Graduate School Weekend

Why Attend?

• Recruit diverse students from the NYUAD student body, comprised of about 1300 students from over 115 different countries and speaking as many languages.
• Target some of the top undergraduate students in the world: NYUAD has a 4% admit rate, and has produced ten Rhodes Scholars in the past five years.
• Gather in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE—one of the safest and most progressive countries in the Middle East—alongside about 30 other graduate schools to exchange information and learn about graduate education around the world. Past attendees include Harvard University, Shanghai Theatre Company, ETH Zurich, McGill University, London School of Economics.
• Engage students who are eager for further study with over 30% of NYUAD alumni going directly into graduate study in about 20 countries around the world. 

What to Expect

A packed weekend with a lot of information and networking opportunities. In the past, attendees have come mainly to learn about NYUAD and use this as a Middle East recruitment opportunity. When they left, they were empowered by the connections they made and knowledge they gained from the other institutions present. It turns into a fantastic time to learn about other graduate programs around the world, as well as to share and compare best practices in the field of graduate education.

Past Attendees

• Mission and vision
• Our student body (PDF)
• Academic programs
• NYUAD as part of the NYU global network
  
• Research at NYUAD
• The Arts Center and Art Gallery at NYUAD

We will assist in booking flights from your institution's city to Abu Dhabi and back. All booking is done through our partner travel agent. We will book flights so that you arrive the evening before the event, and depart the morning after the last day of the event. If you would like to change this, we will put you in direct contact with our travel agent. We will also book accommodation for you.

There are opportunities for grants to help cover the cost of attendance.

Many countries receive a visa upon arrival in the UAE. When booking your travel, our travel agent will help verify if you require one and will facilitate its acquisition. We can guarantee that you will receive a visa, or how long it will take for a visa to be issued.

We provide transport to and from the airport in the UAE. We book transport from the airport, to the accommodation we have booked, as well as back to the airport. If you are staying longer, we can put you in direct contact with our travel agent for ground transport changes. During the event, we facilitate transport to and from all destinations associated with Graduate School Weekend.

Taxis are also easily available, with a cost averaging USD 10 (about AED 40) to get from one side of Abu Dhabi City to the other.

All meals during the event are covered by NYU Abu Dhabi. If you have any dietary restrictions, please note these to our team when providing your travel details.

As a green campus we strongly encourage you to bring electronic media instead of brochures to publicize your graduate programs. Please do not mail printed materials to us in advance.

Please plan to take any unused print-based resources with you when you depart.

The UAE can be quite warm in late September and early October, with averages around 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit). Buildings are air conditioned, and will sometimes be quite cold, especially compared to the outside temperature.

Bring business casual attire and long sleeves for indoors. As you will be visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, please bring along clothes to cover to ankles and wrists during the tour. Women are encouraged to bring a scarf to cover their hair as well. Alternatively, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque provides abayas for women and kanduras for men.