The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi in October 2019. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
From left to right Peng Xiao, Professor Daniela Rus, Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and chairman of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees, Professor Sir Michael Brady, Professor Anil K Jain and Dr Kai-Fu Lee at the launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence.
The first classes were scheduled to begin in September 2020 but have now been postponed to January 2021.
As the first university to have a singular focus on AI, the institution aims to attract students from around the world to advance the technology and propel the UAE’s economic diversification efforts.
At the launch, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al 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."
Omar Al Olama, the UAE's Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence at the launch of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Falasi, Minister of Higher Education.
AI is expected to add 14 per cent to the world’s gross domestic product by 2030, equivalent to $15.7 trillion (Dh57.7tn), according to business consultancy PwC.
The UAE ranks 19th worldwide on the government AI readiness index, first in the region, according to Oxford Insights.
With the opening of MBZUAI, AI research will be both common and local in the UAE.
Professor Sir Michael Brady and Dr Sultan Al Jaber.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
L-R Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Falasi and Omar Al Olama.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi in October 2019. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National
From left to right Peng Xiao, Professor Daniela Rus, Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and chairman of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees, Professor Sir Michael Brady, Professor Anil K Jain and Dr Kai-Fu Lee at the launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence.
The first classes were scheduled to begin in September 2020 but have now been postponed to January 2021.
As the first university to have a singular focus on AI, the institution aims to attract students from around the world to advance the technology and propel the UAE’s economic diversification efforts.
At the launch, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al 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."
Omar Al Olama, the UAE's Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence at the launch of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Falasi, Minister of Higher Education.
AI is expected to add 14 per cent to the world’s gross domestic product by 2030, equivalent to $15.7 trillion (Dh57.7tn), according to business consultancy PwC.
The UAE ranks 19th worldwide on the government AI readiness index, first in the region, according to Oxford Insights.
With the opening of MBZUAI, AI research will be both common and local in the UAE.
Professor Sir Michael Brady and Dr Sultan Al Jaber.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
L-R Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Falasi and Omar Al Olama.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
The launch of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial intelligence at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
