IIM Ahmedabad's first overseas campus inaugurated in Dubai
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad's first-ever overseas campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025, in the presence of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Summary
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, inaugurated the first-ever overseas campus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) in Dubai on 11 September 2025. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and UAE Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar attended the ceremony. Pradhan called the campus a big leap towards the globalisation of Indian education and said Dubai provided an ideal launchpad for the ethos of 'Indian in spirit, global in outlook'.
Key facts
- Inaugurated
- 11 Sep 2025, Dubai
- By
- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai
- Institution
- IIM Ahmedabad: first overseas campus
- Indian minister
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Ethos
- 'Indian in spirit, global in outlook'
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Where did IIM Ahmedabad open its first-ever overseas campus in September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Dubai
The Crown Prince of Dubai inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad's first-ever overseas campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025.
Who inaugurated the IIM Ahmedabad campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The campus was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE.