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=== Current campuses === ==== London: Hendon ==== [[File:Middlesex University Hendon Campus.jpg|thumb|The College Building at Hendon]] The Hendon campus is located in [[North London|north-west London]], near [[Hendon Central]] Underground station.<ref name="Hendon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Strategy/estate_strategy/campus/index.aspx|title=Campus development|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> Its main College Building was built in the [[Neo-Georgian style (Great Britain)|neo-Georgian style]] by H.W. Burchett and opened in 1939 as part of Hendon Technical Institute. This was extended in 1955 and in 1969 when a new refectory and engineering block were added, and later expanded using a number of [[London Borough of Barnet]] office buildings including the current Town Hall and Library. [[File:The Sheppard Library.jpg|thumb|The Sheppard Library|alt=]] Over Β£200m has been invested to transform the university's Hendon site into one of London's biggest campuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/284992/MDX440_Financial-Statement-2016_FINAL.pdf|title=Middlesex Financial Statements 2015/16}}</ref> The main College Building was refurbished in a Β£40 million project which included the addition of a glass-covered central courtyard forming Ricketts [[Quadrangle (architecture)|Quadrangle]]. In 2004, the new Learning Resource Centre, the Sheppard Library, opened to offer 24/7 access to over 1,000 study areas and specialist facilities including a Financial Markets Suite, Law Wing, and Teaching Resources Room. The Ritterman Building is one of Middlesex University's newest development, and was opened in February 2017. It provides over 3,300 square metres of additional teaching space for both the Faculty of Science and Technology, and the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, and is home to the UK's first 'Cyber Factory'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2017/02/first-uk-cyber-factory-training-facility-installed-at-middlesex-university|title=First UK Cyber Factory training facility installed at Middlesex University {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> Its design incorporates sustainable technologies including solar panels, a bio-diverse green roof, and living walls irrigated by rainwater harvesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bprarchitects.com/portfolio/69/middlesex-university-ritterman-building|title=Middlesex University β Ritterman Building β bpr architects|website=www.bprarchitects.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> Other specialist facilities include bioscience and biomedical science laboratories, nursing and midwifery simulation labs. The Hendon campus has a number of sports facilities, including a fitness studio, 7-a-side football pitches, floodlit outdoor courts (MACS), a bouldering wall, and one of the few [[Real tennis|real tennis courts]] in the UK. In October 2013, the university opened a new sports science facility at [[Barnet Copthall|Allianz Park]] (the new stadium of [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens Rugby Club]]) in Hendon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/Sport/index.aspx|title=Sport|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> The refurbished university gym, Fitness Pod, opened in 2017 to offer gym and leisure facilities to students, staff and the local community. ==== Dubai ==== In 2005, the university opened a campus in the [[Dubai Knowledge Village]] as part of Dubai's Technology and Media Free Zone. This is a joint venture with Middlesex Associates,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dkp.ae/partner/middlesex-associates-fz-llc/|title=Middlesex Associates FZ-LLC Β» Dubai Knowledge Park|work=Dubai Knowledge Park|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref> a business consortium in Dubai. The campus was the first Middlesex campus outside north London. It provides courses in Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Computing and IT, Education, Law and Politics, Marketing, Media and Communications, Psychology, Social Science and International Tourism Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/dubai|title=Dubai {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> The campus is licensed by Dubai Knowledge and Human Authority (KHDA), and its programmes are approved by the KHDA.<ref name="MDXDubaiPR6709">{{cite press release|title=London's "First and Only" University Campus in the UAE: Four Years of Excellence|publisher=Middlesex University in Dubai|date=6 July 2009|url=http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=229&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110531145449/http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=229&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-date=31 May 2011|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> In August 2009, KHDA's University Quality Assurance International Board (UQAIB)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/en/FZQA?i=4|title=Quality Assurance in The Free Zones Of Dubai|last=JKCS|website=www.khda.gov.ae|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> commended the quality of university's programmes.<ref name="MDXDubaiPR20809">{{cite press release|title=Dubai's KHDA commends quality at Middlesex|publisher=Middlesex University in Dubai|date=20 August 2009|url=http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=265&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110531145509/http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=265&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-date=31 May 2011|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> The Dubai campus had enrolled over 3,200 students, and houses a 100 diverse nationalities, as of 2020 and through the years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mdx.ac.ae/about-us/our-present|title=University data|work=Middlesex University|access-date=2020-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, the university hosted the EU and UAE conference regarding the Rule of Law and Arbitration, where the Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, along with the legal director of [[Clyde & Co]] and the head of advocacy of [[Taylor Wessing]] were present.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://marasinews.com/education/middlesex-university-dubai-host-eu-and-uae-conference|title= Middlesex University Dubai to host the EU and UAE Conference|work=Marasi News|access-date=2020-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2019, the university was chosen to be a partner of the [[Public Relations and Communications Association|PRCA]] in the [[MENA|Middle East and North Africa]] region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1594137/middlesex-university-dubai-named-prca-middle-east-partner|title= Middlesex University Dubai named PRCA Middle East partner|work=PRWeek|access-date=2020-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref> ==== Mauritius ==== Located<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/mauritius|title=Mauritius {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> in [[Bonne Terre (suburb)|Bonne Terre]], a suburb of [[Vacoas-Phoenix]], the 7,800 sq metre campus officially opened in 2010, the first British university to open in the country. It features a Learning Resource Centre, open access and computer suites, and dining and social spaces as well as on-site accommodation. Lecturing academics based at the Mauritius campus work in partnership with the academic programme team based at Middlesex's London campuses to ensure the quality standards of the UK programmes are maintained in curriculum delivery, teaching styles and assessment.<ref>{{cite news|last=Power|first=Nina|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/29/philosophy-minorities-middleqsex-university-logic|title=A blow to philosophy, and minorities|work=The Guardian|date=29 April 2010|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/862285427]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/855011649]] cite #30 β please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> In October 2017, Middlesex opened its new campus at Cascavelle. The new campus has biodiversity and psychology labs and a student house for clubs and societies. Over 1,000 students, from 25 nationalities around the world, study both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the campus. ==== Malta ==== In 2013 Middlesex opened its newest campus in Malta in Pembroke on Malta's northeast coast. The campus is shared with academic partner STC Training and offers a variety of business and science and technology courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including top-up and postgraduate courses in Computing, IT and business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/malta|title=Malta {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> In February 2019, it was announced that the Malta campus will close by September 2022. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mdx.edu.mt/news/2019/closure-of-malta-campus|title=Closure of Malta Campus | Middlesex University Malta }}</ref>
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