Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and President of the Board of Trustees of Abu Dhabi University, is offering 20 scholarships to top school graduates to study at Abu Dhabi University.
Those awarded the scholarship can enroll at the university at the start of the 2023/24 academic year, to join any of the 50 programmes at its Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai campuses.
The scholarship has been offered since 2009 and is a national initiative designed to empower students and encourage them to pursue their further education.
Dr Ali Saeed Bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman and Founder of ADU, highlighted how "scholarships play a vital role in encouraging outstanding students to continue striving for excellence and commence their journey of pursuing higher education".
Hamdan bin Zayed has offered 20 full scholarships for top school graduates to study at @abudhabiuni in the 2023/24 academic year, recognising outstanding academic performances and supporting high-performing students to pursue careers in key UAE economic sectors. pic.twitter.com/bAZ1EEVieR
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) August 23, 2023
"The scholarship creates a healthy and competitive environment among high school seniors from both the science and literature tracks," he added.
"Top achievers who meet the criteria will be able to enroll at ADU, a world-class academic institution and choose from the various developmental fields in engineering sciences, management, environment, information technology, languages, law, media, health sciences and many other programmes."
ADU’s courses include a bachelor of science in Software Engineering, Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Engineering; Computer Engineering – Artificial Intelligence concentration, Electrical Engineering – Robotics and Automation Concentration.