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Once JESS, always JESS

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Once JESS, always JESS

Since 1975 - from 17 children in a Deira apartment to two campuses and more than 2,300 students - thousands of JESS leavers have gone out into the world. This is where they find each other again.

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

London Alumni Drinks

29 Oct 2026

The London hub's autumn get-together, open to every class from the villa years to the Class of 2026 freshers. No speeches, just the chance to find out who else from JESS is in London this year.

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Sixth Form Careers Fair: Alumni Speakers

18 Nov 2026

Year 12 and 13 want to hear from you. Give an afternoon to JESS's Sixth Form careers fair: a stand, a ten-minute talk on your university or your job, and a lot of questions. Medicine, engineering,…

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Scotland Students' Get-together

21 Nov 2026

JESS students at Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen: an afternoon tea in Edinburgh, a long way from Dubai and its sunshine. First-years especially welcome.

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Winter Homecoming Brunch

19 Dec 2026

Home for the holidays? Every December our university students and young alumni are back in Dubai at the same time. Brunch on the grass in front of the main hall at JESS Jumeirah - where Topical…

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Class of 2017 Time Capsule Reunion

09 Jan 2027

Ten years ago the Class of 2017 buried a time capsule at Arabian Ranches. On 9 January we dig it up - following the Class of 2015, who opened theirs in January 2025 in front of over 30 alumni,…

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Alumni Networking Evening, Dubai

10 Mar 2027

JESS alumni working in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, from first jobs to founders. Drinks, introductions by sector, and a mentoring sign-up for alumni at university who want to come home to work.

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

JESS Alumni Reunion 2027

15 May 2027

Every class, both campuses, one evening. Campus tours led by current students, the 50-Year Story archive exhibition back on display, a class photograph for every decade, dinner in the courtyard and…

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Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

London Alumni Drinks
29 Oct 2026
The London hub's autumn get-together, open to every class from the villa years to the Class of 2026 freshers. No speeches, just the chance to find out who else from JESS is in London this year.
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Sixth Form Careers Fair: Alumni Speakers
18 Nov 2026
Year 12 and 13 want to hear from you. Give an afternoon to JESS's Sixth Form careers fair: a stand, a ten-minute talk on your university or your job, and a lot of questions. Medicine, engineering,…
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Scotland Students' Get-together
21 Nov 2026
JESS students at Edinburgh, St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen: an afternoon tea in Edinburgh, a long way from Dubai and its sunshine. First-years especially welcome.
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Winter Homecoming Brunch
19 Dec 2026
Home for the holidays? Every December our university students and young alumni are back in Dubai at the same time. Brunch on the grass in front of the main hall at JESS Jumeirah - where Topical…
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Class of 2017 Time Capsule Reunion
09 Jan 2027
Ten years ago the Class of 2017 buried a time capsule at Arabian Ranches. On 9 January we dig it up - following the Class of 2015, who opened theirs in January 2025 in front of over 30 alumni,…
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

Alumni Networking Evening, Dubai
10 Mar 2027
JESS alumni working in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, from first jobs to founders. Drinks, introductions by sector, and a mentoring sign-up for alumni at university who want to come home to work.
Read more

Coming up - led by the May 2027 reunion

JESS Alumni Reunion 2027
15 May 2027
Every class, both campuses, one evening. Campus tours led by current students, the 50-Year Story archive exhibition back on display, a class photograph for every decade, dinner in the courtyard and…
Read more

Fifty years of leavers

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Class of 2015, ten years on

The time-capsule reunion, January 2025. Log in to see the full gallery.

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