Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

, capital of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, is home to various international and local private

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s and

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, with teaching in several languages spoken by Abu Dhabi residents. These schools operate under the authority of the

Abu Dhabi Education Council The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) ( ar, دائرة التعليم والمعرفة), previously Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) ( ar, مجلس أبو ظبي التعليم) is the educational authority for the Emirate ...

as well as the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education.

List of educational institutions

Primary and secondary schools

Various international schools are located in the Educational Zone. * ADNOC Schools * ABC Private School * Peekaboo Nursery * Abu Dhabi Grammar School (Canada/Nova Scotia) *

Abu Dhabi Indian School Abu Dhabi Indian School ( ar, مدرسة أبو ظبي الهندية), commonly abbreviated as "ADIS", is a private school offering Indian curriculum education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The school is managed by a Board of Governors ...

Abu Dhabi International School Abu Dhabi International Private School (Arabic: مدرسة أبو ظبي الدولية الخاصة‎, romanized: ''Madrasaẗ Ābu Ẓabi Al-Dawliyyah Al-H̱aṣa)'' (usually shortened to Abu Dhabi International (Pvt.) School, Abu Dhabi Intern ...

* Al Manara School *

Al Nahda National Schools Al Nahda National Schools is a private English language school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates which provides education in both the British and American curriculums. The school is divided into 3 campuses: a boys' campus (for boys in 4th grade ...

* Al Noor Indian Islamic School * Al Najah Private School * Al Worood Academy * Al Raha International School * Amna Bint Wahab * Ashbal Al Quds Private School * Asian International Private School * Bedayati Nursery * Bright Kids Nursery * Bright Riders School * Brighton College Abu Dhabi * Canadian International School (CIS) * Emirates Private School * Emirates Future Internarional Academy * Giggles English School, Kindergarten & Nursery * Landus Public School * The American Community School of Abu Dhabi * The American International School in Abu Dhabi *

British International School, Abu Dhabi The British International School Abu Dhabi is an international school in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Education council (ADEC) has rated BIS Abu Dhabi as a Band A, Very Good High Performing School. The school was established in Se ...

* The British School - Al Khubairat * The Cambridge High School * First Steps School Nursery * The German School Abu Dhabi * Indian Islahi Islamic School * International Academic School, Abu Dhabi * International Community School * International School of Choueifat, Abu Dhabi *

Islamia English School Islamia English School ( ar, مدرسة الإسلامية الإنجليزية), abbreviated as IES, is an English Medium School located in the Al-Dhafra neighborhood of Abu Dhabi. It was rated as satisfactory by the ADEC. The majority of the s ...

* Our Own English High School * Pioneers International Private School * PISCO Private School * Philippine National School * Reach British School * Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School *

Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bangladesh Islamia School & College ( ar, مدرسة الشیخ خلیفة بن زاید البنغلادیشیة الاسلامیة الخاصة ) is an educational institute providing academic education to Bangladeshi a ...

* Sherwood Academy * St. Joseph's School * Noah's Ark Nursery * Tweety Nursery - Abu Dhabi * Little Flower (P) School * Umm Amar Secondary School * Wisdom High School *Sunrise English Private School * Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) * St Josephs High School Abu Dhabi * Merryland International

Skill development institutes

* Chartered Institute of Finance and Management *Arab Experts Training Institute

Colleges and universities

Abu Dhabi University Abu Dhabi University is a private university in the United Arab Emirates with campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai. It was established in 2003, after three years of planning by Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan ...

* Al Khawarizmi International College *

Al Ain University of Science and Technology Al Ain University (AAU) (), formerly the Al Ain University of Science and Technology, is a private university with its main campus in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and a satellite campus in Abu Dhabi. It was founded in 2004 by UAE's first Pre ...

ALHOSN University ALHOSN University is an educational institution founded in 2005 and located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a segregated University with separate campuses for Male and Female Students. The Abu Dhabi-based univer ...

Exeed School of Business and Finance Exeed College is a business school and Higher Education institution based out of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. External links Exeed College Universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates Educational institutions established i ...

* European International College *

Higher Colleges of Technology The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT; ar, ) was established in 1988 and is the largest applied, higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). During the 2019–2020 academic year, there were 14,246 female and 6,744 male stu ...

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

Khalifa University Khalifa University ( ar, جامعة خليفة) is a public research university located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was ranked as the 181st best university in the world by QS world university rankings of 2023. Founded in 2007 by a decr ...

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology was a graduate level, research-oriented university focused on alternative energies, sustainability, and environmental research. In 2017, it merged with two other institutions in Abu Dhabi, Petroleum ...

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is a graduate-level, research-based academic institution located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The current president, Professor Eric Xing, joined in January 2021. Sir J. Mic ...

New York Institute of Technology The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecu ...

New York University Abu Dhabi New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD, ar, جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي) is a degree granting, portal campus of New York University serving as a private, liberal arts college, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Together with ...

Petroleum Institute The Petroleum Institute (PI) (formerly The Petroleum Institute University and Research Center) is a multidisciplinary research center of Khalifa University which focuses on oil, gas and broader energy industries. The Institute previously operated a ...

New York Film Academy New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is a French and English-speaking university established on 7 October 2006 in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The university affiliated with the French Sorbonne University (former Paris-Sorbo ...

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

Zayed University Zayed University (ZU; ar, جامعة زايد) 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 ...

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