Technology innovation is the discipline of developing original technologies and finding practical uses for them. Courses and programs in this field often teach students to address problems they see in the world by designing and marketing products that creatively combat these issues.

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates on the eastern side of the Arabian peninsula, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf. Much of the work force in the UAE are foreign expatriates - hence the country's population makeup being so diverse, with Emirati citizens being a minority in their own country.