King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST

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King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology - KAUST

..Through Inspiration, Discovery
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Welcome to KAUST
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What is KAUST?

• Is the realization of a decades-long vision King
  Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
• An international, graduate-level research
  university.

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KAUST Vision and Mission

• Be one of the worlds top universities based on
  research in science and technology.

• Transform people's lives through the synergy of
  science and enterprise.

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KAUST at glance
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Where is KAUST?
Built on 14 square miles on the Red Sea in Thuwal
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Fast Facts

• Language of Instruction English
• At maturity, KAUST will have 2,000 students
• (1500 masters and 500 Ph.D. students)
• Initially KAUST will have 110 faculty members,
  building to 225 at maturity

• Full research community at KAUST will consist of
  1,500 people (not including students)
• At maturity, the KAUST community will have 20,000
  residents
• Has one of the largest endowments in the world

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Degrees offered

• M.S. - A three-semester degree, including a
  summer internship with KAUST academic or industry
  partners.

Ph.D. - Typically a three- to four-year.
Involves original research in a KAUST Institute,
culminating in a research thesis.
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Research and Researchers at KAUST
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Research Institutes
Focus on genomic and molecular biosciences to
foster fields in agriculture, aquaculture,
biodiversity, industrial bioprocesses, and human
health.
Biosciences and Bioengineering
Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
Advanced computational techniques, and applied
mathematics in areas scientific knowledge and
engineering research enterprise.
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Research Institutes
Materials Science and Engineering
New materials trough molecular engineering of
application-specific materials and developments
in nanotechnology.
Resources, Energy and Environment
Focus on research and instruction in energy
sources, systems, and uses environmental quality
and improvement and water and coastal zone
resources.
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Inaugural Awardees Researchers
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Inaugural Awardees Researchers
Ahmed F. Ghoniem, Mechanical Engineering, MIT,
USA Energy conversion systems Anna Tramontano,
Biochemical Sciences, La Sapienza University,
Rome, Italy Computational molecular
biology Bengt Nordén, Chemical and Biological
Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology,
Sweden Bio-inspired Molecular
Nanotechnology Brian Stoltz, Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering, California Institute of
Technology, USA Selective Aerobic Catalytic
Oxidation Chemistry Bruce E. Logan, Environmental
Engineering, Penn State University,
USA Microbial fuel cells Edward Hartley Sargent,
Nanotechnology, University of Toronto,
Canada Nanotechnology for solar energy Nicholas
Paul Harberd, Biology, Oxford University,
UK Salt-tolerant crop-plant genomics Nobuyasu
Ito, Applied Physics, University of Tokyo,
Japan Nanodynamics Study on Nonequilibriium
Problems Paulo Monteiro, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, UC Berkeley, USA Environmentally
sustainable green concrete Peter A. Markowich,
Applied Mathematics, Cambridge University,
UK Applied and computational differential
equations William J. Koros, Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech,
USA Membranes in hydrocarbon utilization Yi Cui,
Materials Science, Stanford University,
USA Electrical energy storage using nanowires
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KAUST Agreements
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Academic Excellence Alliances
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Global Research Partnership
Create a global network of researchers research
activities essential for rapid development and
recognition of KAUST Research
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Centers Inaugural Awardees
University of Oxford Centre for Collaborative
Applied Mathematics (OCCAM)
Stanford University Center for Advanced Molecular
Photovoltaics
Texas AM Institute for Applied Mathematics and
Computational Science (IAMCS)
Cornell University KAUST Center for Research
Education
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Private Sectors Collaborations
GEs collaboration with KAUST represents our
commitment to find the best partnerships around
the world to drive cutting-edge research and
technology development for the company.
John G. Rice, Vice Chairman, GE
We were delighted to build a new research and
education model We need each other to succeed,
whether it is in basic research or talent
creation.
Robert Morris, Vice President, IBM Research
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Campus and Community
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Community
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LEED Certified Campus
.an internationally accepted benchmark for the
design, construction, and operation of high
performance green buildings.
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Coral-reef ecosystem
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Alternative Transportation
Multiple methods of transportation are being
discussed to reduce the overall carbon footprint
of the project.
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Community Life

• Community and Residential Services
• 3 schools (K-12)
• Daycare centers
• On-demand home maintenance
• cleaning services
• High-speed wireless internet
• Satellite television

• Harbor District Commercial Center
• Restaurants, cafes, fine-dining
• Cinemas, concert theatre
• Bank, post office, travel agent
• Beauty salon, dry cleaner
• Supermarket

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Student Housing - Design

• high-speed wireless Internet

• daycare centers
• home maintenance

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Student Housing - Interior

• refuse removal
• local telephone service

• satellite television
• electricity and water

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KAUST Students KAUST Fellowships Program
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Benefits

• Full tuition support
• A monthly stipend
• Free housing
• Travel benefit

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Who Can Apply

• Masters Students who have
• earned or will earn a bachelors
• degree before June 2010.

• PhD Students who have earned
• or will earn a masters degree before June
  2010.

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Requirements

• Minimum overall GPA of 3.5/4.0
• Official university transcript translated to
  English
• TOEFL iBT Score of 79 or 6.0 in IELTS
  www.toefl.org
• Official GRE scores www.gre.org
• Three letters of recommendations
• Statement of purpose

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Fields of Study

• Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
  (AMCS)
• Computer Science (CS)

• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)

• Bioscience (B)
• Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE)

• Environmental Science and Engineering (EnSE)
• Earth Science and Engineering (ErSE)

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Selection Criteria

• Academic achievement
• First university or bachelors field of study
• Statement of Purpose Academic and
• research interest and/or leadership potential
• Involvement in related extracurricular activities
  
• Commitment to matriculate at KAUST

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Apply Now !!!

• On-line application at
• http//www.kaust.edu.sa/
• Admissions
• Admission Programs
• KAUST Fellowship

• Deadline January 1st, 2010.
• Results Via e-mail
• Entrance at KAUST September 2010

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Thank You!!
Yonatan Lopez Berlin 18, 6o. Piso Col. Juarez,
06600 Mexico, DF Tel [phone] Fax (52
55) 5546-8689 E-mail ylopez_at_iielatinamerica.org w
ww.iielatinamerica.org www.kaust.edu.sa
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