WHAT IS NYU ABU DHABI?
In 2007, President Sexton’s administration announced plans for the construction of NYU Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The campus will be financed entirely by the UAE government and in return, NYU will lend its name to the campus. Unlike other overseas NYU sites, NYU Abu Dhabi is not merely a study-abroad program but instead a fully-functioning liberal arts institution that will issue NYU degrees. In other words, students who attend NYU Abu Dhabi will receive the exact same NYU degree as those who graduate from its Washington Square campus – a first for a major research university.
