Clubs and Sports
Clubs
The University of Wollongong in Dubai is renowned for its active campus community as much as its outstanding educational credentials. We want your university experience to be socially as well as academically fulfilling and we encourage all students to pursue extra-curricular activities through the Student Clubs, Associations and Societies on campus.
The existing clubs and societies operating at UOWD include:
- The Arab Club
- Literary Club
- Indian Student Association
- Business Society
- Chinese Cultural club
- Art Club
- Sri Lankan Club (Lions Club)
- Environmental Club
- E-sport Club
- Fashion Club
- Fitspiration club
- Humans of UOWD
- Pakistani Student Association
- Photography Club
- Club KL-UOWD
- UOWD Debate Society
- UOWD MUN
- Pharaoh Club
- Music Club
- The UOWD Theatre Club
- Africa Club
- Toastmasters Club
- Afghanistan students Association
- UOWD Dancers club
- Indoor Games Club
- Club Impresario
- Tech Knowledge Club
- UOWD Charity Club
- Amra Notun
- Engineers Australia-UOWD chapter
- UAE Students Society
- Creators Content Club

University life is about taking part and broadening your interests. By becoming involved in a club, society or association, you can develop transferable leadership and organisational skills and abilities; attributes that many employers look for when recruiting.
If you would like to sign up, visit the Clubs/Societies section in MyUOWD, email [email protected] or call +971 4 278 1756.
Sports
The Student Services Department provides a wide range of quality sports and recreational opportunities in an organised and safe environment. Students take part in sporting activities to improve their fitness, enhance social relations, develop skills in their chosen activity and most of all, to have fun.
Current active teams include:
- Basketball
- Football
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- Throwball
- Cricket
Additionally, competitions in sports such as athletics, swimming, squash, billiards, chess, bowling, tennis and badminton occur several times a year. Teams and players are recruited for these competitions whenever an event is scheduled.
Sports Facilities
The Student Services Department provides students with access to a range of sporting facilities off-campus. Students are required to use the facilities and equipment in accordance with the University's rules and regulations. Transportation from the University to / from practices and competitions is provided as needed.
Achievements
As UOWD’s sporting capacity has grown and developed so too have the UOWD Sports Teams. Our Sports Teams are now a force to be reckoned with in the university sporting community, as the cabinets full of trophies in our student lounge demonstrate. Our growing accolades can be viewed below.


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