Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a public university in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Established in October 2019 and granted a university license by the UAE Ministry of Education in April 2020, MBZUAI represents the world's first graduate-level research institution exclusively dedicated to AI education and research. The university provides undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. programs in artificial intelligence, computer science, computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and statistics & data science.
As of 2025, the institution had 84 faculty members and over 200 postdocs and researchers. The university's annual revenue was $95.2 million in 2026. MBZUAI operates research hubs including a dedicated foundation models hub and coordinated development of Jais, a large language model for Arabic used by the Emirati government. The university provides graduate students with full scholarship support packages including monthly stipends, health insurance, and accommodations.
Recent Leadership and Partnerships
Eric Xing joined as president in January 2021, with Timothy Baldwin appointed provost in April 2024. In October 2025, MBZUAI launched a collaborative research program with MIT Schwarzman College of Computing under a five-year agreement to advance frontier AI research.
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