Since 2005, NYIT has been offering degree programs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.The NYIT campus is located in the Center of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) Technology Park, adjacent to the Higher Colleges of Technology Men's Campus. The programs in Interior Design (B.F.A.), Computer Science (B.S.), and Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) have received initial accreditation by the Commission for Academics Accreditation, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In the U.S., NYIT is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. NYIT awards the same degree to students at the Abu Dhabi campus as its flagship campuses in New York. With constant collaboration across continents, NYIT courses in Abu Dhabi are taught by internationally recruited professors who meet the same stringent standards as those in the United States. Because all classes are conducted in English, students must be able to speak and write in English.

NYIT-Abu Dhabi Highlights

• 2007 – NYIT-Abu Dhabi became the first American university in Abu Dhabi licensed by the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research.
• 2007 – First graduation ceremony held for 154 students at NYIT-Abu Dhabi.
• 2008 – NYIT-Abu Dhabi hosts the first Presidential Lecture Series outside of the United States with a presentation by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
• 2009 – Programs in Interior Design (B.F.A.), Computer Science (B.S.), and Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) have received initial accreditation by the Commission for Academics Accreditation, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In the U.S., NYIT is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.