[5] As of April 2018[update], the collaborative agreement between the two institutions is still in place and currently hosts several exchange students from the legacy cohorts.

[3] The establishment of Masdar Institute was part of a resource diversification policy for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi's leadership views research and education in alternative energy as a keystone for the future development of the emirate and expressed their commitment through the establishment of Masdar Initiative, Masdar City and the Zayed Future Energy Prize.

[2] In the same year, the institute completed a thermal energy storage project with the Norwegian company EnergyNest AS in Abu Dhabi, which was continued for improvement until 2017.

[1] The campus, like Masdar City, was designed by architectural firm Foster + Partners[11] and the first phase of the project was managed by CH2M Hill.