Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI)has held partnership talks with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

DREI Managing Director Dr Mohamed Al Shehhi discussed possibilities of a collaborative partnership with Centre for MIT’s Real Estate Chairman Professor Tony Ciochetti during his visit to the campus.

The discussions focused on offering MIT’s world class executive education courses on real estate subjects at DREI; facilitating the admission of DREI students to summer courses at MIT; involving DREI in the MIT global network of partners; exploring research collaborations to address industry needs and challenges, and allowing interested faculty from MIT Real Estate Centre to spend part of their sabbatical in Dubai.

“We are committed to the exchange of international expertise with prominent academic institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Such initiatives are crucial for achieving world class academic positioning and becoming a model of innovation in the region. We believe this will assist us in developing next generation leaders who will guide and shape the direction of real estate industry,” said Al Shehhi.

A private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the MIT boasts five schools and a college, with 32 academic departments, and a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research.

Established as the first and leading comprehensive institute in the Middle East, DREI provides high quality programmes in real estate education, professional development and research.

Its world class curriculum is offered in partnership with prestigious universities such as the University of Reading, UK; National University of Singapore, and KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. – TradeArabia News Service