Zayed University

Zayed University (ZU, Arabic: جامعة زايد) is a public university in the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1998 and named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the country, with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and it is one of the country's leading federal institutions, accredited by both Emirati and American bodies.扎耶德大学（阿拉伯语：جامعة زايد，简称 ZU）是阿拉伯联合酋长国的一所公立大学，1998 年创办，以该国首任总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬命名，在阿布扎比与迪拜设有校区，也是该国领先的联邦院校之一，同时获得阿联酋与美国机构的认证。

It was established to provide higher education for the women of the Emirates and opened its admissions to male students in 2008, and it now offers seventeen undergraduate majors, ten undergraduate minors and ten master's degrees through eight colleges.该校最初旨在为阿联酋女性提供高等教育，2008 年起向男性学生开放招生，如今通过八个学院开设十七个本科专业、十个本科辅修与十个硕士学位项目。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Zayed University is placed 588th in the world, and it reported 7,929 students and a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1 in its own figures, with instruction delivered in Arabic and English across its campuses.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，扎耶德大学位列全球第 588 位；按其自身统计，该校共有学生 7,929 人，生师比为 12 比 1，各校区以阿语与英语授课。

History

• Zayed University was founded in 1998 under the guidance of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding President of the United Arab Emirates, to provide technical and applied higher education for women, and it was created as one of the national institutions of the young federation.扎耶德大学于 1998 年在阿联酋开国总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬的指引下创办，旨在为女性提供技术与应用型高等教育，并作为这个年轻联邦的国家院校之一设立。
• The institution was created as a federal university and named in honour of Sheikh Zayed, whose name it has carried since its establishment in 1998.该校作为一所联邦制大学设立，并以谢赫·扎耶德之名命名，自 1998 年创办以来一直沿用该名。
• In its early years the university operated from premises at the northern end of the Abu Dhabi peninsula on Delma Street before expanding to a second site.在早期，该校在阿布扎比半岛北端的德尔玛街场所办学，之后扩展出第二处校园。
• In 2006 the Dubai campus moved to its current location at Al Ruwayyah, near Academic City in Dubai, placing the university within a growing cluster of higher-education institutions.2006 年，迪拜校区迁往现址——迪拜学术城附近的阿尔鲁瓦亚，使该校置身于不断壮大的高等教育机构聚集区之中。
• In 2008 the university opened admissions for male students, extending its programmes to men for the first time.2008 年，该校向男性学生开放招生，首次把课程面向男性。
• In 2008 Zayed University received accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.2008 年，扎耶德大学获得美国中部各州院校协会高等教育委员会的认证。
• The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program was launched in 2010 to encourage and support research by undergraduate students with faculty mentorship, workshops and lectures.本科研究学者项目于 2010 年启动，通过教师指导、工作坊与讲座鼓励并支持本科生开展研究。
