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Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

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abu dhabi, uae

About

Graduate-level university focused on artificial intelligence research and applications, cited for studies on AI for disease prevention and weather forecasting.

Founders

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Eric Xing

President and Professor

Recent News

Abu Dhabi launches major training programme to teach AI skills
tech
23 days ago

Abu Dhabi launches major training programme to teach AI skills

Abu Dhabi launched AiNative, a government-led AI training programme developed by the Department of Government Enablement with MBZUAI, OpenAI and Microsoft to train 20,000 government employees and offer free public courses via the Tomouh app. The curriculum focuses on practical AI skills and plans later specialised certifications to deepen technical capabilities.

Gates Foundation praises UAE's AI approach and agricultural tech ambition
funding
about 2 months ago

Gates Foundation praises UAE's AI approach and agricultural tech ambition

The Gates Foundation pledged at least $1 billion over two years to expand global AI access across health, education and agriculture, and jointly committed $100 million with the UAE to the Aim for Scale agricultural innovation initiative announced at COP28.

Company Info

Total Funding

$100 million

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