Visiting Students
Every semester, NYU Abu Dhabi is home to visiting students from NYU in New York and NYU Shanghai. As one of NYU’s three degree-granting campuses, NYUAD provides access to over 600 courses across 26 majors ranging from engineering and social sciences to the sciences, and arts and humanities.
Video: From TeamLabs to desert safaris, see how visiting students kicked off fall 2025 at NYUAD.
Funded Opportunities
Life on Campus
Video: A day in the life at NYU Abu Dhabi.
On campus, your average day can take you from a cutting-edge research laboratory or engineering design studio to an experimental black box theater or woodworking shop. In the city, you can spend time taking a stroll across fish and vegetable souqs, exploring the city’s emerging art scene, or drinking Karak chai in a small, corner shop on Hamdan Street.
If you choose to study abroad at NYU Abu Dhabi, you will become a part of a very diverse and tight-knit campus community. We can’t wait to welcome you to our home!
Studying Away at NYU Abu Dhabi
Student Stories
See how visiting student alumni share how they made the most of their semester away at NYUAD.
From Tashkent to the UAE: How a Semester Abroad Sparked One Student’s Middle East Career Dreams
Jasmin Normatova, a senior at NYU Shanghai, shared her experiences of studying abroad at NYU Abu Dhabi.
NYU Abu Dhabi Students’ Music Now Orbiting Earth on the International Space Station
Musical compositions by NYU Abu Dhabi students are now on board the International Space Station
The Best of Both Worlds
Quinn Fang picked NYU because she could enjoy the comforts of home and the independence of studying away.
From Island Life to Desert Sands
Hawaiian student from NYU takes a semester abroad at NYU Abu Dhabi.
'In love with Arab culture': Why Abu Dhabi is attracting students from the US
NYU Tandon student Isaiah Blemur found a home away from home and a new appreciation for Arab culture at NYU Abu Dhabi.
From Shanghai to NYUAD — Yu's Story
Drawn by NYU Abu Dhabi’s vibrant research community, Yu Shen from NYU Shanghai extended her study away into a second semester and is now continuing her journey as a PhD student at NYUAD.
