The ceremony was attended by senior dignitaries and officials, including Malek Al Malek, Director-General of the Dubai Development Authority (DDA) and Chairman of DIDI; Hala Badri, Director-General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture); Mohammad Abdullah, President of DIDI; Dr. Rachel Schreiber, Executive Dean of Parsons School of Design; Hani Asfour, Dean of DIDI; and the Board Members of DIDI as well as senior representatives from strategic partners, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Parsons New School of Design in New York, who collaborated with DIDI on their world-class curriculum.
Congratulating the graduates, Sheikha Latifa said, "The graduation of the first Bachelors of Design class from DIDI represents another milestone in our progress towards a new vibrant creative economy. This is an incredibly proud moment for the students, parents, faculty, and Dubai. DIDI, the first multidisciplinary design programme in the Middle East of its kind, is one of many pioneering programmes that encapsulate Dubai’s forward-looking spirit. For us to achieve our ambition for Dubai’s creative economy, we need to make sure the infrastructure and the right programmes and institutions are in place for future and current creatives to develop, grow and flourish. This is not only for our community in Dubai, but for the region and beyond. DIDI is an example of a successful Dubai endeavour aimed at developing the local creative and cultural ecosystem offering, starting with our youth, who are the future of the sector."
The graduation ceremony celebrated students graduating after an immersive four-year long course who were part of the first intake of the university when it opened its doors in 2018.
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