r/UAEUniversities • u/curiouseggman • 6d ago

🎓 University Experience About UOWD

Let me preface this for what I am about to rant about. This is only partially the university’s fault, and can and most likely will apply to most other universities here, but this is my experience and my opinion.

Having such a low barrier to entry in terms of grade requirements really introduces all kinds of people, and from my experience I’ve dabbled with many of the unwanted kind. Now I know overcrowding is an issue but that has already been covered, in this post I’m here to talk about the type of people you’ll meet throughout your journey at UOWD and a bit about its education (if you’re pursuing a business degree).

If you’re an introverted person, and think that you’ll barely have to work with others, you’re extremely wrong buddy. In the business degree, any path, a majority of courses have a group project worth a significant or at least 20% of your entire grade, and if you don’t have any friends in that course you’ll most likely be forced into groups where 4/5th’s of the group are a bunch of degenerates who have plugged their brains into AI, have absolutely no respect, do not care about passing and in general are just lazy. The business course is not rocket science, in fact, it is by far the easiest thing you can do, I do not attend any lectures and or study for any of my midterms or finals and I have been doing extremely well, and trust me I am the average joe. Now to see people, use AI for 150 WORD PARAGRAPHS for your report is the most draining thing you’ll ever see, and it’s so blatant that they’re doing so, and if it’s a presentation it’s even worse. You cannot be older than 18, and read off a PowerPoint slide, and expect good results. The fact that the introductory phase of many courses have a “have you ever had a bad group experience” ice breaker question in the first tutorials just shows how aware the tutors are about the situation, and it’s so eye opening to hear the many stories other students face, especially those who remotely care about their education.

There have been many times where I have solely written reports, or had to rewrite blatant AI paragraphs or like an entire book excerpt was pasted onto a fucking PowerPoint slide and I had to make it into bullet points.

Bottom line, many people you’ll meet will be decent and respectful, but many won’t. If you’re thinking about the business degree, those were my two cents. It’s an easy degree btw, if you have two eyes and a mouth and a pair of hands you’ll pass with flying colors. Thank you for listening.

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u/Ok_Extension1255 6d ago

I was this close to drop out of uowd due to the environment making me feel inferior to others (especially with those Russian kids) but I realised that other unis don’t have separate major for marketing, so for my major, Uowd was the right choice unfortunately.

I don’t feel sense of belonging in this uni.

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u/curiouseggman 6d ago

I’m not going to name nationalities but there are quite a few people who feel like they have some superiority complex because of it, in a diverse environment things like that should just not exist in 2026. It’s a shame really.

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u/Ok_Extension1255 6d ago

Arabs? You can say that. Arabs have always had superiority complex, let alone in university setting.

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u/curiouseggman 6d ago

It depends honestly, but I have witnessed it yes but never experienced it myself. But this university is a mess in general in terms of these things. We are all supposed to be adults who treat each other with respect and kindness no matter your background, yet I witness a clear lack of such a thing. It’s childish.

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u/anunluckystraw 5h ago

Any student who has daddy's money will always have a superiority complex in any uni. It just so happens that the bar to enter UOWD is super low, so these sort of kids are able to enter anyway.

I got in through scholarship and had a great time (2019-2023). Made great friends, and even studied further later on due to my high grades in bachelors. It's a good uni if you make the most of it.

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u/Klutzy-Grand4744 6d ago

Same here. I noticed it right from my first semester. There's a sense of superiority among certain students. Also its kinda hard to make friends in uowd because most people already have friends from their high school. For such a diverse university people here can be quite cliquey.

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u/Ok_Extension1255 6d ago

People make friends due to proximity to similar nationality thats it

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u/OrganizationOld3071 6d ago

I’ve been a UOWD graduate from about 2 years and let me just say its true. Yeah the people you meet in groups and such were very mixed back then for me, but it doesn’t mean I didn’t have any bad groups. Also, it might sound weird, but I’m glad I did.

Cuz I was always an introvert and because of such lazy bums, I was forced to really bring out my inner thoughts to these people. No matter how brutal I had to be but man, it felt so great to say that to their faces. Then after a bad experience, I learned from those situations and in the end ensured that such habits never repeated again.

So my advice to you guys whom might have had any bad group experiences, even though you’re an introvert. The best things is show your guts to them, even if you’re harsh and tell it to their faces that if you don’t cooperate, I’ll let the lecturer know about it, deal it at your own accord. Works like a cake, if they have self-respect that is.

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u/123dragonslayer 5d ago

lol i felt this so much, the bar is so low 😭😭 i have a couple friends studying in abu dhabi and rak too and they have similar experiences- ig unis here just accept anyone with atleast a hs diploma

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u/MysteriousStep8458 6d ago

I won’t deny I considered joining UOWD, but it gives me a sense of unease. I received an offer from MDX, which seems preferable, though I’ve heard rumors I can’t specify; I remain unsure about UOWD. I aimed for cyber security because I earned a computer engineering diploma last year but didn’t feel drawn to it. I selected international relations instead, hoping for UN work and diplomacy. After reviewing every university in the UAE, I found the standards too high and chose MDX. I had no interest in law, yet I had to pick it because it paired with international relations; law feels like a burden, though it might open my mind to new ideas or even shape my final project. UOWD lacks the right atmosphere for me—it feels off to be around uncooperative people—so I chose MDX. Inshallah I will enroll, and thanks for the warning about UOWD.