Stories › Workforce › UAE university students can get Google AI Plus free for a year Image: Gulf Business First reported 3 September 2026 · Updated 4 September 2026 · 6 sources · 2 countries
UAE university students can get Google AI Plus free for a year The UAE Artificial Intelligence Office and Google announced on 3 September 2026 that university students in the UAE aged 18 and over can use Google AI Plus free for one year. The plan includes the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook, a tool for studying from your own materials. Students must sign up by 31 December 2026.
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Gulf Business reported that the UAE AI Office and Google launched a year of free Google AI Plus for university students in the UAE. Gulf Today said the offer is open to registered students aged 18 and over who sign up before 31 December 2026, via goo.gle/studentoffer26-uae. People Matters said the plan includes the Gemini app with its latest model, image and video tools, and Gemini Notebook, which lets students work with their own study materials, create summaries and listen to audio overviews. Tbreak said students verify their status through SheerID with a university email. The plan also includes 400GB of storage and higher Gemini usage limits. Khaleej Times reported that the AI Office and Google will run online and in-person training on using Gemini and Gemini Notebook for study and research, with a focus on responsible use. Gulf Business said the offer is part of the AI for All initiative the AI Office and Google launched in 2024, and expands last year’s student programme. Dubai Eye 103.8 and Gulf Today also reported the launch. What it adds up to
If you’re a student, or you teach or manage interns, the habit worth building is checking the summary against the source. Notebook-style tools answer from the files you give them, which makes it easier to see where each point came from. Sign up before 31 December, load one reading or report, and ask for a summary that shows where each point appears. Then open the source and check three of them. The same habit applies to whatever AI tool your employer gives you.
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