Stafford Associates is a private rural for-profit institution of higher education founded in 1993 located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The co-educational institution caters to both national and international students with undergraduate and postgraduate accredited degree programs from the United Kingdom.

Stafford Associates is located in the Dubai Knowledge Village Block 6, which is situated along Al Sufouh Road, in close proximity to Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Hard Rock Café and Mall of the Emirates. It is licensed in the UAE (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research) and provides online and distance learning services to its students through it representation of the University of Leicester and University of Wales, as well as its affiliations with University of Ulster and Edexcel.