Abu Dhabi has announced the establishment of the world’s first research-based, graduate-level artificial intelligence university.

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artifical Intelligence (MBZUAI) is named after the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who has advocated for the United Arab Emirates development of human capital through scientific thinking.

Professor Sir Michael Brady, Interim President of the university says that this evolution is creating exciting new career opportunities in nearly every sector of society.

“At MBZUAI, we will support students to capture those opportunities and to magnify their contribution to the field of AI globally,” said Professor Brady.