Abu Dhabi University

Abu Dhabi University, known by its initials ADU, is a private research university in the United Arab Emirates with its main campus in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, and further campuses in Al Ain, Dubai and Madinat Zayed, founded in 2003 by Ali Saeed bin Harmal al-Dhaheri.阿布扎比大学（Abu Dhabi University，简称 ADU）是阿拉伯联合酋长国的一所私立研究型大学，主校区位于阿布扎比的哈利法城，并在阿莱茵、迪拜与马迪纳特扎耶德设有校区，2003 年由阿里·赛义德·本·哈马勒·达赫里创办。

It is the largest private higher-education institution in the country, structured into five colleges covering arts, education and social sciences, business, engineering, health sciences and law, and offering more than 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across those fields.该校是阿联酋规模最大的私立高等学府，设有五个学院，涵盖人文、教育与社会学科、商学、工程、健康科学与法学，在这些领域开设 50 多个本科与研究生专业。

It is placed 348th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, in the 301-325 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 673rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking, is not included in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, and records 6,857 works and 165,686 citations on OpenAlex.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 348，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 301 至 325 位，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 673，未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，其在 OpenAlex 上记录有 6857 项成果与 165686 次引用。

History

• The university's inception can be traced to the Charter of Abu Dhabi University issued in 2000 by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan, then Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.该校的起源可追溯至 2000 年由时任阿联酋副总理谢赫哈姆丹·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬签发的《阿布扎比大学宪章》。

• Following three years of planning, Abu Dhabi University was inaugurated in June 2003 and opened its doors to students in September of that same year.经过三年筹备，阿布扎比大学于 2003 年 6 月正式成立，并于同年 9 月向学生敞开校门。

• The university was founded in 2003 by Ali Saeed bin Harmal al-Dhaheri, who remains associated with the institution's growth as one of the country's largest private universities.该校于 2003 年由阿里·赛义德·本·哈马勒·达赫里创办，他至今仍与这所学校作为全国最大私立大学之一的成长历程相关联。

• Its founders, in the words of the university, envisioned an institution that would rank among the best in the United Arab Emirates, the Arabian Gulf region and the world.按该校的说法，创办者所构想的是一个将在阿联酋、阿拉伯湾地区乃至全世界名列前茅的学府。

• Teaching began with the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences, launched simultaneously on the original Abu Dhabi and Al Ain campuses.教学最初由商学院与人文及理学院开启，它们同时在阿布扎比与阿莱茵的早期校区上马。

• The Al Ain campus opened in 2003 as one of the oldest campuses of the university and has since served the inland city of Al Ain and its surrounding region.阿莱茵校区于 2003 年启用，是该校最早的校区之一，此后一直服务于内陆城市阿莱茵及其周边地区。

• The College of Engineering was added in 2007 and has grown into the largest college of engineering in the United Arab Emirates.工程学院于 2007 年增设，其后发展成为阿联酋规模最大的工程学院。

• In 2015 the College of Business Administration received accreditation from AACSB, the international business-school accrediting body based in the United States.2015 年，该校商学院获得位于美国的国际商学院认证机构 AACSB 的认证。

• Also in 2015, several programmes of the College of Engineering received accreditation from ABET, the American engineering and technology accreditor.同样在 2015 年，工程学院的若干专业获得美国工程与技术认证机构 ABET 的认证。

• In 2016 the university gained institutional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the United States.2016 年，该校获得美国西部院校协会的机构认证。

• The College of Law expanded the university's academic portfolio in 2016, adding legal education to its business, engineering and science offerings.法学院于 2016 年扩展了该校的学科版图，在其商学、工程与理学科目之外增添了法律教育。

• A scheduled expansion of the Abu Dhabi campus was to open in August 2016 with 12 classrooms and 110 faculty and staff offices together with meeting rooms and multi-purpose rooms.计划中的阿布扎比校区扩建定于 2016 年 8 月启用，将包含 12 间教室、110 间教职员办公室以及会议室与多功能室。

