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 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 ...

and

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 ...

, to become the multi-campus and sole-branded

, and its previous structure is now known as the "Masdar City campus". This Khalifa University campus is still in

Masdar City Masdar City ( ar, مدينة مصدر, Madīnat Maṣdar, lit=Source City) is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority ...

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. ...

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. Masdar Institute was an integral part of the non-profit side of the Masdar Initiative and was the first institution to occupy

. The Technology and Development Program at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

provided scholarly assessment and advice to Masdar Institute. , the collaborative agreement between the two institutions is still in place and currently hosts several exchange students from the legacy cohorts.

History

Masdar Institute was established on February 25, 2007. , the institute employed 85 faculty members and had an enrollment of 456 students. The establishment of Masdar Institute was part of a resource diversification policy for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi's leadership views research and education in alternative energy as a keystone for the future development of the emirate and expressed their commitment through the establishment of Masdar Initiative,

and the

Zayed Future Energy Prize The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) is an annual event hosted in the United Arab Emirates, aiming to advance future energy, energy efficiency, and clean technologies. It began in 2008, held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nah ...

. The institute's interim provost, Behjat Al Yousuf, was appointed in May 2015. She previously served as the dean of students at Masdar. In 2017, it merged with two other institutions in Abu Dhabi, Petroleum Institute and Khalifa University, to become the multi-campus and sole-branded Khalifa University.

Campus

The campus, like

, was designed by architectural firm

Foster + Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide. ...

and the first phase of the project was managed by

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Research centers

* TwinLab3 Dimensional StackedChips Research Center * Sustainable Bio-energy Research Center (SBRC) * Smart Grid and Smart Building Center of Excellence * Renewable Energy Resource Mapping and Assessment Center

Students

By 2017, 456 students were enrolled and the institute had more than 550 alumni.

Faculty and research

Masdar Institute commenced teaching in September 2009. Its academics conducted research individually and in collaboration with several top ranked universities, notably MIT, on topics including water environment and health, advanced energy systems and microsystems, and advanced materials. By 2018, through the MI-MIT collaboration, 8 projects were completed and 11 one-to-one research and 3 flagship projects (larger research teams) were being executed. The collaboration had a scientific outreach that included 201 scientific peer reviewed journal and book publications and 217 conference papers and presentations by April 2018.

References

External links

*
Masdar Initiative website
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