OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH
The internationally top-ranked Khalifa University of Science and Technology is the one university in the UAE with the research programs that address the entire range of strategic, scientific and industrial challenges facing the UAE’s knowledge economy transformation and our rapidly evolving world.
Khalifa University is home to the UAE’s leading research centers, many of which are housed in the university’s research institutes. Khalifa University’s three flagship research institutes include the Masdar Institute, the Petroleum Institute, and the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute. The Institutes serve as interdisciplinary research units focused on long-term strategic priorities. KU research centers address regional and global challenges in a systematic and targeted manner via engagement of world-class researchers and facilities. These research centers are at the heart of KU’s global leadership in use-inspired research.