Ph.DUnited Arab Emirates

47 PhD programmes in United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi University4,0(125)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Intelligent Systems Engineering

The Intelligent Systems Engineering from Abu Dhabi University is a research-driven doctoral programme that prepares students to lead in AI, robotics, and intelligent technologies.

Full-time +2 Blended

3 years$20,890/yr

Ajman University4,2(15)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Law

The Law programme from Ajman University comprises a group of highly qualified faculty members capable of delivering top-notch legal education in various law specializations.

Full-time On-campus

3 years$18,108/yr

Abu Dhabi University4,0(125)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Engineering Management

The Engineering Management research programme from Abu Dhabi University aims to produce a new generation of industry and academic leaders who will address the novel national and global challenges posed by the new energy transition, circular economy, optimal material usage, and sustainable development by combining advanced technical and managerial knowledge.

Full-time On-campus

3 years$20,890/yr

Abu Dhabi University4,0(125)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Education

The Education research degree at Abu Dhabi University is a rigorous research-intensive programme designed to develop educational leaders, scholars, and policymakers who can address complex educational challenges.

Full-time On-campus

4 years$18,870/yr

Heriot-Watt University Dubai4,2(49)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Computer Sciences

The Computer Sciences PhD program from Heriot-Watt University Dubai applicants with an interest in the broad area of computing are encouraged to apply.

Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$27,093/yr

Heriot-Watt University Dubai4,2(49)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Management

This Management and Languages PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai offers unique opportunities for students in the region to research issues of relevance to the Islamic and Arab world as well as globally.

Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$27,093/yr

Heriot-Watt University Dubai4,2(49)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

This Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai has an inherently strong research culture with research students making a highly valued contribution to School’s overall research profile.

Full-time On-campus

4 years$27,093/yr

Heriot-Watt University Dubai4,2(49)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Psychology

The Psychology PhD program from Heriot-Watt University Dubai mission is to create and exchange knowledge that benefits society, and in keeping with this, our psychology research examines and offers solutions for many different global challenges.

Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$27,093/yr

Heriot-Watt University Dubai4,2(49)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 5% in Worldwide

Engineering and Physical Sciences

This Engineering and Physical Sciences PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai places a very high value on enabling people to obtain a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree by research and is pleased to be able to extend this facility to students on the Dubai Campus.

Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$27,093/yr

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence3,9(12)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Robotics

The goal of the Ph.D. program in Robotics from Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is to prepare the next generation of world-class researchers, industry leaders, academics, and educators in the field of robotics and autonomous systems.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

New York University4,3(114)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Biology

This Biology course from New York University offers training in a broad range of biological research fields, including developmental genetics, genomics and systems biology, molecular and cellular biology, evolutionary biology, and infectious disease.

Full-time On-campus

3 yearsFree

New York University4,3(114)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Chemistry

The Chemistry course from New York University is offered in collaboration with the Graduate School of Arts and Science at NYU New York.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

City St George's, University of London4,5(8)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Top 2% in Worldwide

Executive Actuarial Science

City St George's, University of London - Bayes Business School's Executive Actuarial Science is a four-year, part-time degree programme, culminating in a dissertation that passes formal examination. It comprises of ten, forty-hour residential weeks, and independent research guided by faculty supervisors.

Part-time On-campus

4 years$36,752/yr

The British University in Dubai5,0(1)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Education

Described by an external evaluator as “one of the best 200 doctoral programmes worldwide”, BUiD’s Doctor of Education (EdD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education at The British University in Dubai provides an excellent balance between offering sound cutting-edge research and meeting the need to investigate local and regional matters.

Full-time On-campus

4 years$13,615/yr

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence3,9(12)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Human-Computer Interaction

The Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) course from Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence advances the frontiers of HCI by preparing students for independent, original research.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

New York University4,3(114)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Transportation Systems

This Transportation Systems course from New York University students in Transportation Systems are enrolled at the Transportation Systems doctorate programme in the Civil and Urban Engineering Department from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence3,9(12)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Natural Language Processing

Natural Language Processing at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence enables computers to communicate with people using everyday language. Large language models (LLMs), in particular, are key drivers of language-based interaction, potentially including extra data modalities such as structured data or images.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

The British University in Dubai5,0(1)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Business Law

The PhD in Business Law at The British University in Dubai is designed for students who are interested in the advanced study of law as it applies to business transactions and administration.

Full-time On-campus

4 years$15,317/yr

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence3,9(12)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Computer Science

The goal of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is to produce highly trained researchers for industry and academia. The program prepares students to apply the research techniques and knowledge they have gained to solve complex problems in the field of Computer Science and AI.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence3,9(12)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Computer Vision

The Computer Vision program at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence studies how an image is created, the geometry of the 3D world and high-level tasks such as object recognition, object detection, and tracking, image segmentation and action recognition.

Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree