About MBZUAI
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, known as MBZUAI, is a graduate research university in Abu Dhabi dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. It was founded in 2019 and is located in Masdar City.
MBZUAI offers master's and doctoral programmes in fields such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and robotics, along with programmes in areas like computational biology. Students receive full scholarships, which has helped the university attract talent from around the world.
Research is central to its mission. Faculty and students publish in leading AI conferences and work on topics ranging from large language models to healthcare applications.
The university has contributed to Arabic-language AI, including work on Jais, an Arabic large language model developed with partners in the G42 ecosystem.
MBZUAI also runs programmes for executives and government leaders, and supports AI entrepreneurship through incubation activities.
Its creation reflects the UAE's strategy to become a leader in artificial intelligence, which included appointing the world's first Minister of State for AI in 2017.
Startups UAE lists MBZUAI among the UAE's AI research institutions.
MBZUAI offers master's and doctoral programmes in fields such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and robotics, along with programmes in areas like computational biology. Students receive full scholarships, which has helped the university attract talent from around the world.
Research is central to its mission. Faculty and students publish in leading AI conferences and work on topics ranging from large language models to healthcare applications.
The university has contributed to Arabic-language AI, including work on Jais, an Arabic large language model developed with partners in the G42 ecosystem.
MBZUAI also runs programmes for executives and government leaders, and supports AI entrepreneurship through incubation activities.
Its creation reflects the UAE's strategy to become a leader in artificial intelligence, which included appointing the world's first Minister of State for AI in 2017.
Startups UAE lists MBZUAI among the UAE's AI research institutions.