Middlesex University Dubai is located at the Knowledge Village in Dubai which is a part of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone. Knowledge Village has been set up for diverse entities that create and disseminate knowledge, including academic and training institutions and was launched in October 2003.

Knowledge Village (KV) provides an infrastructure and environment for a variety of organisations to meet the needs of the knowledge age.

As a "Leading Learning Hub", KV has attracted prominent international universities and Middlesex University Dubai is one institution amongst others based there.

KV offers a unique campus ambience with purpose built facilities. The Middlesex University Dubai Campus is a modern building set in landscaped surroundings with the state of the art facilities specially designed for student centred learning. Facilities include a lecture theatre, seminar rooms, computer laboratories, a library and student focus area.

The library is located in a comprehensively equipped Information and Learning Resources Centre where networked terminals provide access to the Internet, web-based learning materials and various packages for teaching and learning. Students also have access to a comprehensive range of textbooks, learned journals and periodicals, in addition to on-line facilities.

KV also has a food court, bookshop, prayer rooms, sports facilities, gymnasium and a range of commercial outlets. KV has ample parking facilities for students. A rich and varied social programme is provided by KV. The Middlesex Dubai Students Council has already set up several leisure activities in their own focus are1a.

Transport between Middlesex University Dubai and various parts of Dubai, Sharjah and surrounding areas is available at a reasonable cost to all students enrolled on the University's programmes.

Middlesex University aims to be a global university committed to meeting the needs and ambitions of a culturally and internationally diverse range of students by providing challenging academic programmes underpinned by innovative research and scholarship and professional practice. The day-to-day operations of the University are underpinned by the Strategic Statement set out in Middlesex Universities Corporate Plan.

Over the next ten years Middlesex University will develop its role as a leading London-based international university, championing a socially inclusive approach to participation in higher education. Middlesex University will deliver outstanding academic and training programmes on their campuses in London and around the world, enabling those who choose to study at Middlesex to transform their lives and shape their own futures. University will prepare their students to be professional, skilled individuals fitted for the modern world, committed to lifelong learning and able to contribute to the communities in which they live and work.

At Middlesex they will always put the needs, welfare and experience of their students first. Middlesex University will place a high value on developing a mature approach to learning in which students are encouraged to challenge conventional wisdom, handle complexity and benefit from difference and diversity.

University will pioneer the development of new knowledge, scholarly understanding and professional practice to promote innovation in the curriculum and support the sustainable development of business and the wider community. They will celebrate the rich cultural and international diversity of the University's community, drawing on its benefits in the design of their programmes. Middlesex university will be committed to an adaptive culture through the development of talented, highly skilled and motivated staff, effective governance, management and leadership and beneficial collaboration with other institutions in London and internationally.