United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) - the first and foremost comprehensive national university in the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1976 by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAEU aspires to become a comprehensive, research-intensive university and currently enrolls approximately 20,000+ Emirati and international students. As the UAE’s flagship university, UAEU offers a full range of accredited, high-quality graduate and undergraduate programs through nine Colleges: Business and Economics; Education; Engineering; Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine; Humanities and Social Sciences; IT; Law; Medicine and Health Sciences; and Science. With a distinguished international faculty, state-of-
the art new campus, and full range of student support services, UAEU offers a living-learning environment that is unmatched in the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) celebrates its 50th anniversary, or Golden Jubilee, in 2026. This milestone will mark half a century of the university serving as the nation's premier national institution of higher education.