• In 2010 the Federal National Council investigated the competency of the university's senior management, and the university was reported to owe more than 33 million dirhams in unpaid utility bills.2010 年，联邦国民议会调查了该校高级管理层的履职能力，据报道校方拖欠水电费等公用事业账单超过 3,300 万迪拉姆。
• Between April and June 2011 three people held the position of provost, bringing the total to seven provosts between 1998 and 2011.2011 年 4 月至 6 月间有三人先后担任教务长，使 1998 至 2011 年间担任该职者累计达到七人。
• The Abu Dhabi campus was completed in August 2011 to accommodate the university's growing student population and is located in Zayed City, designed to accommodate thousands of students in the capital.阿布扎比校区于 2011 年 8 月落成，以容纳不断增长的学生人数，位于扎耶德城，其设计可容纳首都的数千名学生。
• In 2012 the effectiveness of the university's teacher education programme was investigated following questions about the employability of its graduates.2012 年，在围绕毕业生就业能力的质疑声中，该校教师教育项目的成效受到调查。
• In 2013 the Commission on Higher Education re-accredited Zayed University, renewing its Middle States accreditation.2013 年，高等教育委员会再次认证扎耶德大学，续延其中部各州认证资格。
• Following Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Maitha Al Shamsi was installed as president of the university in 2013.继谢赫·纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬之后，迈塔·阿尔·沙姆西于 2013 年出任该校校长。
• In 2014 Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi was appointed president, and the university invested about 4.6 million dirhams in internal research funds.2014 年，卢布娜·哈立德·阿尔·卡西米获任命为校长，该校当年投入约 460 万迪拉姆的内部研究经费。
• Also in 2014, through the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation, the College of Education received accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education for its programmes.同样在 2014 年，通过教育者培养认证委员会，教育学院的项目获得了全国教师教育认证委员会的认证。
• A new initiative, the Research Clusters, was established in 2016 to encourage cross-discipline collaboration among faculty, with a maximum of 50,000 dirhams allocated per project.2016 年设立名为「研究集群」的新计划，鼓励教师之间的跨学科合作，每个项目最高拨款 50,000 迪拉姆。
• In November 2018 the Zayed University Food Court, situated in Academic City, Dubai, was designed and built.2018 年 11 月，位于迪拜学术城的扎耶德大学美食广场建成。
• In July 2023 Shamma Al Mazrui, the UAE's Minister of Community Development, was appointed as the new chair of the university's board of trustees.2023 年 7 月，阿联酋社区发展部长谢玛·阿尔·马兹鲁伊获任该校董事会新任主席。
• In June 2024 the university provided the Middle States Commission with reports demonstrating compliance, and the commission reaffirmed accreditation valid until the 2030/2031 academic year.2024 年 6 月，该校向中部各州委员会提交了合规报告，委员会重申其认证资格，有效期延续至 2030/2031 学年。
• Today Zayed University is administered by an acting vice-president and provost and is governed by a board of trustees chaired by Shamma Al Mazrui.如今，扎耶德大学由一位代理副校长兼教务长管理，并由谢玛·阿尔·马兹鲁伊担任主席的董事会治理。

