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17 PhD programmes in Engineering & Technology in United Arab Emirates

Intelligent Systems Engineering
The Intelligent Systems Engineering from Abu Dhabi University is a research-driven doctoral programme that prepares students to lead in AI, robotics, and intelligent technologies.

Energy
This Energy EngD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai is an alternative to the traditional PhD to help you continue your career in industry.

Engineering and Physical Sciences
This Engineering and Physical Sciences PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai places a very high value on enabling people to obtain a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree by research and is pleased to be able to extend this facility to students on the Dubai Campus.

Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
This Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai has an inherently strong research culture with research students making a highly valued contribution to School’s overall research profile.

Construction
This Construction EngD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai is an alternative to the traditional PhD to help you continue your career in industry.
Transportation Systems
This Transportation Systems course from New York University students in Transportation Systems are enrolled at the Transportation Systems doctorate programme in the Civil and Urban Engineering Department from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.
Robotics
The goal of the Ph.D. program in Robotics from Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is to prepare the next generation of world-class researchers, industry leaders, academics, and educators in the field of robotics and autonomous systems.
Mechanical Engineering
This Mechanical Engineering course from New York University students in Mechanical Engineering are enrolled at the Mechanical Engineering doctorate program in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.
PhD in Engineering Management
BUiDs PhD in Engineering Management is a research-focused doctoral programme designed to advance original scholarship and professional innovation in engineering management. Grounded in international best practices, the programme offers a structured yet flexible framework that integrates rigorous research training, methodological development, and sustained academic supervision.
Sustainable Built Environments
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sustainable Built Environments at The British University in Dubai meets an important need in skill and knowledge in the increasingly important area of environmentally responsive design.
Mechanical Engineering
This Mechanical Engineering programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai is designed to equip students with the skills to contribute to new frontiers of knowledge in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
Electrical Engineering
The Electrical Engineering course from New York University students in Electrical Engineering are enrolled at the Electrical Engineering doctorate programme in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.
Electrical Engineering
This Electrical Engineering research programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai is designed to equip students with the skills to contribute to new frontiers of knowledge in the field of Electrical Engineering.
Robotic Vision
This Robotic Vision PhD programme from Heriot-Watt University Dubai aims to develop an advanced SfM pipeline that harnesses artificial intelligence to enhance feature extraction, matching, and the speed of large-scale 3D reconstruction.
Biomedical Engineering
The Biomedical Engineering course from New York University students in Biomedical Engineering are enrolled at the Biomedical Engineering doctorate programme in the Biomedical Engineering Department at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.
Chemical Engineering
The Chemical Engineering course from New York University studentsare enrolled at the Chemical Engineering doctorate programme in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and enjoy the same privileges and responsibilities as all NYU PhD students.
Civil Engineering
This Civil Engineering course from New York University students undertake most of their coursework in New York and conduct their research in Abu Dhabi.