Masdar Institute
The Masdar Institute is an independent, research-driven graduate institute developed with the ongoing support and cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Focused on the science and engineering of advanced alternative energy, environmental technologies and sustainability, the Masdar Institute will be at the heart of the home-grown research and development community at Masdar City and will eventually host 600-800 Master’s and PhD students and 200 faculty.
The graduate programs integrate education, research and scholarly activities to prepare graduate students to be innovators, creative scientists, researchers and critical thinkers in the areas of technology development, systems integration and policy. Masdar Institute partners with industry and government to foster a diversified knowledge-based economy in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
As a crucial source of research and development, the institute is fundamental to Masdar’s core objectives of developing Abu Dhabi’s knowledge economy and finding solutions to humanity’s toughest challenges. The university aims to become one of the world’s leading academic institutions in its field. The high quality of its students and faculty, as well as its unique location within Masdar City, will enable it to achieve these goals.