. ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Cent enn ial ▁University ▁of ▁Dub ai . ▁This ▁title ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Canadian ▁University ▁Dub ai ▁once ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁Canadian ▁institution . ▁The ▁university ▁maintain s ▁its ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁Ontario - based ▁university , ▁offering ▁students ▁transfer ▁programs ▁after ▁their ▁second ▁year . ▁ ▁Fac ult ies ▁Canadian ▁University ▁Dub ai ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁four ▁fac ult ies . ▁While ▁gradu ate ▁programs ▁are ▁offered ▁separately , ▁the ▁fac ult ies ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁programs ▁offered ▁have ▁both ▁Canadian ▁and ▁Em ir ati ▁acc red itation . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Inter ior ▁Design ▁Communic ation ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁Engineering , ▁App lied ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Management ▁ ▁Learning ▁Resource ▁Centre ▁ ▁The ▁Learning ▁Resource ▁Center ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁Building ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁campus , ▁and ▁houses ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁print ▁collections , ▁including ▁books , ▁journ als , ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁electronic ▁resources . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁ ▁Bro ck ▁University ▁ ▁Cent enn ial ▁College ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁ ▁McG ill ▁University ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁ ▁York ▁University ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁ ▁Con cord ia ▁University ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Canadian ▁University ▁Dub ai ▁Transfer ▁and ▁exchange ▁partners ▁ ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 2