United Arab Emirates University

United Arab Emirates University (UAEU, Arabic: جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is a public research university in the city of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1976 by the country's first president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and is the oldest university in the Emirates阿联酋大学（阿拉伯语：جامعة الإمارات العربية المتحدة，简称 UAEU）是位于阿联酋艾因市的公立研究型大学，1976 年由该国首任总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬创办，是阿联酋历史最悠久的大学

It is the country's first and principal federal national university and enrols about 20,000 students, roughly 18,000 of them undergraduates and 1,800 postgraduates, drawn from all seven emirates and more than 81 other countries该校是阿联酋第一所、也是最重要的联邦国立大学，在读学生约 20,000 人，其中本科生约 18,000 人、研究生约 1,800 人，来自全部七个酋长国以及 81 个以上其他国家

Teaching is organised through nine colleges covering medicine and health sciences, engineering, law, business and economics, education, agriculture and veterinary medicine, humanities and social sciences, information technology and science, and the university was placed 217th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2027教学由九个学院承担，涵盖医学与健康科学、工程、法律、商业与经济、教育、农业与兽医学、人文与社会科学、信息技术以及理学，该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列世界第 217 位

History

• The United Arab Emirates University was established through Federal Law No. 4 of 1976, issued by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the United Arab Emirates, and its foundation is dated 7 July 1976阿联酋大学依 1976 年第 4 号联邦法设立，由阿联酋首任总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬颁布，创校日期记为 1976 年 7 月 7 日
• It is the oldest university in the United Arab Emirates and the country's first national institution of higher learning, located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi at Al Ain rather than in the capital city itself它是阿联酋历史最悠久的大学、该国第一所国立高等学府，校址设在阿布扎比酋长国的艾因，而非首都阿布扎比市
• The first cohort of students graduated in 1982, numbering 192 men and 50 women, several of whom went on to hold senior leadership positions in the country首届学生于 1982 年毕业，共 192 名男生与 50 名女生，其中一些人后来担任了本国的重要领导职务
• In 1986 the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences was established to improve medical services across the United Arab Emirates, and it remains one of the university's best-known faculties1986 年，医学与健康科学学院成立，旨在提升阿联酋全国的医疗服务水平，该学院至今仍是该校最具代表性的学院之一
• The first master's degree programme was introduced in the Faculty of Science in 1991, marking the beginning of postgraduate education at the institution1991 年，首个硕士项目在理学院开设，标志着该校研究生教育的开端
• The College of Engineering received ABET accreditation in 1998, and the College of Business and Economics gained AACSB accreditation in 1999, the university's first international professional accreditations工程学院于 1998 年获得 ABET 认证，商业与经济学院于 1999 年获得 AACSB 认证，这是该校首批国际专业认证
• In 2000 the university created a Faculty of Information Technology and set up a Research Affairs Unit to manage and promote scientific research2000 年，学校设立信息技术学院，并成立科研事务处以统筹和推动科学研究
