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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
The Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2019, it was the first graduate-level research university focused on artificial intelligence. It launched an undergraduate program in 2025.
The establishment of MBZUAI is part of the United Arab Emirates' strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031. This policy seeks to "position the country as a global AI leader", and included the appointment of the world's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. MBZUAI is the "world's first graduate-level, research-based AI university".
The university was founded in October 2019. It was named after Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the board of trustees was chaired by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, while its advisory board was chaired by Omar Al Olama, the UAE's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence.
The Ministry of Education accredited six MBZUAI graduate programs in February 2020 and granted the university a license in April 2020. The initial class of graduate students were to start coursework in the fall of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was delayed to January 2021. At the time classes began the university had 11 faculty members and 78 students (13 PhD and 65 MSc) in machine learning and computer vision. Due to pandemic restrictions the first classes were held online using Moodle software. The first in-person classes began in the fall of 2021.
The first cohort of PhD and MsC students graduated in January 2023. By 2024, at least 25 additional faculty members had been recruited, and departments had been established in robotics, computer science, and statistics and data science. The first undergraduate program at MBZUAI, a bachelor of science in artificial intelligence, was launched in March 2025.
MBZUAI is located in Masdar City, a sustainable urban community designed as a smart innovation cluster. The campus uses low-carbon transportation methods, including electric buses and golf carts.
When classes began in 2021, the university had only six classrooms, most of which could accommodate class sizes of no larger than 20 students. Shortly afterward the classrooms were redesigned to better accommodate remote and hybrid learning options and more flexible layouts, such as having an instructor in one classroom broadcast a lecture to the other classrooms and to online students.
The campus also includes a gymnasium, swimming pool, and squash and badminton courts.
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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
The Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Established in 2019, it was the first graduate-level research university focused on artificial intelligence. It launched an undergraduate program in 2025.
The establishment of MBZUAI is part of the United Arab Emirates' strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031. This policy seeks to "position the country as a global AI leader", and included the appointment of the world's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. MBZUAI is the "world's first graduate-level, research-based AI university".
The university was founded in October 2019. It was named after Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the board of trustees was chaired by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, while its advisory board was chaired by Omar Al Olama, the UAE's first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence.
The Ministry of Education accredited six MBZUAI graduate programs in February 2020 and granted the university a license in April 2020. The initial class of graduate students were to start coursework in the fall of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic this was delayed to January 2021. At the time classes began the university had 11 faculty members and 78 students (13 PhD and 65 MSc) in machine learning and computer vision. Due to pandemic restrictions the first classes were held online using Moodle software. The first in-person classes began in the fall of 2021.
The first cohort of PhD and MsC students graduated in January 2023. By 2024, at least 25 additional faculty members had been recruited, and departments had been established in robotics, computer science, and statistics and data science. The first undergraduate program at MBZUAI, a bachelor of science in artificial intelligence, was launched in March 2025.
MBZUAI is located in Masdar City, a sustainable urban community designed as a smart innovation cluster. The campus uses low-carbon transportation methods, including electric buses and golf carts.
When classes began in 2021, the university had only six classrooms, most of which could accommodate class sizes of no larger than 20 students. Shortly afterward the classrooms were redesigned to better accommodate remote and hybrid learning options and more flexible layouts, such as having an instructor in one classroom broadcast a lecture to the other classrooms and to online students.
The campus also includes a gymnasium, swimming pool, and squash and badminton courts.