Zayed University (ZU; ) is a public university based in the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1998. It is one of the three government-sponsored higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates. It is named in honor of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the country's first president.
After achieving accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the US, it became the first federal university in the UAE to be internationally accredited. ZU offers 17 majors and 10 minors at the undergraduate level and 10 master's degrees. The university has eight colleges: the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, the College of Business, the College of Communication and Media Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Natural and Health Sciences, the College of Technological Innovation, and the College of Interdisciplinary Studies.
History
In 1998, Zayed University was founded by the federal government of the United Arab Emirates. Until 2008, the university was accepting only UAE national women, but after the opening of the Sweihan campus, a collaboration between Zayed University and the UAE Armed Forces, approximately 200 male students were admitted.
The university is currently engaged in cooperative relationships with a number of institutions throughout the world, such as the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education in Scotland, the Australian National University, School of Business Management and Organization of the Foundation Antonio Genovesi Salerno in Italy, the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain, and Waseda University in Japan.
In 2018, the university was featured for the first time in the QS World Rankings at 701–750. Zayed University was ranked 20 out of 180 in the 2022 QS World University Arab Rankings.
Accreditation
In 2008, Zayed University announced that it had received accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Zayed University announced it had received re-accreditation in 2013.
Through the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation Continuous Improvement Commission (CAEP), in 2013, the College of Education received accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Zayed University College of Education is the first university outside of the US to be internationally accredited.
Programs within its College of Arts and Creative Enterprises were recognized as substantially equivalent through NASAD in July 2015.
Colleges and academic programs
University College
University College delivers a standardized interdisciplinary general education program to all undergraduate students during their first two semesters at Zayed University and consists of four specialized departments that provide comprehensive support and instruction for students.
College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Animation Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Graphic Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Interior Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Visual Art
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Multimedia Design
College of Business
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Finance
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Graduate Programs
Executive Master of Business Administration
Master of Science (M.S.) in Finance
College of Communication and Media Sciences
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Communication and Media Sciences with Concentrations in: Integrated Strategic Communications Tourism and Cultural Communications Media Production and Storytelling
Graduate Programs
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Communication Concentrations in: Tourism and Cultural Communication Strategic Public Relations
College of Education
Undergraduate Program
Bachelor of Science (B.S.Ed.) in Education with Concentration in Early Childhood Education (PreK–Grade 3)
Graduate Program
Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Studies with Concentrations in: International Relations Middle East/Gulf Studies Political Economy & Development