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About SEE Institute

A place where ideas can be learned, built, tested and shared

SEE Institute brings together education, entrepreneurship, research, technology, business and community inside The Sustainable City Dubai.

People come here for different reasons. To learn something new. Solve a business problem. Build a product. Test an idea. Work with experts. Run an experiment. Meet people they might not otherwise meet.

What we do

LEARNShort courses, accredited qualifications and learning designed around organisations BUILDEntrepreneurship, venture building and turning ideas into products and programmes EXPERIMENTResearch, pilots and real-world testing in the Living Lab CONNECTEvents, communities, partnerships and conversations that move ideas forward
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Why The Sustainable City matters

The real world is next door

SEE Institute is located inside The Sustainable City Dubai, a residential community built around renewable energy, food production, water reuse and low-carbon living. Being here means our learning, research and experimentation happen next to the people and systems they are about.

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Sustainability is part of who we are

SEE Institute occupies a net-zero emissions building inside The Sustainable City, an environment designed around renewable energy, resource efficiency and sustainable living. Sustainability is foundational. It is not the limit of our work.

Technology with a purpose

We are interested in technology because of what people can do with it. Its value is measured by what it improves: better work, better decisions, better services, new possibilities and more time for the things that matter.

Connection creates opportunity

SEE brings together people from business, government, entrepreneurship, research, education and communities who might not otherwise find themselves in the same room.

Our businesses

Different expertise, connected through SEE Institute. An idea does not have to stop when a course, project or conversation ends.

SEE AcademyProfessional learning and short courses SEE EducationAccredited education and qualifications TangentsVenture building and experimentation BedayatFounder learning and incubation (description to be confirmed) SEE&GConsulting and specialist expertise SEE VenuesEvents and venue experiences Twenty FiftyImmersive experiences and production (description to be confirmed) SEE ResearchResearch and knowledge creation (description to be confirmed)