The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute is a major hub of intellectual and creative activity, advanced research, and higher education. Programs of the greatest rigor and creativity incubate and guarantee the formative presence of the research university in NYU Abu Dhabi, and they bring to Abu Dhabi the plenitude of NYU’s renowned graduate and professional schools. The Institute is a center of scholarly community for Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, and the Gulf, bringing together faculty and students from institutions of higher learning throughout the region.
The Institute sponsors and coordinates major academic conferences, lecture and film series, research workshops, exhibitions, theatrical and music performances, and professional and continuing education courses in both locations, though principally in Abu Dhabi. By its comprehensive range of activities, the NYUAD Institute forms an immediate intellectual and programmatic link between NYUNY and NYUAD.
Over the next three years, the NYUAD Institute will grow into a fully equipped center for advanced study and research, hosting research projects, labs, and groups of visiting faculty selected according to the highest standards from NYU and other universities around the world. All faculty and students at NYUAD will be actively encouraged to participate in the intellectual and scholarly opportunities afforded by the NYUAD Institute, through programming linked to faculty research interests, courses, and student capstone projects.