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About Dubai Academic City
Dubai Academic City usually refers to Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), the higher-education district run by TECOM Group and established in 2007. With Dubai Knowledge Park it forms TECOM's Education Cluster, which the Dubai Media Office says is home to over 85% of students enrolled at private higher-education institutions in Dubai. TECOM lists built-to-suit campuses, research space and student accommodation within DIAC.
Universities with campuses at DIAC include University of Birmingham Dubai, whose campus was inaugurated in 2022, Middlesex University Dubai, which opened a campus extension there, and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, which opened its first international campus at DIAC in 2025. TECOM's community pages list a food court, cafés, shops, banks and health facilities serving students and staff.
Residential development for buyers in the Academic City area is newer. Binghatti's Tilal Binghatti, which the developer places within DIAC, offers four- to seven-bedroom townhouses and villas. Danube's Greenz offers three- to five-bedroom townhouses and villas, with a handover target of the fourth quarter of 2029 published by Danube. Both are off-plan, so completion depends on each developer's construction schedule.
Danube and Binghatti both name Emirates Road and the Dubai–Al Ain Road as the main road links. TECOM gives Rashidiya as the closest current Metro station and lists RTA bus route 365 for the community. RTA's Metro Blue Line, now under construction, will connect Academic City with areas including Dubai Silicon Oasis, International City and Dubai Creek Harbour; RTA's project page does not yet give an opening date.
Direct Deal UAE currently lists 7 verified listings in Dubai Academic City (7 for sale, 0 for rent). On Direct Deal UAE, verified residential sale listings start from AED 3,500,000. These are live asking prices and change as listings change.
Why Invest in Dubai Academic City?
The Academic City area suits families who want a large new-build townhouse or villa on the eastern side of Dubai and are comfortable buying off-plan, as well as tenants and landlords connected to the university campuses. The planned Blue Line is the main transport project to follow, but plan day-to-day travel around current road and bus links.
Off-plan homes carry construction and timing risk. Read the sale and purchase agreement carefully, confirm the project's registration with the Dubai Land Department, and check that the payment plan matches the developer's published handover target.
Direct Deal UAE does not predict prices or promise rental returns. Before buying, compare the price with the rent the home could realistically achieve, expected service charges and one-off costs such as the DLD transfer fee. Our RERA-licensed team (ORN 43954) can guide you from reservation to transfer. Call or WhatsApp +971 58 114 4230 to discuss Dubai Academic City.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Dubai Academic City
Dubai Academic City is in eastern Dubai. Danube and Binghatti both name Emirates Road and the Dubai–Al Ain Road as the main road links for their projects there, and TECOM gives Rashidiya as the closest Metro station to Dubai International Academic City.
TECOM lists student accommodation within DIAC. For buyers, the main residential projects named by developers are townhouses and villas: Tilal Binghatti, with four to seven bedrooms, and Danube's Greenz, with three to five bedrooms. Both are off-plan, so check the layout and plot details of the specific unit.
Official TECOM and Dubai Media Office announcements name DIAC campuses for University of Birmingham Dubai, Middlesex University Dubai and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, among other institutions. Contact each university directly about programmes and its own student housing.
RTA's Metro Blue Line project lists Academic City among the areas the line will connect, alongside Dubai Silicon Oasis, International City and Mirdif. Construction is under way, but RTA's project page gives no opening date, so do not count on it for an immediate commute.
Danube publishes a handover target of the fourth quarter of 2029 for Greenz. Binghatti's Tilal Binghatti page does not give a completion date. Treat any date as the developer's target and check construction progress before paying further instalments.
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Buyers pay 0.2% brokerage on eligible resale transactions and 0% on eligible developer/off-plan properties. Tenants pay 0.5% brokerage on eligible rentals. Sellers and landlords pay no commission. DLD fees, deposits, Ejari and other transaction costs are separate.
On Direct Deal UAE, verified residential sale listings start from AED 3,500,000 in Dubai Academic City. These are asking prices from live listings and change as inventory changes; DLD fees, deposits, Ejari and other transaction costs are separate.
Direct Deal UAE currently shows 7 verified listings in Dubai Academic City: 7 for sale and 0 for rent.