Discover · Education
The city of knowledge
Irfan means knowledge. From a first morning at nursery to executive education, learning is planned into every stage of life, a short journey from home.
- Early years
- Rawdh Early Years
- School
- K-12 · MAI-KC-02
- University
- Campus · MAI-KC-05
- Lifelong
- Library & Knowledge Green
(01)The meaning of Irfan
العرفان
Al Irfan · knowledge
Madinat Al Irfan is named for knowledge, and the plan takes the name at its word. Schools, a university campus, training and libraries are woven through the city, so learning is part of the neighbourhood rather than a journey across town.
Every facility on this page is planned. Operators and partners for the schools, the university campus and the training academies will be selected through the partnership process.
Learning within walking distance
Nurseries in the communities and schools on shaded routes, so children can walk or cycle to class.
A campus shared with the city
Libraries, lawns, sports fields and lecture spaces that open to residents outside school hours.
Linked to work
Training and research beside OCEC and the Business Park, where students meet the employers of tomorrow.
(02)The learning journey
A lifetime of learning, one city
From the first day at nursery to the boardroom, every stage of learning has a planned place in Madinat Al Irfan. Scroll to follow the journey.
01 · Early years
0–4
Rawdh community heart
Rawdh Early Years
A nursery and early years centre at the heart of Rawdh, beside the community square and the mosque, so the very first journey to school is a short, shaded walk.
02 · School
4–18
Knowledge Campus · plot MAI-KC-02
A K-12 school on the Knowledge Campus
A through school from kindergarten to the final year of secondary, planned with science labs, arts studios and sports fields that the wider community can use after hours.
03 · University & research
18+
Knowledge Campus · plot MAI-KC-05
A university branch campus
A branch campus of an international university with research and innovation space, where students, start-ups and the companies of the Business Park work side by side.
04 · Professional skills
22+
OCEC & Business Park
Training where the work happens
Professional courses and skills academies linked to OCEC and the Business Park: events, hospitality and venue skills beside the region's conferences, and digital, finance and management training next to the offices.
05 · Executive education
35+
Business Park & OCEC
Executive education
Leadership programmes and masterclasses delivered with the university campus in the boardrooms of the Business Park and the meeting rooms of OCEC, timed around the conference calendar.
06 · Lifelong learning
For life
Civic & Culture Quarter · Knowledge Campus
Learning that never stops
The library and Quran school at the Al Irfan Grand Mosque, open-air lectures and book fairs on Knowledge Green: in the city of knowledge, learning carries on long after graduation.
(03)Knowledge Campus
A campus at the centre of the city
Between the Central District and the Business Park, the Knowledge Campus gathers a K-12 school, a university branch campus and research space around Knowledge Green.
Education plots
Land on the Knowledge Campus
- Plot MAI-KC-02K-12 schoolA through school from kindergarten to the final year of secondary, with sports fields and arts spaces.Zoning · Education32,000 m²Available
- Plot MAI-KC-05University branch campus & researchTeaching, research and innovation space beside Knowledge Green and the Business Park.Zoning · Education48,000 m²Available
Plot details are indicative until confirmed in the land sale documentation.
(04)Education partnerships
Build the city of knowledge with us
We are looking for school operators, universities, training providers and investors to bring the Knowledge Campus to life. Tell us about your institution and our investment team will reply with plots, partnership models and next steps.
- Plot information for MAI-KC-02 and MAI-KC-05
- Operator, investor and joint venture models
- Links with OCEC and the Business Park for training and research
