UAE launches 'world's first AI university' with 100% scholarships

After becoming the first nation to appoint a minister for artificial intelligence (AI) in 2017, the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday launched what it calls the'world's first AI university' in Abu Dhabi, with the opening of the Mohammad Bin Zayed University of Artifical Intelligence (MBZUAI). MBZUAI will be the world's first graduate university with a dedicated focus on AI. According to the university's website, MBZUAI is "a graduate-level, research-based academic institution that offers specialized degree programs for local and international students in the field of Artificial Intelligence." Located in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, the university has begun accepting applications for masters and PhD programmes, with classes scheduled to begin in September 2020. Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, tweeted on the occasion, "Launching of the world's first graduate-level artificial intelligence university in Abu Dhabi echoes the UAE's pioneering spirit, and paves the way towards a new era of innovation and technological advancement that benefits the UAE and a world."