• In 2017 the College of Business earned EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development.2017 年，该校商学院获得欧洲管理发展基金会的 EQUIS 认证。

• In September 2017 Abu Dhabi University opened a new campus in Dubai Knowledge Park, a 3,490-square-metre facility inaugurated by Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.2017 年 9 月，该校在迪拜知识园启用新校区，这一占地 3490 平方米的设施由谢赫纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬主持启用。

• Also in 2017 a replacement Al Ain campus was scheduled to open by September 2019 at a cost of 81 million dollars, with 70 classrooms and 137 offices for more than 2,500 students.同样在 2017 年，一座新的阿莱茵校区定于 2019 年 9 月落成，造价 8100 万美元，设有 70 间教室与 137 间办公室，可容纳 2500 多名学生。

• In 2018 the Bachelor of Architecture programme earned accreditation from the Royal Institute of British Architects.2018 年，该校的建筑学学士专业获得英国皇家建筑师学会的认证。

• In 2018 QS World University Rankings placed Abu Dhabi University among the best 750 universities in the world and sixth in the United Arab Emirates.2018 年，QS 世界大学排名将阿布扎比大学列入全球最佳 750 所大学之列，并在阿联酋排名第六。

• The university later launched the ADU Smart Learning Center to upskill faculty and design courses, extending its teaching model into digital delivery.该校随后设立 ADU 智慧学习中心，以提升教师能力并设计课程，把其教学模式延伸到数字化的授课方式。

• The university is a partner of CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, through its CIMA Global Learning scheme, which recognises its accountancy teaching.该校是特许管理会计师公会 CIMA 的合作伙伴，通过其 CIMA 全球学习计划获得对其会计教学的认可。

• The accreditation sequence running from 2015 to 2018, through AACSB and ABET as well as WASC and RIBA, marked a decade of investment in international quality assurance.从 2015 到 2018 年的认证历程，先后通过 AACSB 与 ABET 以及 WASC 与 RIBA，标志着该校在国际质量保障上十余年的投入。

Academics

• Abu Dhabi University is structured into five colleges together with an English Language Institute that prepares students for English-medium study.阿布扎比大学设有五个学院，并设有一个英语语言学院为学生接受英语授课的学习作准备。

• The College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences spans the humanities, education and the social sciences, offering programmes in fields such as psychology, education and media.人文、教育与社会学科涵盖人文学、教育学与社会科学，在心理学、教育与传媒等领域开设专业。

• The College of Business, accredited by AACSB in 2015 and by EQUIS in 2017, offers business and management programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.商学院于 2015 年获 AACSB 认证、2017 年获 EQUIS 认证，在本科与研究生层面开设商学与管理专业。

• The College of Engineering, the largest engineering college in the United Arab Emirates, has programmes accredited by ABET since 2015 across civil, mechanical, electrical and related fields.工程学院是阿联酋规模最大的工程学院，其土木、机械、电气及相关领域的专业自 2015 年起获得 ABET 认证。

• The College of Health Sciences offers programmes in health-related disciplines and supports the emirate's expanding health sector.健康科学学院在健康相关学科开设专业，支撑酋长国不断扩展的卫生行业。

• The College of Law, added in 2016, offers legal education and its architecture programme holds Royal Institute of British Architects accreditation secured in 2018.法学院于 2016 年增设，提供法学教育，其建筑学专业持有 2018 年取得的英国皇家建筑师学会认证。

• The university offers more than 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and its own publicity counts more than 65 internationally accredited programmes including concentrations.该校开设 50 多个本科与研究生专业，其自身宣传中则把包含专业方向的国际认证项目计为 65 个以上。

• Its programmes are accredited institutionally, by college and by programme, giving qualifications recognition at home and abroad.该校的专业在机构、学院与专业三个层面获得认证，使学位在国内外均得到认可。

