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NYU Abu Dhabi Outreach Team
If you have questions about student life, the application process, or need regional guidance, our team is here to assist you! For personalized support, you can connect with your admissions officer by emailing us or scheduling a meeting with one of our team members below. Additionally, we offer virtual admissions sessions year-round, which you can explore here.
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Central Asia and Eurasia
General inquiries: nyuad.central.asia@iie.org
Zhadyra Bainazar
- Email: zbainazar@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Zhadyra
- Countries: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus
Shakhrukh Makhkamdjanov
- Email: smakhkamdjanov@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/shahruh/meet_nyuad
- Countries: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia
Europe
General inquiries: nyuad.europe@iie.org
Zita Kassai
- Email: zkassai@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Zita
- Countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Zsuzsanna Kovács
- Email: zkovacs@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Zsuzsa
- Countries: Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden
Justin van Dyke
- Email: jvandyke@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Justin
- Countries: Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
Latin American and the Caribbean
General inquiries: nyuad.latin.america@iie.org
Fabiola Calderon
- Email: ecalderonquintero@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Fabiola
- Countries: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
Marcy Herr
- Email: mherr@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Marcy
- Countries: Argentina, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
Hannah Stack
- Email: hstack@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Hannah
- Countries: Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela
Sub-Saharan Africa
General inquiries: nyuad.sub.saharan.africa@iie.org
Meskerem Zerdo
- Email: mzerdo@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUAD-Meski
- Countries: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Guinea, Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Principe, Sao Tome, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Zambia
Esete Zewdie
- Email: ezewdie@iie.org
- Schedule a meeting: https://go.oncehub.com/NYUADEsete
- Countries: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritiana, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Program Administration:
Jamal Alsayyed | Director of Middle East Programs
Amanda Poppe | Senior Program Manager
Mallika Appana | Business Process Analyst