• The university launched the first PhD programme at a national university in the United Arab Emirates, and its doctorates now extend across pharmacy, public health and a Doctorate of Business Administration该校开设了阿联酋国立大学中的首个博士项目，其博士学位现已涵盖药学、公共卫生以及工商管理博士等领域
• By 2018 the university had reached the top 300 in the QS World University Rankings, and in 2019 it was ranked first in the country and placed in the 301 to 350 band by Times Higher Education到 2018 年，该校已进入 QS 世界大学排名前 300 名；2019 年在泰晤士高等教育排名中位居本国第一，并进入 301 至 350 区间
• In 2020 the university signed a partnership with Oxford University to strengthen research in health and sustainability, and in 2021 it launched the Smart Roads research project2020 年，学校与牛津大学（Oxford University）签署合作，以加强健康与可持续性领域的研究；2021 年又启动了智慧道路研究项目
• In 2022 the university received institutional accreditation for a ten-year term, and in 2023 it was ranked first in the United Arab Emirates and second in the GCC in the QS Global MBA Rankings2022 年，学校获得为期十年的机构认证；2023 年在 QS 全球 MBA 排名中位居阿联酋第一、海湾合作委员会地区第二
• By 2024 the university had published more than 25,000 research papers since its establishment, spanning engineering, medicine and artificial intelligence, and had launched a national clean-energy research project with global partners到 2024 年，该校自建校以来已发表 25,000 余篇论文，涵盖工程、医学与人工智能等领域，并与全球伙伴启动了国家清洁能源研究项目
• The annual report for the 2023/2024 academic year recorded that international students made up 19 per cent of total enrolment and that 6,696 students lived on campus2023 至 2024 学年的年度报告显示，国际学生占全校在读人数的 19%，并有 6,696 名学生住在校内
• The university is led by a vice-chancellor responsible for strategy, budget and external relations, supported by a provost as chief academic officer and a secretary general for finance, facilities and human resources学校由校长（Vice-Chancellor）领导，负责战略、预算与对外关系，教务长作为首席学术官协助其工作，另设秘书长分管财务、设施与人力资源
• In November 2016 the university held its first symposium on biological sciences, on the theme of genomics and bioinformatics, attended by specialists from different parts of the world2016 年 11 月，学校举办首届生物科学研讨会，主题为基因组学与生物信息学，与会者来自世界各地
• Alongside its own research centres the university hosts the Emirates Health Services medical skills training centre, and its named centres include the Zayed Centre for Health Sciences and the National Water Centre除自身的研究中心外，学校还设有阿联酋健康服务的医疗技能培训中心，其具名中心包括扎耶德健康科学中心与国家水资源中心
• In May 2026 a delegation led by Vice-Chancellor Ahmed Ali Al Raeesi visited the Education University of Hong Kong to explore student mobility and joint research2026 年 5 月，由校长艾哈迈德·阿里·阿尔拉伊西率领的代表团访问香港教育大学，探讨学生交流与联合研究等合作可能
• The university runs a University Foundations Programme that prepares incoming students with pre-university courses in English, Arabic and mathematics before they begin a degree学校设有大学预科项目，在正式攻读学位前，以英语、阿拉伯语与数学等预科课程帮助学生过渡
• Continuous education courses and vocational certificates are offered to the wider community across all disciplines, while graduate degrees are granted through the College of Graduate Studies学校面向社会提供覆盖各学科的继续教育课程与职业证书，研究生学位则由研究生院授予
• Its international standing has risen steadily, and in the Times Higher Education ranking published in 2026 the university was placed 248th in the world and first in the United Arab Emirates该校的国际声誉稳步上升，在 2026 年发布的泰晤士高等教育排名中位列全球第 248 位，并居阿联酋首位

