New York University Abu Dhabi

New York University Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting portal campus of New York University, established as a private liberal arts college in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Together with the main sites in New York and Shanghai, the portal campus is part of NYU's Global Network University. The founding of this research university through a partnership with NYU and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

It started in 2008 as a temporary site for conferences and cultural events. The academic program opened in September 2010 at the university's provisional downtown site. It was moved permanently in 2014 to Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.