University in the UAE with two campuses at Abu Dhabi and Al Ain; subjects: business administration, computer sciences & information technology, education, engineering & applied sciences, arts & sciences, shariat and law, medicine & health sciences

University based in Ajman with campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Fujairah; faculties: mass communication, computer science and engineering, dentistry, education, engineering, pharmacy and business administration

Not-for-profit, independent educational institution in Dubai founded by the Al Ghurair Group; faculties: engineering & technology, business studies, computer science, arts and science, etc

E-university based in Dubai that offers courses in business & quality management, education, health and environmental studies

Institute of higher learning offering courses in business, communication technology, education, engineering technology, health sciences, and information technology; has 16 campuses in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah & Fujairah

Independent, non-profit coeducational institution, dedicated to the advancement of learning through teaching and research; based in Abu Dhabi with a branch in Sharjah at what used to be Etisalat University College

Connected learning community based in Dubai; features international academic institutes and programmes, academic services and support providers, professional training centres, management development centres etc

University based in the UAE; faculties: humanities and social science, food systems, shari'ah and law, business and economics, education, engineering, medicine and health sciences, science, information technology etc

University set up in partnership with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry; consists of the College of Business Administration and the College of Information Technology

Non-profit institution for higher learning 16 km from the centre of the city of Sharjah; faculties: shariah and Islamic studies, fine arts, law, business and management, arts and sciences, engineering, communication, health sciences