Academics

• The university teaches through nine colleges: Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Science学校通过九个学院开展教学：商业与经济学院、教育学院、工程学院、农业与兽医学院、人文与社会科学学院、信息技术学院、法学院、医学与健康科学学院以及理学院
• Graduate degrees are awarded by the College of Graduate Studies, and the university offers more than 86 programmes, including master's and doctoral degrees in a range of subjects研究生学位由研究生院授予，学校开设 86 个以上项目，包括多个学科的硕士与博士学位
• Its PhD and professional doctorate programmes cover fields such as pharmacy, public health and a Doctorate of Business Administration, and it introduced the first PhD programme at a national university in the Emirates其博士与专业博士项目涵盖药学、公共卫生以及工商管理博士等领域，并开设了阿联酋国立大学中的首个博士项目
• Research is coordinated by the central Research Affairs Unit created in 2000, which manages grants from national, international and industrial sources科研由 2000 年设立的校级科研事务处统筹，负责管理来自国家、国际与产业界的各类经费
• Named research centres include the Zayed Centre for Health Sciences and the National Water Centre, reflecting a focus on health and water security in an arid region学校设有扎耶德健康科学中心与国家水资源中心等具名研究中心，体现了其在干旱地区对健康与水安全的关注
• The College of Engineering holds ABET accreditation for its programmes, while the College of Business and Economics is accredited by AACSB, both earned in the late 1990s工程学院的各项目持有 ABET 认证，商业与经济学院则获 AACSB 认证，两项认证均于二十世纪九十年代末取得
• As a comprehensive university the institution offers degrees up to doctoral level across the sciences, engineering, medicine, law, the humanities, education and business作为一所综合性大学，其学位教育覆盖理学、工程、医学、法律、人文、教育与商学，直至博士层次
• The nine colleges are groupings of academic disciplines headed by deans, through which staff teach undergraduates and postgraduates and carry out research and scholarship九个学院是按学科门类组成的教学单位，各由院长领导，教师在其中承担本科与研究生教学并开展研究
• The University Foundations Programme gives incoming students pre-university preparation in English, Arabic and mathematics to ease the transition from school to university大学预科项目为新生提供英语、阿拉伯语与数学方面的预科训练，帮助他们从中学顺利过渡到大学
• The university hosts the Emirates Health Services centre, which provides medical skills training, alongside its own degree programmes across nine colleges除九个学院自身的学位项目外，学校还设有阿联酋健康服务中心，提供医疗技能培训
• Continuous education courses and vocational certificates are offered to the community across all disciplines, extending teaching beyond the enrolled student body学校面向社会提供覆盖各学科的继续教育课程与职业证书，使教学服务超出在校学生范围
• Among the academic staff have been Ibrahim Galadari, a professor and dermatologist, while Tariq Najm, an Iraqi politician, also taught at the university教师队伍中包括皮肤病学家、教授易卜拉欣·加拉达里，伊拉克政治人物塔里克·纳吉姆也曾在该校任教
• The university has built partnerships with higher education institutions worldwide, including the collaboration with the Education University of Hong Kong explored in 2026学校与世界各地的高等教育机构建立了合作关系，其中包括 2026 年与香港教育大学探讨的合作
• Its research output spans engineering, medicine, artificial intelligence and clean energy, and by 2024 more than 25,000 papers had been published since its founding其研究成果涵盖工程、医学、人工智能与清洁能源等领域，到 2024 年自建校以来已发表 25,000 余篇论文
• The academic structure is headed by a provost as chief academic officer, who oversees the colleges, undergraduate and graduate studies, research and information technology学校的学术架构由作为首席学术官的教务长统领，分管各学院、本科与研究生教育、科研与信息技术
• The subject range is unusually broad for a national institution in the Gulf, spanning veterinary medicine and agriculture as well as law, business and information technology作为海湾地区的国立院校，其学科覆盖面相当广，从兽医学、农业一直延伸到法律、商学与信息技术
• The university works with peer institutions in the Emirates such as Khalifa University, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi University and Al Ain University, and with international partners including New York University Abu Dhabi and the Education University of Hong Kong学校与阿联酋境内的同侪院校合作，如哈利法大学、扎耶德大学、阿布扎比大学与艾因大学，并与纽约大学阿布扎比分校、香港教育大学等国际伙伴开展合作

