The number of Chinese students studying in Dubai has grown quickly during the past five years, in step with the rapidly growing trade and business between China and the United Arab Emirates city.

There are 815 Chinese students studying in Dubai this year, up from 304 in 2010, Abdulla Al Karam, director general of Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority, told China Daily.

"That is in line not only with the population growth, but also with the economic ties between China and Dubai," he said during his visit to Beijing for Dubai Week, a seven-day event held by Dubai and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries to enhance Chinese people's knowledge and understanding of the international city.