uWaterloo to establish CERT campus in Abu Dhabi

The University of Waterloo will establish its own campus at the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), a billion-dollar campus in the United Arab Emirates expected to serve 30,000 students, and being established as a cooperative effort by institutions from around the world. UW will offer co-op programs in engineering, IT, and financial management, and will require students to transfer to the Ontario campus for years 3 and 4. uWaterloo has a similar arrangement with Nanjing University in China.