Khalifa University of Science and Technology
Government entity
Academic institution
Local
Abu Dhabi
Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) is a research-intensive university in the UAE. It was established in its current form in February 2017 by presidential decree through the merger of the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), the Petroleum Institute (PI), and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI).
- Short name
- KU
- Emirate
- Abu Dhabi
- Type
- Academic institution
- Part of
- Government of Abu Dhabi
- Official website
- ku.ac.ae
- Phone
- 🇦🇪 +971 2 312 3333
- Address
- Al Zaffranah Zone, Abu Dhabi
- Code
- KU
- Former names
- Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), Petroleum Institute (PI), Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI)
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Abu Dhabi
- Ownership
- Government
- Sector
- Higher Education
- Founders
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Khalifa University of Science and Technology
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