United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is a public university in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1976.
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United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is a public research university in Al Ain, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Founded in 1976 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, it was the first national university of the United Arab Emirates.
UAEU is a comprehensive university with colleges covering business and economics, education, engineering, food and agriculture, humanities and social sciences, information technology, law, medicine and health sciences, and science. It runs research centres in fields such as water, energy, food security, space science and public policy.
Its main campus at Al Ain hosts teaching, research and student housing, with separate facilities for male and female students in line with university practice. Most undergraduate programmes are aimed at UAE nationals, while graduate programmes also enrol international students. Many programmes are taught in English, with Arabic used in some fields such as law and humanities.
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United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) was founded in 1976.
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