UAE university launches robotics, computer science graduate programmes

UAE university launches robotics, computer science graduate programmes

Applications for the 2024 admission year will open on September 1

Published: Thu 3 Aug 2023, 2:14 PM Last updated: Thu 3 Aug 2023, 2:34 PM

Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has introduced two new departments and four associated graduate programmes dedicated to robotics and computer science.

The new additions will cater to the surging global demand for these disciplines, which is expected to hit $225 billion and $140 billion, respectively, by 2030.

The new departments will highlight the interdisciplinary nature of artificial intelligence (AI), combining robotics and computer science with domains such as computer vision (CV), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) – which are existing departments at the university.

The university has also launched two-year master’s programmes in computer science and robotics (with a compulsory six-week internship), and a four-year PhD (with a compulsory three-month internship).

The new programmes will help further develop the UAE’s wider AI ecosystem and strengthen its position as an international hub for AI research and innovation.

MBZUAI president and university professor, Eric Xing, noted that the new departments represent the university’s efforts in developing a solid foundation for research excellence and innovation in AI.

“The university will continue to bring into Abu Dhabi world-leading