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Aston University, UK is collaborating with India’s Symbiosis International University to offer undergraduate dual degrees based in Dubai and Birmingham.
The first programme, launching in September 2025, will allow students to earn a degree with both a UK qualification and a qualification from Dubai. Students will be studying at Symbiosis International University’s (SIU) new Dubai campus for two years, followed by two years at Aston University in Birmingham. This dual degree will be SIU’s first international partnership in Dubai.
Students successfully completing the undergraduate dual degree programme will be awarded a BBA degree by SIU and a BSc Business and Management degree by Aston University. The course will take four years to complete, and the first cohort will start in June 2025.
In June 2024, the two universities signed an initial agreement to form a strategic partnership to collaborate on a wide range of projects and activities in India, the UK and Dubai. The areas of planned collaborations include teaching, research, executive education, joint conferences and sharing of good practice.
Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University and the Pro-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University, Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, co-signed a memorandum of understanding.
“I am delighted to further strengthen our two universities’ partnership across our campuses in the UK and Dubai. This strategic development will pave the way for our joint academic programmes delivery and represents a critical juncture of our internationalisation and cooperation,” said Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University.