• National accreditation comes from the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates, the federal quality-assurance agency.国家认证来自阿联酋教育部下属的学术认证委员会，这是联邦层面的高等教育质量保障机构。

• The university has secured country-level approvals for its programmes in China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan, and Kuwait lists it as a recommended institution for nine programmes.该校的专业已获得中国、巴林、沙特阿拉伯与土库曼斯坦的国家层面认可，科威特则将其列为九个专业的推荐院校。

• The university reports roughly 8,000 students from more than 70 nationalities on its campuses, while its wider community including corporate programmes exceeds 10,000 learners.该校报告其校区约有 8000 名学生、来自 70 多个国家，若计入企业培训项目，其更广泛的学习者群体超过一万人。

• The ADU Smart Learning Center develops faculty skills in digital pedagogy and helps design courses for the university's teaching model.ADU 智慧学习中心提升教师在数字教学方面的能力，并协助为该校的教学模式设计课程。

• Academic governance is overseen by a Board of Regents, whose vice-president is Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, a former Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development.学术治理由校董会监督，其副主席为谢赫纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬，他曾任文化与知识发展部长。

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is delivered in English, with the English Language Institute providing preparatory tuition for students who need it.本科与研究生教学以英语授课，英语语言学院为有需要的学生提供预备课程。

• The university's academic offering spans arts, law, education, business and management, engineering and sciences, and health sciences, reflecting a broad disciplinary range.该校的学科涵盖人文、法学、教育、商学与管理、工程与科学以及健康科学，体现出宽广的学科范围。

• The university reports that it serves more than 10,000 students across its campuses and corporate programmes, drawn from over 100 nationalities according to its own profile.据该校自身介绍，其各校区与企业培训项目共服务超过一万名学生，来自 100 多个国家。

• Its business school holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation and is linked to CIMA through the Global Learning scheme, reinforcing its standing among regional management schools.其商学院同时持有 AACSB 与 EQUIS 认证，并通过全球学习计划与 CIMA 建立联系，巩固了其在地区管理院校中的地位。

Campus

• The main campus lies in Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi, with additional campuses in Al Ain, Dubai and Madinat Zayed serving different parts of the country.主校区位于阿布扎比的哈利法城，另有阿莱茵、迪拜与马迪纳特扎耶德等校区服务全国不同地区。

• An expansion of the Abu Dhabi campus was scheduled to open in August 2016, adding 12 classrooms and 110 faculty and staff offices with meeting and multi-purpose rooms.阿布扎比校区的一期扩建定于 2016 年 8 月启用，新增 12 间教室、110 间教职员办公室以及会议室与多功能室。

• The Al Ain campus, opened in 2003, is among the university's oldest sites and was later replaced by a much larger purpose-built campus.阿莱茵校区于 2003 年启用，是该校最早的校区之一，其后由一座规模大得多的新建校区取代。

• The new Al Ain campus, scheduled to open by September 2019 at a cost of 81 million dollars, provides 70 classrooms and 137 offices with capacity for more than 2,500 students.新的阿莱茵校区造价 8100 万美元、定于 2019 年 9 月启用，提供 70 间教室与 137 间办公室，可容纳 2500 多名学生。

• The Dubai campus opened in Dubai Knowledge Park in September 2017, a 3,490-square-metre site inaugurated by Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.迪拜校区于 2017 年 9 月在迪拜知识园启用，占地 3490 平方米，由谢赫纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬主持启用。

• The Dubai campus lies in a knowledge-industry district that places it close to the emirate's professional and media enterprises.该校区位于知识产业区，地理位置贴近酋长国的专业与传媒企业。
• The university describes its campuses as offering flexible learning environments supported by the ADU Smart Learning Center's digital resources.该校称其校区提供灵活的学习环境，并由 ADU 智慧学习中心的数字资源加以支持。

• Institutional facilities across the campuses include libraries, laboratories, meeting and multi-purpose rooms designed to support teaching and events.各校区的机构设施包括图书馆、实验室以及为教学与活动而设计的会议室与多功能室。

