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 most recent Times Higher Education rankings, the College is the number one business school in the UAE and in the Arab region.
These accreditations and rankings place us among an elite group of 2% of business schools worldwide, and they also provide valuable international validation of the quality of our programs. Our global connections create opportunities for our students to seamlessly transition to our overseas partner universities, either for short student exchange programs or to complete further studies. Our partners include prestigious universities, including Monash University in Australia, University College Dublin in Ireland, McMaster (Canada), Lancaster and Bangor (UK), Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Carleton University (Canada) – A top-ranked institution known for its strong business programs, Menlo College (San Francisco Bay Area, USA) – Located in Silicon Valley, offering unparalleled networking and career opportunities, University of Bangor (UK) – Renowned for excellence in business and finance education and Monash University (Australia) – A prestigious university recognized worldwide for innovation and research.
We use the input of local and international business leaders to ensure that our programs and courses remain relevant to the current and emerging work environment. Through this continuous review and improvement process, we provide our students with innovative and engaging learning experiences that reflect the priorities of industry, government, and professions.
Our highly qualified faculty are selected from some of the world's most respected universities. They advance student learning by creating a learning environment that bridges the gap between business theory and industry practice. Real-world examples include our Bloomberg trading floor, business simulations, guest speakers, local and international industry case studies, and authentic industry-based assessments.
Ranked as the number one business school for research productivity in the UAE by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), we collaborate with industry and commerce to focus on current and emerging business challenges. This continual engagement with our business connections allows us to deliver up-to-date specialist knowledge to ensure our students develop the skills, values, and mindset required to meet the industry's current and future needs and confidently enter the workforce.
Whether you join us for an undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral program, I am confident that you will find the College of Business an exciting and supportive learning environment. It is my privilege to welcome you to our College, where my colleagues and I are committed to your success.
Professor Barry O'Mahony
Acting Dean, College of Business
Provost
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.