Campus

• The university is based in Al Ain, an oasis city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi about 140 kilometres east of the capital and a similar distance from Dubai学校位于艾因，这是阿布扎比酋长国的一座绿洲城市，距首都以东约 140 公里，与迪拜的距离也大致相同
• Its campus covers some 296 acres within the city, and the university maintains six separate campus sites in Al Ain其校园在城市中占地约 296 英亩，学校在艾因市内设有六个校区
• The main campus is a self-contained setting of the midsize-city type, with teaching buildings, research centres, student housing and sports facilities on or near the site主校区是一座自成体系的中型城市式校园，教学楼、研究中心、学生宿舍与体育设施都设在校园内或附近
• Some 6,696 students live on campus, and in 2024 enrolled international students made up 19 per cent of the student body约有 6,696 名学生住在校内，2024 年在读国际学生占全校学生的 19%
• The campus in Al Ain hosts the university's principal research centres, including the Zayed Centre for Health Sciences and the National Water Centre艾因校区设有学校的主要研究中心，包括扎耶德健康科学中心与国家水资源中心
• Medical skills training is provided on campus through the Emirates Health Services centre that the university hosts学校在校园内设有阿联酋健康服务中心，提供医疗技能培训
• Student accommodation on the Al Ain campus houses nearly seven thousand residents, drawn from all seven emirates and more than eighty countries艾因校区的学生宿舍可容纳近七千名住宿生，他们来自全部七个酋长国以及八十多个国家
• Al Ain lies close to the border with Oman and is known for its oases and heritage sites, and the university campus forms one of the city's principal institutions艾因市毗邻阿曼边境，以绿洲与历史遗迹著称，大学校园则是这座城市最重要的机构之一
• The university's facilities are spread across the city rather than concentrated in a single walled campus, reflecting the six-site arrangement in Al Ain学校的设施分布于城市各处，而非集中在一座封闭校园内，这也呼应了其在艾因的六个校区布局
• The Al Ain campus includes lecture halls, laboratories and student residences, and the university's administrative offices are located there as well艾因校区设有讲堂、实验室与学生宿舍，学校的行政办公机构也设在此处
• The campus is linked by road to both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, each about 140 kilometres away, and the surrounding region offers oases and mountain scenery校区经公路与阿布扎比和迪拜相连，两地各相距约 140 公里，周边地区以绿洲与山地景观著称

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the United Arab Emirates University is placed 217th in the world, among the highest positions held by a university in the country在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，阿联酋大学位列世界第 217 位，居阿联酋各高校前列
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 places it in joint 235th position, and the 2026 edition put the university 248th globally and first in the United Arab Emirates2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列为并列第 235 位，其 2026 年版则将其列为全球第 248 位、阿联酋第一
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks it 285th in the world, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 601 to 700 band2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻与世界报道最佳全球大学排名将其列为世界第 285 位，2026 年世界大学学术排名则将其列入 601 至 700 区间
• In the 2021 QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking of universities founded within the past fifty years, the university was placed 27th in the world在 2021 年 QS 建校五十年以下五十强排名中，该校位列世界第 27 位
• Its business school was placed third in Africa and the Middle East in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report其商学院在 2010 年 QS 全球 200 商学院报告中位列非洲与中东第三
• As a research university it has been ranked first in the GCC countries, second in the Arab world and ninth in the Muslim world, and it stands fifth in the QS Arab Region ranking作为研究型大学，它曾被评为海湾合作委员会国家第一、阿拉伯世界第二、穆斯林世界第九，并在 QS 阿拉伯地区排名中位列第五
• The OpenAlex database attributes 37,709 works to the university with 1,700,840 citations, and by 2024 it had published more than 25,000 research papersOpenAlex 数据库为该校收录 37,709 篇成果、被引 1,700,840 次，到 2024 年该校已发表 25,000 余篇论文
• The university has climbed steadily in global tables, reaching the top 300 in the QS ranking by 2018 and being ranked first nationally by Times Higher Education in 2019该校在全球榜单中稳步上升，2018 年已进入 QS 排名前 300 名，2019 年又在泰晤士高等教育排名中位居本国第一
• Taken together, its placements in the QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News and Shanghai tables make it a consistent leader among the universities of the Emirates综合来看，其在 QS、泰晤士高等教育、美国新闻与世界报道以及上海排名中的名次，使其长期稳居阿联酋各高校前列

