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What makes us different
WHY STUDY AT RIT Dubai?
- Earn a master’s degree from a top US University without leaving Dubai
- Located in the heart of Dubai Silicon Oasis, one of the world’s leading centers of advanced electronic innovation and design
- Founded in 1829, backed by 180-year history of delivering high-quality education in the United States
- RIT has been listed in Peterson’s Competitive Colleges
- RIT has been listed in Barron’s Best Buys in College Education
- Recently ranked as the 3rd largest online learner provider in the nation by Inside Technology Training magazine
- Included among Yahoo! Internet Life magazine’s “Top 100 Wired Universities”
- Students will be invigorated by the vibrant synergy of academic and corporate research and development
- Students will find diverse, talented and accessible faculty, students and sophisticated facilities
- An unusual emphasis on experiential learning through cooperative education, internships, research projects and study abroad
- RIT is one of world’s leading career-oriented, technological universities, 90% of our students are hired upon graduation
- The knowledge you gain can be applied immediately to your work
- Access to the RIT electronic resources broadens your information base
- Access to 100's of RIT Library research databases
- Access to all online Computer - Based Training (CBT) courses - self paced tutorials
- RIT Directory - LDAP directory for all students, faculty and staff?
What is a DCE account?
Your DCE ID and password actually give you access to multiple systems here at RIT Dubai. DCE account allows you to access RIT's webmail service. If you don't (or if you have problems with it), please contact Michelle Vaz at +971 4 501 5566. If you are a student and do not have a current RIT Computer account, Information Technology Services (ITS) @RIT will automatically issue you a computer account.
What can I use my computer account for?
RIT Computer Account Activation
Once you receive your computer account information, do the following:
1. Activate your computer account by and change your password.
Go to: start.rit.edu and click on the "Activate Your RIT Computer Account" link.
Note: The password you choose must be alphanumeric, contain upper and lower case letters, and be a minimum of eight characters in length.
2. After changing your password your computer account will be ready to use.
II. What is myCourses?
myCourses allows for instructors and students to interact and access course materials online. A variety of tools are available to instructors to promote interaction and provide resources for the students in their courses.
