Throughout our short history we have helped shape our country and wider region through research and the dissemination of knowledge. We strive to preserve our national heritage, while pursuing innovate solutions and promoting academic excellence.
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan, the first President of the UAE, understood that the future of any nation depends upon the education of its young people. He dreamed of a national flagship university that would provide students with a world class education and supply the knowledge and the skilled workers necessary to support the national economy, while helping to solve some of the nation’s most pressing problems through research. In 1976 his dream became a reality when the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) was established.
In 1977 the university opened with four faculties. These were the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, known then as the Faculty of Arts; the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Business and Economics, known then as the Faculty of Administrative and Political Science.
The Faculty of Shari'ah and Law was established.
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering were established.
The first student cohort graduated. This included 192 male and 50 female students, some of whom now hold key leadership position in the country.
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is established to improve medical services in the UAE, to reduce dependence on expatriate physicians and to begin a research program relevant to the needs of the country. Today, the College of Medicine and Health Sciences is ranked among the top medical schools in the Middle East.
The first Master's Degree Program is established in the Faculty of Science. It is an interdisciplinary program in environmental sciences.
The College of Engineering receives ABET accreditation and the university established the Continuing Education Center as another means of serving the community.
The College of Business and Economics receives AACSB accreditation.
The university establishes the Faculty of Information Technology and the Research Affairs Unit to manage and promote scientific research.
English becomes the language of instruction.
UAEU is placed among the top 10 research universities in the Islamic world by the SESRTCIC, OIC Research Center and ‘Smart Classrooms’ are introduced.
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences receives the Hamdan Award for Best Medical College in the Arab World.
UAEU is chosen by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) to be the second overseas venue for examinations in the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
The first Ph.D program is established.
The university moves to a new state-of-the-art campus situated in Al Ain. The 80 hectare campus is a showcase of modern architecture, high-tech laboratories, specialized research centers, cutting-edge IT infrastructure and twenty-first century classroom technology.
UAEU ranks 338 in the QS World University rankings. The highest rankings to date. The College of IT receives ABET Accreditation.
Mobile learning is introduced and UAEU ranks in the top 50 world universities that were founded within the past 50 years (QS World University Rankings).
University College is established. It includes three programs: The University Foundation Program; the Student Academic Success Program and the General Education Program. This assists students with the transition from high school to university, enhances student engagement, integrates academic and co-curricular programs, connects students with resources and fosters both independent and lifelong learning.
UAEU received institutional accreditation from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
2016
UAEU receives international institutional accreditation from the WASC (Senior College and University Commission WSCUC).
The “Roadmap to the University of the Future” was launched.
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