Student life

• The university has no Latin motto, and states its purpose instead through a vision of leadership and innovation in higher education, research and community service at national and international levels该校没有拉丁文校训，其办学宗旨改以愿景表述，即在国内与国际层面于高等教育、科研与社区服务上追求领导力与创新
• In 2026 the university marks its golden jubilee, fifty years after its foundation in 1976, under the theme of a rooted legacy and a promising future2026 年，该校迎来建校 1976 年以来的金禧五十周年，主题为「根植传统、面向未来」
• It presents itself as the country's national flagship university, a federal institution created to serve the whole federation rather than a single emirate该校自称为国家的旗舰大学，是为整个联邦而非单一酋长国服务的联邦机构
• Residential life centres on the halls of residence in Al Ain, where nearly seven thousand students live on campus during their studies住宿生活以艾因的宿舍区为中心，就读期间有近七千名学生住在校内
• Students come from all seven emirates as well as from more than eighty other countries, and in 2024 international students formed 19 per cent of enrolment学生来自全部七个酋长国以及八十多个其他国家，2024 年国际学生占在读人数的 19%
• Women have taken part in university life from the earliest years, and 50 of the 242 graduates in the first cohort of 1982 were women女性自建校早期便参与大学生活，1982 年首届 242 名毕业生中有 50 名女生
• Community engagement is organised through continuing education and vocational certificates open to the public across all disciplines, as well as through the Emirates Health Services training centre社区参与通过面向社会、覆盖各学科的继续教育与职业证书，以及阿联酋健康服务培训中心来组织
• The student body numbers about 20,000, comprising roughly 18,000 undergraduates and 1,800 postgraduates in the mid-2020s在 2020 年代中期，该校学生总数约 20,000 人，其中本科生约 18,000 人、研究生约 1,800 人

Notable people

• Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the United Arab Emirates, founded the university by federal law in 1976 and gave it its national mission阿联酋首任总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬于 1976 年以联邦法创办该校，并赋予其国家使命
• Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an alumnus, serves as deputy prime minister and minister of presidential affairs of the United Arab Emirates校友曼苏尔·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬现任阿联酋副总理兼总统事务部长
• Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also an alumnus, is minister of the interior and a deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates校友赛义夫·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬现任阿联酋内政部长兼副总理
• Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a graduate of the university, is minister of foreign affairs of the United Arab Emirates该校毕业生阿卜杜拉·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬现任阿联酋外交部长
• Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an alumnus, is a former minister of foreign affairs and a former deputy prime minister of the Emirates校友哈姆丹·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬曾任阿联酋外交部长与副总理
• Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who studied at the university, was managing director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and was rated the 27th most powerful person in the world by Forbes in 2009曾在该校就读的艾哈迈德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬曾任阿布扎比投资局常务董事，2009 年被《福布斯》评为全球第 27 位最具影响力人物
• Maryam Al Roumi, an alumna, was minister of social affairs and the second woman to hold a cabinet post in the history of the United Arab Emirates校友玛丽亚姆·阿尔鲁米曾任社会事务部长，是阿联酋历史上第二位出任内阁职务的女性
• Fatima Al Jaber, a graduate, became the first woman elected to the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce board of directors in December 2009 and was listed as the 94th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2014毕业生法蒂玛·阿尔贾比尔于 2009 年 12 月成为首位当选阿布扎比商会董事会成员的女性，2014 年被《福布斯》列为全球第 94 位最具影响力女性
• Amal Al Qubaisi, an alumna, was the first woman elected to the Federal National Council and the first woman appointed to the Abu Dhabi Executive Council校友阿迈勒·阿尔库拜西是首位当选阿联酋联邦国民议会议员的女性，也是首位进入阿布扎比行政委员会的的女性
• Najla Al Qassimi, who studied at the university, became the first female ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, serving in Portugal and formerly in Sweden曾在该校就读的娜吉拉·阿尔卡西米成为阿联酋首位女大使，先后出使葡萄牙与瑞典
• Salma Hareb, an alumna, was chief executive of the Jafza free zone in Dubai and the first woman in the Middle East and North Africa to head an economic free zone校友萨尔玛·哈雷卜曾任迪拜杰贝阿里自由区首席执行官，是中东和北非首位执掌经济自由区的女性
• Mariam Al Mansouri, a graduate, became the first woman to fly combat fighters in the United Arab Emirates毕业生玛丽亚姆·阿尔曼苏里成为阿联酋首位驾驶战斗机作战的女性
• Other alumni include the businessman Khadem Al Qubaisi, a former managing director of the International Petroleum Investment Company, the pioneering short-story writer Shaykha al-Nakhi, and the artist Abdul Qader Al Rais其他校友还包括商人、国际石油投资公司前常务董事哈德姆·阿尔库拜西，女性短篇小说写作先驱谢伊哈·阿尔纳希，以及艺术家阿卜杜勒·卡迪尔·阿尔赖斯