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United Arab Emirates University

PO Box 15551

Al Ain, 15551

United Arab Emirates

Telephone: 971-3-7673333

URL: http://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/

Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Susan Opp

Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://www.uaeu.ac.ae/en/about/student-success-indicators/

Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited

Most Recent Commission Action: June 24, 2022

First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 2016

Undergraduate FTE: 14,956

Graduate FTE: 979

Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Public

Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity

Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester

Distributes Federal Financial Aid: No

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RoleNameTitleEmail
Accreditation Liaison OfficerAmr SweedanDirector of Academic Affairs & WSCUC ALOamr.sweedan@uaeu.ac.ae
Board of Directors ChairZaki NusseibehChair of the Board of Trusteeschancellor@uaeu.ac.ae
Chief Academic OfficerMohsen SherifActing Provost (CAO)msherif@uaeu.ac.ae
Chief Executive OfficerAhmed Al RaeesiActing Vice Chancellor (CEO)ahmed.murad@uaeu.ac.ae
Chief Financial OfficerImadeddin NoubaniActing CFOimadeddin.n@uaeu.ac.ae
Director Institutional ResearchWalid IbrahimDirector, Office of Institutional Effectivenesswalidibr@uaeu.ac.ae
OPEIDNameCityLocation TypeStatus
Sky TowerAbu DhabiAdditionalActive
The Sixth TowerAbu DhabiAdditionalActive
UAEU Main CampusAl AinMain CampusActive
DegreeDegree LevelYear ImplementedModality
AccountingBachelors1977On-Site
Aerospace EngineeringBachelors2020On-Site
Agricultural Resource ManagementBachelors2001On-Site
Arabic Language and LiteratureBachelors1977On-Site
Architectural EngineeringMasters2010On-Site
Architectural EngineeringBachelors1981On-Site
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Studies and Creative IndustriesBachelors2022On-Site
Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology and Social Data AnalyticsBachelors2023On-Site
Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceBachelors2024On-Site
Bachelor of Science in the Mathematics of Data ScienceBachelors2024On-Site
BiochemistryBachelors2011On-Site
BiologyBachelors1977On-Site
Business AdministrationBachelors1977On-Site
Business AdministrationMasters2008On-Site
Business AdministrationMasters2008On-Site
Business AnalyticsMasters2022On-Site
Chemical EngineeringBachelors1980On-Site
Chemical EngineeringMasters2004On-Site
ChemistryMasters2012On-Site
ChemistryBachelors1977On-Site
Civil EngineeringBachelors1980On-Site
Civil EngineeringMasters2006On-Site
Clinical PsychologyMasters2010On-Site
Communication EngineeringBachelors2009On-Site
Computer EngineeringBachelors2014On-Site
Computer ScienceBachelors2014On-Site
DieteticsBachelors2001On-Site
Doctor of MedicineBachelors2012On-Site
Doctor of PharmacyProfessional Doctorate2010On-Site
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental EngineeringResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Doctorate of Business AdministrationProfessional Doctorate2010On-Site
Double Major College of Humanities and Social SciencesBachelors2009On-Site
Dual Award PhD Prog. in Ecology & Env. Sci with Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Prog. in Ecology & Env. Sci with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Architectural Engineering with Katholieke UniversiteitResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Architectural Engineering with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Cell & Mol. Bio. with Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Cellular & Molecular Biology with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Chemical Engineering with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Chemistry with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Chemistry with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Civil Engineering with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Civil Engineering with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Electrical Engineering with Katholieke UniversiteitResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Electrical Engineering with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Food Sci. & Tech. with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Food Science and Technology with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Geosciences with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Geosciences with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Horticultural Sci. with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Horticultural Science with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Informatics and Computing with Katholieke UniversiteitResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Informatics and Computing with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Mathematics with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Mathematics with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Mechanical Eng. with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Mechanical Eng. with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Nutritional Sciences with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Nutritional Sciences with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Physics with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Physics with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Public Health with Katholieke Universiteit (KU)Research Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Award PhD Program in Public Health with McGill UniversityResearch Doctorate2024On-Site
