Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will become home to the world’s first university dedicated to artificial intelligence, announced its government. This university has been named as Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is the first graduate-level and research-based AI university in the world. It will offer academic post-graduate (MSc and PhD) courses in three key fields of AI – computer vision, machine learning, and natural language processing. It is accepting applications for its first masters and PhD programs this month. All the classes are scheduled to begin from September 20 next year.
Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, who also served as Chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, said at the press conference in Abu Dhabi,
“MBZUAI aligns with the vision of the UAE leadership that is based on sustainable development, progress and the overall well-being of humanity and underpinned by capacity-building and active participation in finding practical solutions based on innovation and state-of-the-art technology.”
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AI is already changing the world. We can achieve so much more if we allow the infinite imagination of the human mind to fully explore itself, said Dr. Sultan.
The university’s board of trustees constitute a global pool of experts which includes Michael Brady, professor of oncological imaging at the University of Oxford; Anil K Jain, distinguished professor at Michigan State University; Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Dean of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University, Beijing; Daniela Rus, director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
6 things you must know about MBZUAI
- Over the next decade, AI is set to have a huge transformational impact on the global economy. The launch of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is a clear collaboration of the UAE’s commitment to encouraging innovation and empowering younger generations in the UAE and around the world.
- The university will provide all admitted students with a full scholarship and benefits such as a monthly allowance, health insurance, and accommodation.
- The university will work with all the leading local and global companies to secure internships. It will also assist students in finding employment opportunities.
- MBZUAI will engage famous policymakers and businesses around the world so that AI is exploited as a force for positive transformation.
- It will bring together professionals and experts from the Artificial Intelligence community by hosting regional and international conferences, seminars and workshops.
- MBZUAI has partnered with an Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI) which is based in Abu Dhabi itself. It is the global force in excellence and leadership of AI research, for the supervision of PhD students and curriculum development. IIAI will also be serving as a principal partner for collaborative research.
Jaber said,
“The invention of electricity, the railroad, smartphones all transformed the world as we knew it. AI can lead to an ever greater societal and economic transformation, but first we must ensure we have the right infrastructure, talents and academic institutions.”