FI Memories: Dubai Campuses | Filipino Institute

Dubai

Where FI began: Al Quoz, then Deira, Rigga, Business Village, BurJuman, Garhoud, Satwa, Barsha, JLT and the Diva campus by Rigga Metro.

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Where it all began

Al Quoz, Dubai: our first campus

FI’s very first batch studied at our Al Quoz campus in Dubai. By 28 July 2017, Al Quoz was celebrating the commencement of its eighth batch, with “Kaya Ko” on the banner and a ribbon on every graduate.

Four men with graduation ribbons at the FI Al Quoz Batch 8 commencement exercises, 28 July 2017, with the Kaya Ko banner — Al Quoz Batch 8 commencement, 2017

FI Al Quoz Batch 8 graduates posing together in the commencement photobooth, July 2017 — Batch 8 graduates together

Two FI Al Quoz Batch 8 graduates dressed up at their commencement exercises on 28 July 2017, framed by the FI photobooth banner — Dressed up for the big night

The early years

Deira, Rigga and Business Village

Before Qatar, FI grew campus by campus in Dubai. Some of our earliest batches studied and graduated in Deira, Rigga and Business Village.

One of the first FI batches in Dubai, learners and trainers in FI shirts posing together — Batch 1, Dubai

FI Al Quoz and Rigga Batch 3 graduates holding certificates in front of red balloons — Al Quoz and Rigga, Batch 3 graduation

FI Deira third batch graduates celebrating at a dinner table — Deira, third batch graduation

FI Deira learners in team shirts at the third batch sportsfest — Deira sportsfest

FI Deira Batch 7 graduates in colourful dresses and shirts posing together on graduation day — Deira, Batch 7 graduation day

FI Business Village Deira Batch 9 graduates on stage with guests under a Graduation 20 Oct 2017 banner — Business Village, Batch 9, 20 October 2017

Growing in Dubai

Campuses across Dubai

Rigga, BurJuman, Garhoud, Satwa, Barsha and the Diva campus by Rigga Metro: FI soon had classrooms all over the city.

FI Rigga campus Batch 9 trainers and students in black and red FI shirts — Rigga, Batch 9

A big class of FI BurJuman Batch 4 learners in black FI shirts — BurJuman, Batch 4

FI Garhoud Batch 12 learners in black and red FI shirts posing as a class — Garhoud, Batch 12

FI Satwa Batch 1 graduates and trainers in black outfits under an archway — Satwa, Batch 1 graduation

FI Barsha Batch 2 learners in FI shirts posing as a class — Barsha, Batch 2

FI Diva campus Batch 4 learners and trainer in black and red FI shirts — Diva campus (Rigga Metro), Batch 4

2022 to 2023

Dubai Campus, 2022 to 2023

A hall full of graduates in September 2022, and the whole FI family out for Philippine Independence Day in 2023.

A hall full of FI Dubai Campus graduates in caps and gowns, 18 September 2022 — Graduation Day, 18 September 2022

FI team members holding a big FI flag at the Kalayaan 2023 Philippine Independence Day celebration — Kalayaan 2023, Philippine Independence Day

January 2024

Dubai campus graduation

Gowns, sashes and diplomas: our Dubai campus graduates on 14 January 2024.

A smiling FI Dubai campus graduate in a black gown with a blue sash holding a diploma, January 2024 — Diploma day

An FI Dubai campus graduate in a hijab, black gown and blue sash holding a rolled diploma, January 2024 — A proud graduate

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