Abu Dhabi University's College of Business offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs to build and enhance your business, management and leadership career.
Our Business College is both EQUIS and AACSB accredited. Only 2% of business schools worldwide have this double accreditation.
College of Business
Dean's Message
Welcome to the College of Business at Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi University's College of Business (COB) is a comprehensive business school accredited nationally by the UAE Ministry of Education's Commission for Academic Accreditation and internationally by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS). Based on the Times Higher Education Rankings 2025, the College is ranked as the top business school in the UAE and the Arab region.
These accreditations and rankings place us among an elite group of 2% of business schools worldwide, and they provide valuable international validation of the quality of our programs. Our MBA is ranked 7th in the Middle East & Africa and among the top 151–200 globally in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026. Our global connections create opportunities for our students to seamlessly transition to our overseas partner universities, either for short exchange programs or to complete further studies. Our partners include prestigious institutions such as Monash University (Australia), University College Dublin (Ireland), McMaster University (Canada), Lancaster and Bangor (UK), Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Carleton University (Canada), Menlo College (San Francisco Bay Area, USA), and others.
We use the input of local and international business leaders to ensure that our programs remain relevant to the evolving world of business. In today's new global configuration, shaped by shifting trade dynamics, climate priorities, and the pursuit of sustainable growth, we are rethinking globalization’s role and how business schools can meaningfully contribute. At ADU, this means equipping our students with future-ready skills through curriculum innovation, industry-driven research, and platforms such as Bloomberg, SAP, and business simulations that bridge theory and practice.
Our highly qualified faculty, recruited from some of the world's most respected universities, advance student learning by integrating real-world applications into the classroom, whether through authentic industry-based assessments, guest speakers, local and international case studies, or industry projects.
Ranked as the number one business school for research productivity in the UAE by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2025, we collaborate with industry and government to address current and emerging challenges. This strong link with practice not only enhances the relevance of our research but also ensures our graduates develop the skills, values, and mindset to drive business transformation, sustainability, and lifelong learning.
Whether you join us for an undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral program, I am confident you will find the College of Business an exciting, globally connected, and supportive learning environment. It is my privilege to welcome you to our College, where my colleagues and I are dedicated to your success.
Globally diverse and accomplished academics
Why Choose the College of Business (COB) at ADU as your Business School?
The College of Business is a student focused business school that offers internationally accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Our range of specializations in strategy, leadership and management have been vetted by senior industry professionals to ensure the content is up to date and will allow our graduates to embark on meaningful careers in industry and government.
Flexible admission dates allow our students to seamlessly progress through their studies and opportunities to gain professional certifications increase employment opportunities for our graduates. We also have an early detection system that helps to identify students who have program or course difficulties so that we can provide timely, additional services to support them.
We use ADUi, our state-of-the-art Innovation Center, to build a culture of innovation in teaching and research with frequent guest lectures, skill-building workshops, open competitions and seminars.
Our faculty are recruited from top global universities and are experts in their discipline area. They are research active and integrate cutting edge business knowledge into their teaching.
The Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings 2025 ranked the College of Business among the top 100 business schools in the world with an overall ranking of 62. We are ranked number 1 in business and economics in the United Arab Emirates and in the Arab region placing us among the world’s elite institutions. We are also the only business school in the region to achieve both EQUIS and AACSB international accreditations. Only 2% of business schools worldwide have this double accreditation. Through these accreditations we create international study opportunities for our students at over 1,000 business schools worldwide.
