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Abu Dhabi University The new institutional strategy focuses on the key pillars of:
• world-class teaching and learning,
• great student experience and outcomes,
• and internationally respected research and innovation.

To succeed in these areas, we wish to:

An ambitious young institution, Abu Dhabi University has achieved a great deal. With its new • grow in quality, reputation and size;
5-year strategic plan, the University offers a great opportunity for an accomplished leader to • build on our strengths in technology, especially e-learning, digital transformation
steer an institution respected for its dynamism, ambition and achievements, positioned to and the use of analytics;
strengthen its claims to world class distinction in student experience, teaching and learning, • strengthen collaboration, internally and externally;
and knowledge creation and innovation. With campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Al • and ensure that we are financially robust, and able to invest in our development and success.
Dhafra and five colleges (Arts and Science; Engineering; Business; Health Sciences; and Law),
we offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees. We are accredited locally (UAE’s With a current multi-campus enrollment of approximately 7,500, and the target to reach 10,000
Commission for Academic Accreditation) and internationally (Western Association of Schools students (including the joint programs with the Military), and over 400 faculty and staff, the
and Colleges). Benchmarked against provision in leading institutions internationally, the University offers around 50 undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degree programs that
majority of our programs enjoy prestigious professional body recognitions such as RIBA, ABET provide high quality education based on an American college model (https://www.adu.ac.ae/).
and APHEA, with our College of Business being unique in the UAE in holding both the AACSB Existing and recent collaborations with outstanding academic partner institutions are leading to
and EQUIS accreditations. an expansion of teaching and research partnerships, including collaborative degrees.

We are proud of our standing among higher education institutions in the MENA region. The
previous 5-year strategy has helped us achieve higher performance and reputation. We have
improved student outcomes, expanded our provision at undergraduate and postgraduate
levels, created a successful College of Health Sciences, enhanced our research profile,
competed strongly for external research funding, acquired new and renewed existing
prestigious accreditations, increased our student numbers and revenue, and made the
University more sustainable. We established a campus in Dubai, expanded considerably the
campus in Abu Dhabi, and built a state-of-the-art campus in Al Ain. Our investment in Vision 2027
technology and people has served us well in weathering the challenges of Covid-19 and has ADU’s 5-year Strategic Plan
enabled us to make hybrid learning and flexible working a reality.
The five-year institutional strategy has recently
We were unique in the UAE in expanding our student numbers during the period 2019-2021. been approved by the University’s Board of Directors.
We strengthened our ethos of community and collaboration, with students and colleagues STRATEGIC PILLARS
working together in key decisions that impact our community. Our external engagement is the 1) Student success and experience
strongest it has ever been, with new partnerships with governmental, charitable and corporate 2) Teaching and learning
sectors, teaching (including joint degrees) and research collaborations with some of the 3) Research and innovation
world’s leading universities and the launch of the ‘Investing in our Community’ virtual platform
which enables us to support thousands of participants with free provision. We commit a ENABLING THEMES
significant proportion of our income to scholarships and financial aid. Our students do us 1) Growth, quality, and reputation
proud, in their studies, in their involvement in supporting the management of the University 2) Digitization and e-learning
3) Working better together
and in employment; many go on to other prestigious universities abroad for higher studies. 4) Financial sustainability and resources
Our alumni contribute to society and economy in and beyond the United Arab Emirates and
contribute to the life and work of the University. Finally, we boast the strongest leadership The new institutional strategy has been developed with input
team of any university in the UAE, an increasing number of whom are homegrown. from key stakeholders, including students. It is supported by
a 5 years plan.