New York University Abu Dhabi campus on Saadiyat Island. All photos: NYU Abu Dhai.
New York University bills itself as the largest private university in the US and is consistently ranked highly in world rankings. NYU Abu Dhabi was set up in partnership with Abu Dhabi emirate as a separate degree-granting institution.
Consistently ranked highly in world rankings, the university has a strong research base and faculty which have earned five Nobel prizes, five Pulitzer prizes and other prestigious awards.
All UAE national students admitted are awarded the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed NYUAD Scholarship for Exceptional Emirati Students, which covers tuition fees, living costs and other expenditure for four years.
A student taking an experimental neurobiology class at NYU Abu Dhabi campus on Saadiyat Island.