Studying at TIIB
Fees and funding
Every number we have, including the ones that are easy to leave out. One figure is missing and it is named below rather than hidden. Nothing else is charged.
Tuition
Tuition by the shape of the programme rather than by subject, because the subject does not change the price.
| Programme | Standard fee | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Two-year HND, business or digital | AED 40,000 | Per year. |
| One-year programmes | AED 40,000 | The whole programme. |
| TIIB Exclusive, four months | AED 25,000 | The whole programme. |
| TIIB Exclusive, one week | AED 5,000 | The whole programme. |
| Level 3 diploma | AED 25,000 | The whole programme. |
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer.
What tuition includes
- Teaching, across every unit of the programme.
- Assessment, including the coursework and the projects it is marked on.
- Examination fees.
What it does not
- Application fee
- AED 100
- Once, and not refundable. Admissions invoices it after you apply.
- Registration
- AED 1,000
- Once. Student ID, access card and orientation.
- Books and materials
- AED 1,500
- About this much each year.
- Student visa
- AED 5,500
- From outside the UAE. AED 6,500 from inside it.
- Accommodation
- AED 3,500 to 5,000
- Per month, through the partner providers.
- Visa renewal
- Not published yet
- Once a year, from year two. Ask admissions to confirm the amount in writing before you budget for it.
What a first year adds up to
An estimate rather than a quote, and your rent decides most of it. These are the figures for a first year on the two-year diploma, if you are applying from outside the UAE.
- Tuition, one year of the two-year HND
- AED 40,000
- Your instalment plan decides when inside the year each part of it falls.
- Application fee and registration, once
- AED 1,100
- Student visa, once
- AED 5,500
- Applying from outside the UAE.
- Books and materials, first year
- AED 1,500
- Rent, twelve months at AED 3,500 to 5,000
- AED 42,000 to 60,000
- The largest line on the page, and the one sharing a room moves most.
Everything above except tuition, before food and transport
AED 50,100 to 68,100
Food and transport are left out because we cannot put a figure on them for you: how you eat and how far you live from Knowledge Park move them more than anything else on this page. A student Nol card and cooking at home is the difference between the bottom of that range and the top.
Paying in instalments
Instalment plans are agreed as part of your offer rather than afterwards. Raise it with admissions before you accept, and the schedule is written into what you sign.
What reduces the total
- The internship stipend from four months in: up to AED 1,000 a month, based on performance.
- The referral discount: AED 500 off your tuition for each person you refer who enrols and starts.
- The AED 2 million startup fund, if what you need is capital for a venture rather than a discount on fees.
A student visa also permits twenty hours of paid work a week. We do not count it above, because finding that work is yours to do and the pay varies. Treat it as help, not as part of the plan.
If you withdraw
What comes back depends on when you withdraw and on whether your visa has been processed. The refund policy sets out both.
Questions people ask
What does a programme cost?
Tuition for a two-year Higher National Diploma is AED 40,000 per year. The one-year programmes are AED 40,000 for the year. The Level 3 diploma is AED 25,000. TIIB Exclusive programmes are AED 25,000 for the four-month courses and AED 5,000 for the one-week intensives.
What is included in the tuition fee, and what is not?
Teaching, assessment and examination fees. Registration is AED 1,000 once, which covers your student ID, access card and orientation. The application fee is AED 100, invoiced by admissions after you apply, and it is not refundable. Books and materials run to around AED 1,500 a year. Visa costs are separate and are listed on the student visa page.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Fees can be paid in instalments. Talk to admissions before you accept your offer, because the plan is agreed as part of the offer rather than afterwards.
Is there any way to reduce the fee?
Yes, in three ways. Refer someone who enrols and starts, and a set amount comes off what you owe. The internship pays a stipend from four months in. The startup fund is money for a business you start, not money off what you owe. The referral programme page carries the figure and the conditions.
Also useful
- Visa costs
The all-inclusive figure, what it covers and when it is paid.
- Accommodation
What rent looks like near campus and what moves it up or down.
- University pathways
Two years here and one abroad, and what that saves against a full degree.
You know what it costs. Start the application
Applications are open for four intakes a year. If the instalment schedule is what decides it, raise it with admissions before you accept an offer rather than after.
An admissions counsellor replies within one working day.