Ajman University (Arabic: جامعة عجمان) was established on 17 June 1988 as the first private university in the GCC. Ajman University (AU) was also the first university in the UAE to admit expatriate students under the institutional name "Ajman University College of Science and Technology," which was subsequently renamed "Ajman University of Science and Technology". In 2018, it was again renamed to "Ajman University". Ajman University is located in the Al Jurf area, close to Khalifa Hospital in Ajman. The 215,000 square meter (2.3 million square feet) campus has sports facilities (football, basketball, track and field, swimming), a gymnasium, a bookstore, health unit, restaurants, and mosques. Its standard academic year is divided into the fall (August) and spring (January) semesters; it also has one summer semester (June). Ajman university was ranked among the top 30 universities in the Arab world and is ranked #8 in the UAE according to the 2022 QS University rankings. Ajman University is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), the UAE Federal Government's quality assurance agency for higher education. To check the CAA's active accredited programs at Ajman University, visit this link.

Ajman University Colleges & Programs

College of Architecture, Art and Design

College of Business Administration

College of Dentistry

College of Engineering and Information Technology

College of Humanities and Sciences

College of Law

College of Mass Communication

College of Medicine

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

In May 2019, Ajman University and Gulf Medical University signed a MoU to facilitate academic cooperation. The partnership is intended to foster technical cooperation, joint scientific research and dual degree programs.

Notable faculty: past and present

Notable alumni