AI Integration in UAE-Based British Higher Education

This paper examines the structural incompatibilities that arise when UK transnational education providers in the UAE navigate divergent AI regulatory frameworks. The UAE's National AI Strategy 2031 mandates rapid institutional transformation, whilst UK quality assurance emphasises equivalence with home provision. The analysis documents four fundamental incompatibilities that create a positioned impossibility for institutions, faculty, and students, revealing sustainability challenges for transnational education models in contexts of significant regulatory divergence.