Dual Master of Education Degree with The Education University of Hong KongMasters2022On-Site
Dual PhD in Chemical EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
Early Childhood EducationBachelors1988On-Site
EconomicsBachelors1977On-Site
EducationMasters2007On-Site
Educational InnovationMasters2019On-Site
Electrical EngineeringBachelors1981On-Site
Electrical EngineeringMasters2007On-Site
Engineering ManagementMasters2004On-Site
Engineering ManagementMasters2004On-Site
English LiteratureBachelors1977On-Site
Environmental SciencesMasters1999On-Site
Finance and BankingBachelors2006On-Site
Food ScienceMasters2014On-Site
Food ScienceBachelors2001On-Site
GeographyBachelors1977On-Site
GeosciencesBachelors1977On-Site
Governance and Public PolicyMasters2012On-Site
Health and Physical EducationBachelors2016On-Site
HorticultureBachelors2001On-Site
HorticultureMasters2009On-Site
Human NutritionMasters2020On-Site
IT ManagementMasters2012On-Site
Information SecurityBachelors2014On-Site
Information SecurityMasters2012On-Site
Information TechnologyBachelors2001On-Site
LawBachelors2006On-Site
LinguisticsBachelors2009On-Site
M.Sc. in Genomic MedicineMasters2022On-Site
Marine Fisheries and Animal ScienceBachelors2001On-Site
Mass CommunicationBachelors1979On-Site
Master in Genetic CounselingMasters2023On-Site
Master of Arts in Arabic Language and LiteratureMasters2022On-Site
Master of Arts in CommunicationMasters2022On-Site
Master of Arts in EnglishMasters2023On-Site
Master of Science in GeosciencesMasters2021On-Site
Master of Science in Internet of ThingsMasters2021On-Site
MathematicsMasters2012On-Site
MathematicsBachelors1977On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringBachelors1981On-Site
Mechanical EngineeringMasters2007On-Site
Medical SciencesMasters2006On-Site
Molecular Biology and BiotechnologyMasters2012On-Site
Nutritional ScienceBachelors2001On-Site
Petroleum EngineeringBachelors1980On-Site
Petroleum EngineeringMasters2004On-Site
PhD in Architectural EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Biomedical SciencesResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Cellular and Molecular BiologyResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Chemical EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in ChemistryResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Civil EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Ecology and Environmental SciencesResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Electrical EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Food Science and TechnologyResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in GeoscienceResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Horticultural ScienceResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Informatics and ComputingResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Language and Literacy EducationResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in LawResearch Doctorate2018On-Site
PhD in Leadership and Policy Studies in EducationResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in MathematicsResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Mathematics EducationResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Mechanical EngineeringResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Nutritional SciencesResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in PhysicsResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Public HealthResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Science EducationResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhD in Special EducationResearch Doctorate2021On-Site
PhysicsBachelors1977On-Site
PhysicsMasters2012On-Site
Political ScienceBachelors1977On-Site
Private LawMasters2007On-Site
Private LawMasters2012On-Site
Professional AccountingMasters2013On-Site
PsychologyBachelors1977On-Site
Public HealthMasters2010On-Site
Public LawMasters2007On-Site
Public LawMasters2012On-Site
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information SystemsMasters2003On-Site
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information SystemsMasters2003On-Site
Social WorkMasters2012On-Site
Social WorkBachelors1994On-Site
Software EngineeringMasters2012On-Site
Space ScienceMasters2021On-Site
Special EducationBachelors1988On-Site
Speech Language PathologyBachelors2021On-Site
Statistics and Data AnalyticsBachelors2021On-Site
Tourism StudiesBachelors2009On-Site
Translation StudiesBachelors2003On-Site
Veterinary MedicineBachelors2013On-Site
Water ResourcesMasters1999On-Site
SeasonYearReview Type
Spring2025Special Visit
Fall2031Offsite Review
Spring2032Accreditation Visit