Academics

• Zayed University has eight colleges, covering arts and creative enterprises, business, communication and media sciences, education, humanities and social sciences, natural and health sciences, technological innovation, and interdisciplinary studies.扎耶德大学设有八个学院，涵盖艺术与创意产业、商学、传播与媒体科学、教育学、人文与社会科学、自然与健康科学、技术创新以及跨学科研究。
• The university offers seventeen undergraduate majors, ten undergraduate minors and ten master's degrees across its colleges, along with continuing-education courses for working professionals in the Emirates.该校在各学院共开设十七个本科专业、十个本科辅修与十个硕士学位项目，并为阿联酋在职人士提供继续教育课程。
• It reported 7,929 students in its institutional figures and a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1, indicating small class sizes and programmes aligned with the needs of the Emirati labour market.该校的机构数据显示学生共 7,929 人，生师比为 12 比 1，显示其课堂规模较小，课程也与阿联酋劳动力市场的需求相契合。
• Zayed University has produced about 25,000 graduates, of whom 22,388 hold undergraduate degrees and 2,612 hold postgraduate degrees.扎耶德大学已培养约 25,000 名毕业生，其中 22,388 人获得本科学位、2,612 人获得研究生学位。
• Instruction is delivered in Arabic and English across eight colleges and two campuses, and the university's programmes are designed for national and international students alike.该校在八个学院与两处校区以阿拉伯语与英语授课，课程面向本国学生与国际学生开设。
• The College of Business and the College of Communication and Media Sciences are among its larger colleges, alongside the College of Technological Innovation and the College of Natural and Health Sciences.商学院与传播媒体科学学院是该校规模较大的学院，此外还有技术创新学院与自然健康科学学院。
• The College of Education trains educators for the Emirates and received national accreditation for its teacher-education programmes in 2014.教育学院为阿联酋培养教育工作者，并于 2014 年为其教师教育项目获得国家级认证。
• The College of Interdisciplinary Studies and the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises broaden the university's portfolio into design, media and cross-disciplinary fields.跨学科研究学院与艺术创意产业学院把该校的学科版图拓展到设计、媒体与跨学科领域。
• Research at the university is supported through research training programmes, fellowships and grants intended to build a research culture among faculty and students.该校的科研通过研究培训计划、奖学金与拨款得到支持，旨在教师与学生中培育研究文化。
• In 2014 the university invested around 4.6 million dirhams in internal research funds to support faculty research.2014 年，该校投入约 460 万迪拉姆的内部研究经费，用于支持教师科研。
• The Research Incentive Funds support faculty research over one to two years, with grants ranging from a maximum of 30,000 dirhams for individual one-year projects to 150,000 dirhams for team grants.研究激励基金支持教师为期一至两年的研究，拨款上限从个人一年期项目的 30,000 迪拉姆到团队项目的 150,000 迪拉姆不等。
• Research Clusters, established in 2016, allocate a maximum of 50,000 dirhams per project to encourage cross-discipline collaboration among faculty.2016 年设立的研究集群为每个项目拨款最高 50,000 迪拉姆，以鼓励教师间的跨学科合作。
• The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, launched in 2010, gives students faculty mentorship over a two-and-a-half-year period and expects original research submitted to international journals.2010 年启动的本科研究学者项目为学生的两年半学习期提供教师指导，并要求把原创研究提交至国际期刊。
• The university's Institute of Social and Economic Research conducts policy-relevant research on the social and economic development of the Emirates.该校的社会与经济研究所开展与政策相关的阿联酋社会与经济发展研究。
• Graduate programmes include a Master of Science in Digital Transformation and Innovation and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity delivered by the College of Technological Innovation.研究生项目包括由技术创新学院开设的数字转型与创新理学硕士以及网络安全理学硕士。
• Zayed University is accredited by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, whose renewed accreditation runs until 2030/2031.扎耶德大学获得阿联酋学术认证委员会与美国中部各州高等教育委员会的认证，后者的续认证有效期至 2030/2031 学年。
• The university's colleges offer accredited bachelor's and master's degrees in fields such as business, communication and media, education, health sciences, technology and design.该校各学院在商学、传播与媒体、教育学、健康科学、技术与设计等领域开设获认证的学士与硕士学位项目。
• Arabic and English are the languages of instruction, and the curricula combine classroom teaching with internships and industry projects in the United Arab Emirates.阿拉伯语与英语是教学语言，课程把课堂教学与在阿联酋的实习及产业项目相结合。

