UBD is one of the fastest growing young universities in the world, with a vibrant multicultural campus and an emphasis on lifelong learning. UBD’s innovative GenNEXT curriculum balances student-centric flexibility with academic rigour and real-world experience as students undergo unique experiential learning through Discovery Year. By instilling an entrepreneurial mindset, it moves towards becoming a “University of Innovation and Enterprise”. As a research-intensive university, UBD focuses on specialised expertise in areas including biodiversity, energy studies, comparative education, precision medicine, genomics, sensor technology and halal science, herbal, catalysis, smart farming, data analytics, and Islamic history, governance and civilisation.