Sheikh Hamed attends MBZUAI class of 2023 commencement ceremony

Sheikh Hamed attends MBZUAI class of 2023 commencement ceremony

ABU DHABI / WAM

In the presence of HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) on Sunday hosted commencement for the Class of 2023, its second cohort, strengthening AI talent capacity and contributing solutions to global challenges, including health, education, and climate.

The MBZUAI commencement ceremony celebrated 59 students graduating with a master’s in computer vision (CV) and machine learning (ML), along with its first-ever natural language processing (NLP) graduates.

Hosted at the Abu Dhabi Energy Center, the event was attended by Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Jordan, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, President-Designate of COP28 UAE and Chairman of MBZUAI’s Board of Trustees, and Professor Eric Xing, MBZUAI President and University Professor, in addition to Members of the Board of Trustees and university faculty.

Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said: “The importance of AI is undisputed, which is why MBZUAI continues to push the boundaries of this technology through advanced research, strategic industry collaborations, and, of course, by empowering the next generation of AI experts. I am confident that the Class of 2023 will make a profound social