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Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life

Novel crystals capture humidity with unprecedented efficiency Abu Dhabi, November 19, 2024: A team of researchers from Jilin University, NYU Abu Dhabi's Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials, led by Professor of Chemistry Pance Naumov, has developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog ......Read More

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi Welcomes Visitors for Open Campus Day on November 16

Prospective students and families can explore academic programs, campus facilities, and student life at this interactive event. Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 8, 2024: NYU Abu Dhabi will host its Open Campus Day on November 16, providing prospective students and their families with an opportunity to explore the university’s academic ......Read More

Friday, November 8, 2024

UAE Universities Climate Network to host climate change workshops at COP29 in Baku

Dubai-UAE, 7 November 2024: Experts from the UAE Universities Climate Network (UCN) are delivering a series of events at the upcoming COP29 global climate change summit in Azerbaijan – aiming to tackle issues including youth engagement, water security, climate finance, and urban planning. The workshops in Baku will take place across the summit, which runs from 11 to 22 November – featuring expert contributions from the University of Birmingham Dubai, Khalifa University, and other UCN members. Events in Baku include: Innovating the Future: UAE's Path to Sustainable, Circular, and Cognitive City. Workshop showcasing the UAE's pioneering innovations in ......Read More

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Abu Dhabi University Ranks 12th in the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2025

UAE, Abu Dhabi, 21 October 2024: In recognition of its academic excellence, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has advanced 11 places in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Arab Region University Rankings 2025, now ranking 12th regionally out of 246 institutions across 20 MENA countries. The 2025 QS Arab Region University Rankings recognized ADU’s ......Read More

Monday, October 21, 2024
UAE Secures Silver Medal at the First Global Challenge 2024: A Historic Achievement for Nation's Rob ...

Team UAE Makes History with Silver Medal and Multiple Awards at the Olympics of Robotics in Athens, Cementing the Nation’s Rising Dominance in STEM and Technological Innovation Date: Dubai, UAE; October 7, 2024 The UAE has made history by winning the 2nd position in First Global Challenge (FGC) – billed as the Olympics of ......Read More

Monday, October 7, 2024

Abu Dhabi inaugurates three state-of-the-art schools in Zayed City, accommodating over 5,000 student ...

Zayed City Schools comprises three campuses, offering capacity for 5,360 students from kindergarten to Grade 12, which are now ready for the 2024-2025 academic year Zayed City Schools were delivered under Abu Dhabi's first public-private partnership (PPP) project for school infrastructure The project was completed and delivered on ......Read More

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

MBZUAI welcomes largest cohort of more than 200 global graduate students to Abu Dhabi's AI ecosystem

This latest batch of 209 students includes the university's first-ever computer science (CS) and robotics cohorts The Fall 2024 cohort is the most diverse, with students representing 36 countries, including 44 Emiratis 147 studying for master's degrees and 62 pursuing Ph.D. degrees in computer science, computer vision, machine ......Read More

Saturday, August 31, 2024

MBZUAI continues in its climb up the rankings; highlighting notable research in 2024

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, August 12, 2024: As the world's first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is continuing to increase the breadth and pace of publication of ground-breaking research in artificial intelligence (AI). Between ......Read More

Monday, August 12, 2024
NYUAD Researcher Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Study the Role of Tiny Diatoms in Pro ...

Professor Shady Amin will lead a project to enhance understanding and appreciation of microalgae that protect their hosts and also reduce the planet’s carbon dioxide levels Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 25, 2024: NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Associate Professor of Biology Shady Amin has received a grant of more than USD 500,000 from the ......Read More

Thursday, July 25, 2024

ADEK Summer Program expansion opens unique pathways for 181 students at top universities in Asia, Eu ...

Emirati students prepare to travel to 12 countries of expansion, including Australia, Italy, China, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, as part of the second edition of the ADEK Summer Program Expanded program includes new majors in Creative Industries and Design, Culinary Arts, Education and Culture, ......Read More

Monday, July 22, 2024

First-ever MBZUAI Summer School for high school students shows high demand and promising future AI p ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 17, 2024: Thirty-eight grade 11 students from across the UAE experienced a glimpse into the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and what a career in the field may look like at the first dedicated summer school at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Masdar City last week. Held in ......Read More

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

First cohort of Emirati Graduate Trainees complete EGA's one-year leadership development programme

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 12 July 2024: Emirates Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, announced the graduation of 45 young UAE National Graduate Trainees from the company's LEAP talent accelerator programme. LEAP is a comprehensive 12-month programme that offers a ......Read More

Friday, July 12, 2024
NYU Abu Dhabi Launches the Mariët Westermann Distinguished MFA Fellowship

