KUALA LUMPUR, The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence’s (MBZUAI) 2024 commencement ceremony celebrated 101 graduates from 22 countries, receiving post-graduate degrees in key AI fields including computer vision (CV), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP).
The ceremony was attended by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and MBZUAI Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber; as well as other dignitaries.
In a statement, Dr Al Jaber noted that the growth of AI is one of three megatrends shaping the future, alongside the accelerating pace of the energy transition and the rise of emerging markets and Global South.
‘The Class of 2024’s growing expertise will hold the keys to unlocking solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. In fact, if we are to achieve the ambi
tious goals of the historic UAE Consensus agreed at COP28 in December in Dubai, AI must play a critical role,’ he said.
Meanwhile, MBZUAI President and University Professor, Eric Xing said: ‘MBZUAI’s Class of 2024 are the future leaders of technology, innovation, and creativity, they are equipped to accept the responsibility that comes with the stewardship of something so powerful and transformative.’
MBZUAI’s third and largest commencement celebrated the university’s first PhD graduates in ML along with master’s graduates in ML (55), CV (28) and NLP (12) with students hailing from countries including UAE, Canada, United Kingdom, and France.
Five years since its inception, MBZUAI is now recognised as one of the world’s top 100 computer science universities and is ranked in the top 20 for its specialisations in AI, CV, ML, NLP, and robotics (CSRankings).
Source: BERNAMA News Agency