• The emirate of Abu Dhabi, which hosts the main campus, is also home to peer institutions such as Zayed University, Khalifa University and New York University Abu Dhabi.拥有主校区的阿布扎比酋长国，还设有扎耶德大学、哈利法大学与纽约大学阿布扎比分校等同级院校。

• The Madinat Zayed campus extends Abu Dhabi University's reach to the Al Dhafra region in the far west of the emirate.马迪纳特扎耶德校区把阿布扎比大学的影响力延伸到酋长国最西部的达夫拉地区。

• The Al Ain campus serves the inland city of Al Ain near the border with Oman, while the Dubai campus serves the northern emirate.阿莱茵校区服务靠近阿曼边境的内陆城市阿莱茵，迪拜校区则服务北部酋长国。

Reputation

• Abu Dhabi University is ranked 348th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings and is the largest private university in the United Arab Emirates.阿布扎比大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 348，是阿联酋规模最大的私立大学。

• It is placed in the 301-325 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is not included in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 301 至 325 位，且未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it stands 673rd, and according to OpenAlex it has produced 6,857 research works attracting 165,686 citations.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中该校位列第 673，据 OpenAlex 统计其已产出 6857 项研究成果、累计被引用 165686 次。

• According to the 2026 Times Higher Education Rankings, the university placed first in the United Arab Emirates for the teaching pillar.据 2026 年泰晤士高等教育排名，该校在教学支柱上位列阿联酋第一。

• The same 2026 Times Higher Education Rankings placed it among the best 250 universities in the world.同一份 2026 年泰晤士高等教育排名将其列入全球最佳 250 所大学之列。

• QS World University Rankings listed it among the best 750 universities in the world and sixth in the United Arab Emirates in 2018, an early international recognition.2018 年，QS 世界大学排名将其列入全球最佳 750 所大学、并在阿联酋排名第六，这是其较早获得的国际认可。

• Its AACSB, EQUIS, ABET, WASC and RIBA accreditations give its business, engineering and architecture qualifications international standing.其 AACSB、EQUIS、ABET、WASC 与 RIBA 认证，使其商学、工程与建筑类学位具有国际地位。

• National accreditation from the Commission for Academic Accreditation and country-level approvals underpin the recognition of its degrees by employers and governments.来自学术认证委员会的国家认证与各国国家层面的认可，支撑了雇主与政府对该校学位的承认。

• Its standing as the largest private university in the Emirates and its rapid rise in global rankings reflect a deliberate strategy of international accreditation and expansion.其作为酋长国最大私立大学的地位以及在全球排名中的迅速上升，体现出其以国际认证与扩张为核心的战略。

• Its researchers sustain a growing body of publications, with 6,857 works and 165,686 citations recorded by OpenAlex.该校研究人员的论著持续增加，OpenAlex 记录其有 6857 项成果与 165686 次引用。

• The university's climb to a top-250 place in the Times Higher Education rankings in 2026 accompanied its accreditation gains and campus expansion.该校在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育排名中跻身全球前 250，这一上升与其认证收获和校区扩建同步发生。

Student life

• Abu Dhabi University has no widely published Latin or English motto, and its identity rests on an international, English-medium campus culture.阿布扎比大学没有广为流传的拉丁文或英文校训，其身份主要建立在国际化、英语授课的校园文化之上。

• With more than 70 nationalities among roughly 8,000 students, the campuses are markedly multicultural, drawing from across the Gulf, Asia, Africa and Europe.在约 8000 名学生中有 70 多个国籍，各校区文化多元性显著，生源来自海湾、亚洲、非洲与欧洲各地。

• The university runs a busy calendar of events, including its annual participation in the Najah Abu Dhabi education exhibition and the ADIPEC energy event.该校活动日程繁忙，包括每年参加阿布扎比纳贾赫教育展与 ADIPEC 能源展。

