Annual Report 2010
Infrastructure
The second phase of the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi project was completed in 2010, and brought the total campus capacity to 2,000 students, comprising about 93,000 m² of teaching and recreational facilities, including a library of 200,000 books. Work finished on schedule and to budget.
Construction of the new state-of-the-art Zayed University campus is well advanced and the first students will be on the premises for the 2011 academic year. The site area covers almost 1 km² and the university will have capacity for about 6,000 students. The campus will house a four-storey library, tiered amphitheater, on-site dormitories, and services from pharmacies to hair salons. Public facilities include a 1,000-seat theater and convention center.
The second stage of UAE University, the Crescent Building, was also completed and handed over in Q4 2010. It houses staff and faculty offices, male and female student libraries, the Chancellor’s Office, and Great Hall. The UAEU Stage 3 male campus is currently under construction and is due for completion in Q3 2011.
The unit is also involved in a number of other projects, including the development of a new campus for New York University Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island, scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2014. Al-Futtaim Carillion (Abu Dhabi) LLC was appointed as the design and build contractor in April 2010.
Mubadala Infrastructure also refined its business strategy during the year, marketing PPP deals to sectors other than education, its traditional area of strength.
(no. of students)
6,000
The site area of the new, state-of-the-art Zayed University campus covers almost 1 km² and the university will have capacity for about 6,000 students.
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