MBZUAI: Honouring the Future of AI

Celebrating the minds shaping tomorrow.

To celebrate the achievements of its Master's and PhD graduates, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) partnered with Collaborate to design and deliver its annual Commencement Ceremony. Broadcast live on Abu Dhabi TV and streamed across the university campus, the experience brought together students, faculty, government representatives and industry leaders to recognise the next generation of AI talent shaping the future.

The Challenge

Creating a commencement ceremony worthy of the world's first graduate-level AI university.

The Creative Idea

Give the next generation of AI leaders a platform that matched the scale of their achievement.

The Experience

Collaborate delivered the ceremony end-to-end, including creative concept, production, AV, show calling and livestreaming. Hosted within MBZUAI's campus, the experience welcomed more than 400 guests and celebrated 150 Master's and PhD graduates. National broadcast coverage and multi-location livestreaming ensured the moment could be shared far beyond the room itself.