DUBAI, 30 August 2004 — Dubai Men’s College announced yesterday that it will be setting up a highly sophisticated IT infrastructure for its new campus, which will open in September.
The infrastructure will allow DMC’s 2,300 students access to advanced educational technology and help position the college as an e-learning pioneer in the Gulf, according to an article posted in UAE’s official website.
The project is underpinned by Dubai Municipality as part of its investment in driving network enabled education in the emirate and its long standing relationship with IBM.
“This is a very exciting project for us as the possibilities are endless. With this superior infrastructure in hand, Dubai Men’s College is set to be a premiere choice for students with educational facilities that will allow them to experience the significant benefits of e-learning,” said Dr. Bill Vega, director of Dubai Men’s College.
“It will transform the way our students learn and work with each other,” he added. The campus will feature the latest technology that enables new and advanced methods of learning, including the region’s first online facility that allows students to download video clips of various classroom lectures through video-on-demand technology.
This system provides students an option where they can choose to run the lectures “offline” after downloading.
The infrastructure will also support video conferencing for teachers to conduct their lectures and interact with students without being physically present in classrooms.
“Dubai Municipality is delighted to be backing this project particularly as it involves one of the country’s leading educational institutions...,” said Abdel Redha Abul Hassan, manager of Projects Department, Dubai Municipality.
