paths for students from non-traditional academic backgrounds.

- Source: Murdoch University Hand book