Westermann, whose leadership has significantly shaped the cultural landscape of NYU Abu Dhabi, recently concluded her tenure as the University’s Vice Chancellor to assume the role of Director and CEO of the Guggenheim Museum and Foundation Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 10, 2024: NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has established the Mariët Westermann ......Read More

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Zayed National Museum recreates Magan Boat in partnership with Zayed University and New York Univers ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 4 July 2024: An 18-metre long reproduction of a Magan boat has successfully sailed off the coast of Abu Dhabi, marking a major milestone for Zayed National Museum's research programme. The project is a collaborative initiative with Zayed University and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYU Abu Dhabi) which seeks to shed light on ......Read More

Thursday, July 4, 2024

UAE climate change experts seek youth and academic views

A nationwide survey was launched as an action from the first in person meeting of the UAE Universities Climate Network (UCN) Dubai-UAE, 2nd July 2024: Experts are seeking the views of university communities and employers as they prepare for the next global climate change summit in Azerbaijan – launching a nation-wide ......Read More

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

ADNOC yas in Schools wraps up a thrilling National Finals with record participation of 1,265 Student ...

3 National Champions Crowned in the 2024 Yas in Schools National Finals presented by ADNOC across 3 STEM Programs Team Zephyros from Raha International School to represent United Arab Emirates in the international F1® in Schools World Finals Record-Breaking Success: 1,200+ students, 300+ teams, 80+ schools Abu Dhabi, UAE, 28 ......Read More

Friday, June 28, 2024
EGA's Engineer the Future STEM programme reaches over 7,300 students in academic year

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: 27 June 2024: Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, announced today that the company's Engineer the Future programme has reached more than 7,300 students from 29 schools in the 2023-2024 academic year. Engineer the Future programme ......Read More

Thursday, June 27, 2024

MBZUAI welcomes largest-ever cohort to its undergraduate artificial intelligence research internship

45 international STEM students exposed to cutting-edge AI research and world-leading faculty in month-long program in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 27, 2024: Forty-five international STEM students have been exposed to cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) research and world-leading faculty as part of a month-long undergraduate internship ......Read More

Thursday, June 27, 2024

NYU Abu Dhabi Researchers Present New Evidence for How Heat is Transported Below the Sun's Surface

Using sound waves, scientists develop findings that challenge standard theories of solar convection Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 27, 2024: A team of solar physicists at NYU Abu Dhabi's Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), led by Research Scientist Chris S. Hanson, Ph.D., has revealed the interior structure of the sun's supergranules, a ......Read More

Thursday, June 27, 2024

More Than 1,000 Students Prepare To Compete In Largest-Ever Yas In Schools National Finals Presented ...

14th edition of the Yas in Schools National Finals presented by ADNOC will take place at Yas Marina Circuit from June 20 to June 24 This year's competition has record participation across categories for largest edition to date with over 1,000 students participating from 89 schools ADNOC Yas in Schools launches Ethara Go, a new program ......Read More

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
UAE's Student Entrepreneurs Presented Innovations at INJAZ UAE's Annual ‘National Company Program Co ...

The event featured over 100 school and university students presenting their revolutionary business ideas to the elite judging panel Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 May 2024: INJAZ UAE, a member of INJAZ Al-Arab and Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, the world’s largest non-profit business education organisation, hosted the 15th edition of ......Read More

Monday, June 10, 2024

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed attends Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence 2024 c ...

Abu Dhabi, 6 June 2024: His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence's (MBZUAI) 2024 commencement ceremony. The cohort comprised 101 graduates, including three PhD graduates in Machine ......Read More

Friday, June 7, 2024

Abu Dhabi University Climbs 79 places in the 2025 QS World University Rankings

UAE, Abu Dhabi, 05 June 2024: In recognition of its many recent achievements, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has advanced in 79 places in the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, ranking 501 globally. This places the university among the top 33 percent of universities worldwide, achieving the highest ranking since 2014. ADU has ......Read More

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

ADFD and AIIB host knowledge exchange workshop, Paving way for enhanced climate action initiatives

Abu Dhabi, 4 June 2024 – Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) held a knowledge exchange workshop at the Fund's headquarters in Abu Dhabi. This workshop, which focused on climate action, brought together experts from both institutions to discuss critical themes including climate ......Read More

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Abu Dhabi University Announces the Winners of Its Fifth National Inter-School Public Speaking Compet ...

UAE, Abu Dhabi, 30 May 2024: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) - Al Ain campus, announced the winners of its fifth annual National Inter-School Public Speaking Competition, held between 18-19 May, in collaboration with Liwa International School – Falaj Hazza, aiming to advance public speaking and communication skills of middle and high school ......Read More

Friday, May 31, 2024

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