NYU Abu Dhabi will begin offering an Executive MBA program through the Stern School of Business starting in August 2026, making NYU the highest-ranked U.S. business school to do so in the Middle East and North Africa region. Participants will receive an Executive MBA degree, jointly conferred by Stern and the Abu Dhabi campus. Students will develop projects with regional and global corporations, while also working with full-time faculty at Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi. “The UAE is making remarkable progress in industries of the future.”The Abu Dhabi campus announced its original MBA program in 2023. The one-year, full-time MBA program began in February 2025 with a cohort of 54 students, featuring partnerships with companies like Microsoft and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.