UOWD was established in the United Arab Emirates in 1993 by one of the world's top ranking universities, the University of Wollongong in Australia.
UOWD ກໍ່ຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນປະເທດເບໃນ 1993 ໂດຍເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນວິທະຍາໄລຈັດລຽງລໍາດັບສູງສຸດຂອງໂລກ, ວິທະຍາໄລຂອງ Wollongong ໃນອອດເຕເລຍ.