Campus

• Zayed University has two modern campuses, one in Abu Dhabi and one in Dubai, and it welcomes both national and international students at both sites, each equipped with modern teaching and research facilities.扎耶德大学设有两处现代校区，分别位于阿布扎比与迪拜，两处校区均招收本国与国际学生，并配备现代教学与研究设施。
• The Abu Dhabi campus, located in Zayed City, was completed in August 2011 and covers 77 hectares of land with a total built area of 188,500 square metres.位于扎耶德城的阿布扎比校区于 2011 年 8 月落成，占地 77 公顷，总建筑面积达 188,500 平方米。
• The Abu Dhabi campus was designed by the German-Iranian architect Hadi Teherani and was built to accommodate the university's growing student population, with landscaped grounds, lecture halls and well-equipped laboratories.阿布扎比校区由德国-伊朗建筑师哈迪·特赫拉尼设计，其建设旨在容纳不断增长的学生人数，并配套园林景观、讲堂与设备完善的实验室。
• The Dubai campus moved to its current location at Al Ruwayyah, near Academic City, in 2006, having previously occupied premises on Delma Street at the northern end of the Abu Dhabi peninsula.迪拜校区于 2006 年迁至现址——学术城附近的阿尔鲁瓦亚，此前曾设于阿布扎比半岛北端的德尔玛街。
• The Zayed University Food Court, situated in Academic City in Dubai, was designed and built in November 2018.位于迪拜学术城的扎耶德大学美食广场于 2018 年 11 月设计并建成。
• The university's library and learning commons, led by a director reporting to the provost, supports study and research on both campuses.该校的图书馆与学习共享空间由一位向教务长汇报的馆长负责，为两处校区的学习与研究提供支持。
• Campus facilities include student counselling, student accessibility services, a centre for student success and dedicated student leadership and careers services, supported by libraries, laboratories and sports facilities on both campuses.校园设施与服务包括学生咨询、学生无障碍服务、学生成功中心，以及专门的学生领导力与职业服务，并由两处校区的图书馆、实验室与体育设施提供支撑。
• Both campuses are located in the two largest cities of the United Arab Emirates, giving students access to the country's commercial and cultural life and to internships and employment opportunities.两处校区均位于阿联酋最大的两座城市，使学生得以接触该国的商业与文化生活，并获取实习与就业机会。
• The Abu Dhabi campus sits in Zayed City, a developing urban district of the capital, while the Dubai campus lies beside Academic City, a cluster of higher-education institutions.阿布扎比校区位于首都正在发展的城区扎耶德城，迪拜校区则紧邻学术城这一高等教育机构聚集区。
• The two campuses are equipped for men and women, reflecting the university's 2008 decision to admit male students alongside its original female intake, and both offer student services and recreation.两处校区均具备招收男女学生的条件，体现了该校 2008 年在原有女性生源之外招收男性学生的决定，两处校区均提供学生服务与休闲设施。
• Student housing, sports facilities and laboratories are provided on campus, and the university's facilities support its colleges of technology, health sciences and the arts.校园内提供学生宿舍、体育设施与实验室，该校设施支撑着技术、健康科学与艺术等学院的教学。
• The Abu Dhabi campus in Zayed City and the Dubai campus at Al Ruwayyah together provide libraries, laboratories, sports facilities and student housing for the university's students.位于扎耶德城的阿布扎比校区与阿尔鲁瓦亚的迪拜校区共同为学生提供图书馆、实验室、体育设施与学生宿舍。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Zayed University is placed 588th in the world, the position cited in its current institutional profile.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，扎耶德大学位列全球第 588 位，这是其当前机构简介所采用的位次。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place Zayed University in the 501-550 band globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把扎耶德大学列入全球 501 至 550 区间。
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 Zayed University is ranked 849th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻最佳全球大学排名中，扎耶德大学位列世界第 849 位。^[1]
• The 2026 Shanghai Ranking, also known as ARWU, does not list Zayed University in its main table, so the university does not appear in that ranking's world list.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）未把扎耶德大学列入主榜，该校因此未出现在该榜单的世界名单中。
• The university was ranked 19th in the 2024 QS World University Arab Rankings, placing it among the leading universities in the Arab region and the Gulf.该校在 2024 年 QS 阿拉伯地区大学排名中位列第 19 位，跻身阿拉伯地区与海湾地区的领先高校之列。
• Zayed University is among the federal higher-education institutions of the United Arab Emirates, alongside United Arab Emirates University and the Higher Colleges of Technology.扎耶德大学与阿联酋国立大学、高等技术学院同为阿联酋联邦高等教育机构。
• Other universities in the country include Khalifa University, the American University of Sharjah, Abu Dhabi University and Al Ain University, forming a competitive national sector.该国其他高校还包括哈利法大学、沙迦美国大学、阿布扎比大学与艾因大学，共同构成竞争性的全国高教体系。
• Zayed University is accredited by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, whose renewed accreditation lasts until 2030/2031.扎耶德大学获阿联酋学术认证委员会与中部各州高等教育委员会认证，后者的续认证有效期至 2030/2031 学年。
• OpenAlex attributes 9,197 research works and 216,389 citations to Zayed University, a research record that has grown steadily as its graduate programmes have expanded, with staff publishing in education, business, health sciences and information technology.OpenAlex 为扎耶德大学收录 9,197 篇研究成果、被引 216,389 次；随着研究生项目扩展，其研究记录稳步增长，教师在教育学、商学、健康科学与信息技术等领域发表成果。

