Ukraine President and First Lady Visit MBZUAI and Meet Senior Management

The President of Ukraine, His Excellency Volodymyr Zelensky, and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska visited Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university. The delegation of Ukrainian officials was hosted by Dr. Eric Xing, President of MBZUAI; Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Executive Vice President for Outreach and Engagement; Professor Ling Shao, Executive Vice President and Provost; Dr. Hosni Ghedira, Director Engagement Services, and Reem Al Orfali, Director of Student Affairs.

The Ukrainian President and First Lady were accompanied by an entourage of ministers and security personal as they toured MBZUAI’s MASDAR City campus. The tour ended at the Visitor’s Center where the delegation of officials was briefed by Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf about the University’s goals, and strategies to deliver on the UAE Government’s vision for Abu Dhabi and how it will transition into a knowledge-based economy, and lead in AI research and applications.