UAE’s top brass graduates from intensive programme of Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

UAE’s top brass graduates from intensive programme of Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Abu Dhabi: The Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) held a graduation ceremony for the second and third cohorts of the Executive Directors Programme (MEP) at the university’s campus in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi last Thursday. The ceremony was attended by MBZUAI President Professor Eric Cheng and the leadership team of the university. MEP is a 12-week, “intensive experience developed to support the need for AI-savvy leaders across government, industry, academia, and beyond”, the university said. The programme is led by “some of the top innovators in AI and provides a practical grounding in AI and its implications on business and policymaking”. During the graduation ceremony, the team presented their winning AI sustainability solutions for the programme’s second and third cohorts. This year’s graduation included 83 CEOs, director-generals, and executive directors. Graduates spent 12 weeks with globally renowned instructors from UC Berkeley, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Oxford, and MBZUAI, learning about the rapidly evolving AI landscape and developing real-world solutions they are now implementing in their organisations. Also among the graduates were two sponsored seats for NGO participants to ensure AI awareness and growth in the charitable and not-for-profit sectors. The culmination of the programme is a