• It stages recurring conferences such as the International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures and the International Conference on Education, engaging researchers and policymakers.学校定期举办可持续发展未来国际会议与国际教育会议等学术活动，吸引研究者与政策制定者参与。

• Competitions for school and university students, such as a genetics and laboratory-medicine innovation contest, form part of its outreach to younger learners.面向中学生与大学生举办的竞赛，如遗传学与检验医学创新大赛，构成其面向更年轻学习者的外联活动。

• Students are served by campus libraries, laboratories and multi-purpose rooms, and the ADU Smart Learning Center supports their digital and blended learning.学生可使用校园图书馆、实验室与多功能室，ADU 智慧学习中心则支持他们的数字化与混合式学习。

• Because the university draws many commuting and international students, its student life blends campus activities with the professional and cultural life of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai.由于该校招收许多通勤与国际学生，其学生生活把校园活动与阿布扎比、阿莱茵和迪拜的职业与文化生活结合在一起。

• Corporate programmes and continuing education bring working professionals onto the campuses, widening the university's community beyond full-time students.企业培训项目与继续教育把在职专业人士引入校园，使该校的社群超出全日制学生之外。

• The university takes part each year in national fairs such as the GCC Exhibition for Training and Education and the International Education Show at Sharjah.该校每年参加阿联酋培训与教育展以及沙迦国际教育展等全国性展会。

• Professional master's students and corporate participants share the campuses with full-time undergraduates, giving student life a mix of academic and working communities.专业硕士与企业培训学员与全日制本科生共享校区，使学生生活兼具学术群体与在职群体的氛围。

Notable people

• Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, issued the charter that led to the university's creation in 2000.阿联酋副总理谢赫哈姆丹·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬于 2000 年签发宪章，促成了该校的创立。

• Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, a former Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, is vice-president of the university's Board of Regents and inaugurated its Dubai campus.前文化与知识发展部长谢赫纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬是该校校董会副主席，并主持启用了其迪拜校区。

• Ali Saeed bin Harmal al-Dhaheri founded Abu Dhabi University in 2003 and has remained a leading figure in its development.阿里·赛义德·本·哈马勒·达赫里于 2003 年创办阿布扎比大学，并一直是其发展中的重要人物。

• The university's Board of Regents, on which these figures serve, oversees its academic strategy and international partnerships.这些人物所在的校董会监督该校的学术战略与国际合作。

• Its faculty and graduates populate the professional sectors of Abu Dhabi and the wider Emirates, especially in business, engineering, health and law.该校的教师与毕业生分布于阿布扎比及更广泛酋长国的专业领域，尤其是商学、工程、健康与法律行业。

• Through corporate programmes the university has trained working professionals from Emirati and international organisations, extending its reach into industry.通过企业培训项目，该校为阿联酋本国及国际组织的在职专业人士提供培训，把影响力延伸到产业界。

• Accreditation partnerships with bodies such as AACSB, EQUIS and ABET have involved internationally known academics and assessors in its quality assurance.与 AACSB、EQUIS 和 ABET 等机构的认证合作，使国际知名学者与评估者参与到其质量保障之中。

• Its conferences on sustainable futures and education have drawn researchers, policymakers and industry experts from many countries as participants and speakers.其关于可持续未来与教育的会议吸引了来自多国的研究者、政策制定者与产业专家作为参会者与演讲者。

• Faculty at the College of Engineering, the largest in the United Arab Emirates, contribute to the country's applied research and technological workforce.作为阿联酋规模最大的工程学院，其教师为该国的应用研究与技术人才队伍作出贡献。

• Graduates of the College of Business and the College of Law enter the region's corporate, governmental and legal professions.商学院与法学院的毕业生进入该地区的企业、政府与法律行业。

• The university's leaders have cited figures such as Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as shaping its institutional mission.该校领导层曾提及谢赫哈姆丹·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬与谢赫纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬等人物塑造了其机构使命。