Zayed University (ZU) is a public urban non-profit institute of higher education founded in 1998 that is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The non co-educational university caters to both national and international students with undergraduate and graduate programs accredited in both the USA (Middle States Commission on Higher Education) and the UAE (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research).

Zayed University’s campus is located along New Airport Road and Delma Street West in the Al Wahda area, close to the Al Wahda Mall, Emirates College of Technology, and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. Its standard academic year comprises of the fall (August) and spring (February) semesters, while it has one summer session (June). It offers its full-time undergraduate students on-campus student housing as well as student resident visas.