Abu Dhabi University (ADU), which has campuses in the UAE capital, Al Ain and Dubai, has laid the foundation stone for its new Dh300-million ($81.6 million) campus in Al Ain with an overall area of 45,000 sq m, a media report said.

The ground-breaking ceremony drew the participation of Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, chairman of ADU’s board of directors, Salem Mubarak Al Dhaheri, executive director of community relations at ADU, Professor Waqar Ahmad, chancellor of ADU, and Dr Mohammad Fteiha, interim director of ADU’s Al Ain Campus, reported Emirates news agency Wam.

Spanning 28,000 sq m, the first phase is scheduled for completion by September 2019.