IIM Ahmedabad to open first overseas campus in Dubai

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) will open its first international campus in Dubai in the 2025–26 academic year.

The announcement was made on Wednesday, July 2, by Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), which oversees private education in the emirate. The move is part of Dubai’s plan to attract top universities and grow its reputation as a global



education hub.

This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IIM Ahmedabad and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government in April. At the time, India’s Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called it “a proud moment for India’s higher education,” highlighting it as a step forward in the globalisation of Indian institutions under the National Education Policy (NEP).