Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi / SUAD)

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi / SUAD) is a recognised university in United Arab Emirates. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityAbu Dhabi

RegionAsia

TypePrivate

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Arts & Humanities

AccreditationMinistry of Education, UAE (وزارة التعليم) + Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA / لجنة الاعتماد الأكاديمي) for federal-level QA. Plus emirate-level regulators: KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai) for Dubai institutions; ADEK (Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge) for Abu Dhabi. UAE HE: (1) FEDERAL PUBLIC FLAGSHIPS — UAEU 1976 (federal flagship), Zayed University 1998, Khalifa University 2007/2017 merger; (2) EMIRATE-LEVEL PUBLIC — University of Sharjah, Higher Colleges of Technology HCT network; (3) DUBAI + ABU DHABI AMERICAN BRANCHES — NYU Abu Dhabi (2010), RIT Dubai (2008), American University of Sharjah (1997 American-curriculum), American University in Dubai (1995); (4) DUBAI BRITISH BRANCHES — Heriot-Watt Dubai (2005), British University in Dubai (2003); (5) DUBAI EUROPEAN BRANCHES — Sorbonne Abu Dhabi (2006 French), Canadian University Dubai; (6) DUBAI ASIAN BRANCHES — Manipal Academy Dubai (Indian), BITS Pilani Dubai (Indian); (7) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — Abu Dhabi U, Ajman U, Al Ain U, U of Dubai; (8) MEDICAL SPECIALTY — Mohammed Bin Rashid Univ (MBRU), Gulf Medical Univ; (9) SPECIALIZED — MBZUAI (AI), Hamdan Smart Univ (distance), Emirates Aviation. Total ~80 HEIs serving ~10M population (~88% expatriate). Arabic is national language; ENGLISH is HE primary medium across nearly ALL UAE institutions (reflecting multicultural expatriate population — Pakistani + Indian + Western + Arab faculty/students).

Official websitehttps://www.sorbonne.ae

Accreditation registryhttps://www.caa.ae

Founded 2006 (chartered as Abu Dhabi branch of historic University of Paris — Sorbonne, France; one of FIRST EUROPEAN BRANCH CAMPUSES in UAE; French-medium primary). Major European branch campus in Abu Dhabi. Founded 2006 as Abu Dhabi branch of historic UNIVERSITY OF PARIS — SORBONNE (founded 1150, Europe's OLDEST university). One of FIRST EUROPEAN BRANCH CAMPUSES in UAE. ~750 students. FRENCH-MEDIUM primary (some English). Strong humanities + arts + history + philosophy + law + economics. Reflects UAE's French cultural ties (Louvre Abu Dhabi 2017).

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