Prime Highlights:
- MBZUAI is quickly becoming a leading center for technology education and research, attracting top global talent.
- The university aims to be the “Stanford of the Middle East,” offering full funding, modern facilities, and strong government support.
Key Facts:
- The UAE has invested heavily in technology, aiming for it to contribute 20% of non-oil GDP by 2031.
- MBZUAI’s campus in Masdar City features solar-powered labs, modern classrooms, driverless transport, and has launched its first fully funded undergraduate program.
Key Background:
Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University (MBZUAI) is becoming a leading center for technology education and research, attracting talented students and researchers from around the world. The university was established six years ago, and the goal is to become the Stanford of the Middle East, with full funding, modernized facilities, and immense government sponsorship.
MBZUAI currently hosts over 700 students and alumni from 49 countries and has recruited more than 100 faculty members from the U.S., China, Germany, and beyond. The university offers full scholarships to all its students and allows professors to focus entirely on research without worrying about securing grants. The university works closely with technology firm G42 to create projects in Arabic, Kazakh, and Hindi, showing the diversity of its faculty and students.
Its influence goes beyond classrooms. A research facility in Silicon Valley develops new technology, and alumni have started 10 companies, helping to build a growing innovation ecosystem. MBZUAI recently introduced K2 Think, an open-source project with G42, placing the university among the top 20 technology research institutions in the world.
The UAE has invested a lot in technology to diversify its economy, aiming for it to make up 20% of non-oil GDP by 2031. With modern facilities and skilled graduates, the country is becoming a global technology center. With over 188,000 advanced computing chips and 6.4 gigawatts of processing power, the UAE ranks second only to the U.S. in computing capabilities.
MBZUAI’s campus in Masdar City has modern, eco-friendly buildings, including solar-powered labs, modern classrooms, and driverless transport. Recently, the university started its first funded undergraduate program, which is a mixture of technology and engineering, as well as business. Students are assisted in beginning projects and businesses with the assistance of senior professors.
With strong government support, MBZUAI is improving education and innovation in the Middle East and strengthening the UAE’s role in global technology.
