UAE, Google Team Up to Give University Students Free Gemini Pro Access
The UAE Government announced today a strategic collaboration with Google, providing university students with a complimentary one-year subscription to the Pro plan of Google Gemini to get the most out of the generative AI tool and its related features for learning and discovery. This initiative is part of the country’s efforts to build an advanced talent ecosystem in the field of AI and empower students to utilize the latest technologies, in line with the objectives of the UAE’s National AI Strategy.
His Excellency, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, affirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, prioritizes advancing national talents and the community with AI tools to achieve global leadership by leveraging AI to develop skills, build capabilities, enhance efficiency, and accelerate innovation across all sectors, thereby shaping a future driven by knowledge, creativity, and sustainable progress.
His Excellency stated that the UAE government has developed a clear and forward-looking vision centered on empowering society through technology and artificial intelligence through the strategic and global partnerships that foster an environment of continuous learning, innovation, and leadership. Guided by this vision, the UAE continues to advance progress, expand its achievements, and solidify its role as a global leader in harnessing technology to drive human development and serve communities worldwide.
Anthony Nakache, Google’s Managing Director in the Middle East & North Africa noted a substantial increase of interest in AI and Education in the UAE, with Google Trends showing a 110% rise in searches for AI and study-related topics over the past two months compared to the same period last year. This signals teachers & students’ positive attitude towards experimenting with modern technologies for fostering creativity in education.
Nakache also emphasized the importance of the collaboration with the UAE Government to ensure that university students across the country can equally benefit from Gemini’s latest models and features to enhance their research skills and thrive in their educational journey.
Access to Google Gemini’s most advanced models
The Gemini app offers various features to help students summarize specific information, create interactive quizzes, or listen to a short podcast that summarizes lecture notes. The Pro version of Google Gemini includes multiple features to support students’ learning journeys, including:
- Gemini 2.5 Pro: Access to Gemini’s most capable model for complex tasks – whether that includes analyzing research, or brainstorming.
- Deep Research: Students can put together initial research reports, providing in-depth information from hundreds of sites across the web.
- NotebookLM: A one-of-a-kind thinking companion that helps students organize their thoughts, now with five times more audio and video overviews.
- Veo 3: Transforming text or a photo into a 8-second video with sound using Veo 3.
2 TB of storage: tons of space for all your notes, projects, photos and papers on Google Photos, Drive and Gmail.
University students, above the age of 18, can now register to get the 12-months complimentary access to Gemini 2.5 Pro before December 9, 2025, by using their personal email address.
More information in the following link: https://gemini.google/students