Student life

• Zayed University has no formal Latin motto, and its identity is expressed through four stated values, Integrity, Curiosity, Resilience and Compassion, and its Emirati and international student body reflects the diversity of the Emirates.扎耶德大学没有正式的拉丁文校训，其身份认同通过四项宣示的价值观体现：诚信、好奇、坚韧与仁爱；其阿联酋本国与国际学生群体亦体现出这个国家的多元。
• The university's mission is to contribute to the social, cultural and economic advancement of the Emirates and beyond through education and research.该校的使命是通过教育与科研，为阿联酋及更广地区的社会、文化与经济进步作出贡献。
• Students are supported by a centre for student success, student counselling and student accessibility services across the two campuses, along with academic advising for first-year students.两处校区的学生由学生成功中心、学生咨询与学生无障碍服务提供支持，并为一年级学生提供学业辅导。
• Student leadership, student affairs and alumni and career services help students develop professional skills and maintain links with graduates.学生领导力、学生事务以及校友与职业服务帮助学生培养职业技能，并维系与毕业生的联系。
• The Institute of Social and Economic Research engages students and faculty in policy-relevant research on the development of the Emirates.社会与经济研究所吸引师生参与与政策相关的阿联酋发展研究。
• Instruction in Arabic and English shapes campus life, which brings together Emirati students and students from many other countries.阿语与英语双语授课塑造了校园生活，把阿联酋本国学生与来自许多其他国家的学生汇聚在一起。
• The university's campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai connect student life to the commercial and cultural centres of the United Arab Emirates.该校在阿布扎比与迪拜的校区把校园生活与阿联酋的商业与文化中心联系起来。
• Graduation is a central event of the academic year, and the university's roughly 25,000 graduates form a national alumni network across the Emirates, serving in government, business and cultural institutions.毕业典礼是学年中的核心活动，该校约 25,000 名毕业生构成了遍布阿联酋全国的校友网络，服务于政府、企业与文化机构。
• The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program and research clusters give students and staff regular opportunities to work together on original research and cross-disciplinary projects.本科研究学者项目与研究集群为学生与教职员定期提供共同开展原创研究与跨学科项目的机会。
• The university's four stated values, Integrity, Curiosity, Resilience and Compassion, guide its approach to teaching, research and student support across both campuses.该校宣示的诚信、好奇、坚韧与仁爱四项价值观，指引着两校区在教学、科研与学生支持方面的取向。

Notable people

• Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President of the United Arab Emirates, provided the vision that led to the founding of Zayed University in 1998.阿联酋首任总统谢赫·扎耶德·本·苏尔坦·阿勒纳哈扬提供了促成扎耶德大学于 1998 年创办的愿景。
• Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan served as president of the university until 2013, when Maitha Al Shamsi succeeded him in the role.谢赫·纳哈扬·本·穆巴拉克·阿勒纳哈扬曾任该校校长至 2013 年，其后由迈塔·阿尔·沙姆西接任。
• Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi was appointed president of Zayed University in 2014, adding the leadership of the university to her public service.卢布娜·哈立德·阿尔·卡西米于 2014 年获任命为扎耶德大学校长，在公共服务之外又承担起大学领导职责。
• Shamma Al Mazrui, the UAE's Minister of Community Development, was appointed chair of the university's board of trustees in July 2023.阿联酋社区发展部长谢玛·阿尔·马兹鲁伊于 2023 年 7 月获任该校董事会主席。
• Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, presides over the national higher-education framework under which Zayed University operates.阿联酋总统谢赫·穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬主持着扎耶德大学据以运行的国家高等教育框架。
• Noura Al Kaabi, a UAE Minister of State who has held culture and youth portfolios, is a graduate of Zayed University and one of its best-known alumnae.曾分管文化与青年事务的阿联酋国务部长努拉·阿尔·卡比是扎耶德大学毕业生，也是该校最知名的校友之一。
• Michael Allen serves as acting Vice-President, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the university.迈克尔·艾伦（Michael Allen）任该校代理副校长、教务长兼首席学术官。
• Nadia Bhuiyan serves as Associate Provost, supporting academic administration across the university's colleges.纳迪亚·布伊扬（Nadia Bhuiyan）任副教务长，协助统筹该校各学院的学术行政。
• Kevin Badni is Dean of the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, one of the university's eight colleges.凯文·巴德尼（Kevin Badni）任艺术创意产业学院院长，该院是该校八个学院之一。
• Paul Hopkinson serves as Dean of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Zayed University.保罗·霍普金森（Paul Hopkinson）任扎耶德大学跨学科研究学院院长。
• Hadi Teherani, the German-Iranian architect, designed the Abu Dhabi campus of Zayed University, which opened in 2011.德国-伊朗建筑师哈迪·特赫拉尼（Hadi Teherani）设计了扎耶德大学于 2011 年启用的阿布扎比校区。
• Lillian Li serves as Director of the University Library and Learning Commons, and Muna AlSeeni is the university's Chief Executive Officer of Innovation.莉莲·李（Lillian Li）任大学图书馆与学习共享空间馆长，穆娜·阿尔·西尼（Muna AlSeeni）任该校创新首席执行官。
• Mohamed AlMazrouei serves as Director of Administration in the Office of the Vice-President, and Belkeis Altareb is Interim Director of the Center for Student Success.穆罕默德·阿尔马兹鲁伊任副校长办公室主任，贝尔凯斯·阿尔塔雷卜任学生成功中心临时主任。