Back جامعة خليفة Arabic جامعة خليفه ARZ Khalifa University German Universidad de Khalifa Spanish Khalifa Unibertsitatea Basque دانشگاه خلیفه Persian ハリーファ大学 Japanese Universidade de Khalifa Portuguese Pamantasang Khalifa Tagalog Halife Üniversitesi Turkish
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| Motto | Nurturing tomorrow’s leaders.. Growing the knowledge economy [1] |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 |
| Students | 3,500+[2][3] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Khalifa University |
Khalifa University (Arabic: 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.[4]
Founded in 2007 by a decree issued by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Khalifa University was established in an effort to support a knowledge-based economy that will contribute to the state's post-oil future.[5]
The university has 5,000 students.[6]
In the 2022 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, Khalifa University placed as the 37th best university in Asia.[7] In September 2018, Khalifa University was ranked 1st in the UAE and 2nd in the Arab region by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019.[8]
In March 2023, Khalifa University’s Petroleum Engineering department was ranked 8th in the world by the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject – Engineering and Technology.[9]
In August 2024 The university won the distinguished 2nd place in Netherlands Robo-Cup 2024[10] The university is getting ready for hosting in October the IROSS 2024 that will take place in Abu Dhabi.[10][11]
- ^ This motto is displayed in the university Factbook which was published in 2014. [1] Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Khalifa University". Timeshighereducation.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Khalifa University - News_29092012". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2022".
- ^ "Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research at Masdar Master Plan – Sasaki Associates, Inc". Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ "About Khalifa University". IIE - The Power of International Education. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Asia University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ The National (26 April 2019). "Asia University Rankings 2019". Timeshighereducation.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings for Engineering - Petroleum 2023". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b "Khalifa University team wins 2nd place in Robo-Cup 2024 Challenge in Netherlands". gulfnews.com. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "IROS | Khalifa University". iros2024-abudhabi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.