THUWAL l COMPLETED l King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

[Riyadhi]

Saudi Arabia to Set Up SR10bn University of Technology


JEDDAH, 29 November 2006 — A university of science and technology is being constructed in Thuwal, about 100 km north of Jeddah. Spread over an area of 30 million square meters along the Red Sea, the project would cost SR10 billion ($2.6 billion), informed sources said. Classes are scheduled to begin in 2008.

The new university, named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, will offer studies in micro-technology, nano-technology, water and conservation technology, biotechnology, information technology and computer science and programs.

Egyptian Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail is a leading candidate to become the university's president, a source said.

According to Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman, deputy minister of Higher Education, the king has already allocated funds for the university project. "An endowment property will be set aside to ensure continuous revenues required for running the institution," he said.

Al-Othman said the university would receive not only Saudis but also some outstanding Muslim students from other countries.

"The main standard for work and study at this university is excellence and innovative capabilities. Priority will be given to foreign scientists and Muslim students," he added. "This university is the brainchild of King Abdullah," he said, adding that the university would provide an atmosphere conducive to research and development.

In a previous statement the king emphasized the need for achieving scientific and technological progress.

"We are living in an era of scientific and technological advancement," he said. "There is no real power without achieving progress in science and technology. Anyone failing to achieve excellence in these subjects will be marginalized. The new university will aim at achieving excellence in science and technology."

Work on the project, which is managed by Saudi Aramco, has already started, the sources said. "King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is aimed at producing future pioneers in science and technology and promoting the Kingdom's research and technological capabilities," said Khaled Abdul Aziz Al-Faleh, Aramco's vice president for industrial affairs. The new university project is significant as it would support the Kingdom's push for achieving balanced development for all regions by opening mega economic cities, which require highly educated and trained manpower. At present most high-tech jobs are done by expatriate workers.

[Skoulikimou]

king abdullah university of science and technology

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the master plan
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there are dozens of pictures&info don't miss it
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/

[Saudi guy]

loool it's looks using for entertainment stuff!

[Mr Grosso]

Amazing !! really WOW

[huit]

The renderings look amazing!

[Riyadhi]

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/about/campus-tour.aspx

[Sdare]

omg, this is great. Totally surprised !!!
[B][SIZE="4"]which is managed by Saudi Aramco
what do you mean by that?
and is that a good thing?

[DreaM1981]

Very nice project as construction and as a good scientific step.

Saudi Aramco is managing but anyone knows who is the developer?

[Riyadhi]

from the groundbreaking cermony yesterday,

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Photo-From-Wil-web-version_large.jpg

[Saudi guy]

^^lool looks like dance party:P btw it's under constrition.

[DreaM1981]

Developer is "Saudi Binladin Group".

[clearsky]

^^The success of this U would depend solely on the quality of education being provided. And that would entail having talented and highly experienced professionals as professors.

[*UofT*]

^^The success of this U would depend solely on the quality of education being provided. And that would entail having talented and highly experienced professionals as professors.

Will probably depend on funds for research and development! If you have the labs the equipment and resources you can do lots!

[Riyadhi]

construction photo,
http://shimg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=SH&Date=20071026&Category=ZNYT03&ArtNo=710260771&Ref=AR&Profile=1006&MaxW=580&title=1

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071026/ZNYT03/710260771/1006/SPORTS

[DreaM1981]

^^ Construction started mashallah. They are working so fast.

Other projects, the construction needs months to start after announcement.

I think if they already started, then they can finish at 2009 as they announced inshallah (God willing).

[smussuw]

wo0w, am jealous

[ZK]

^^more good news...Bloomberg carried out the news that women would be allowed to drive in the campus, no abbaya restriction and segregation, no mutawwas as well....

[ZK]

^^moreover, there's going to be complete freedom of research and speech...Ministry of Higher Education has got nothing to do with the project....King Abdullah has personally asked Saudi Aramco to carry out and manage the university for proper running and effectiveness...So all in all, we can hope for a university, free of all beauraucratic red tapes and stupid restrictions on research etc :)

[DreaM1981]

^^more good news...Bloomberg carried out the news that women would be allowed to drive in the campus, no burqa restriction and segregation, no mutawwas as well....

I don't like that at all :ohno:

[Sdare]

^^more good news...Bloomberg carried out the news that women would be allowed to drive in the campus, no burqa restriction and segregation, no mutawwas as well....
Hard to believe

[Riyadhi]

Aramco's involvement makes it possible to happen!

[DreaM1981]

^^ yes I have been in Aramco Camp and beach before, Women are half-naked there lol :lol:

[ZK]

I don't like that at all :ohno:

Well the King is billing the project as a landmark not only in Saudi but also International educational scene....so i think muttawas won't make a good first impression for MIT-2...:)...

[DreaM1981]

^^ but it is still on saudi land.

[ZK]

^^ but it is still on saudi land.

yup...i can't say anything further!!! it's indeed Saudi Land and the Saudis need to look into it themselves :)

[CoolSaudi]

I found these pictures on KAUST's websit...

November 12, 2007...

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http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6879/soutreslabtwolargeph2.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=soutreslabtwolargeph2.jpg)

No worries about the project, it's in Aramco's hands..I mean they will definitely finish it on time if not before..

[DreaM1981]

^^ Aramco handles the management yes but who is the developer (Contractor) ? I heard it is SBG. Is it true?

[ZK]

btw... I saw those Discovery Scholarships banners in many Pakistani universities offering students a chance to complete their graduate studies in their own universities where they are currently enrolled under King's scholarships and then they will be enrolled for MS and PhD in KAUST automatically....again full scholarship by the King including residence etc.

[CoolSaudi]

I'm not sure if SBG is the developer, but i know for sure that Saudi Oger is involved.

[Saudi guy]

thanks coolsaudi for pics really they r working fast woow

[Riyadhi]

December 2007


http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/building2birdseyetwo_large.jpg
Two Elevated view of South Research Laboratory Two


http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/buildingonefoundationwork_large.jpg
Construction of the Parking Garage with the Main Campus beyond


http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/buildingtwocompletionoffirstlevel_large.jpg
Research Library



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Foundation work on Parking Garage, with the Main Campus and Sea Steps in the background


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View of the Main Campus from the South


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Construction on the South Research Laboratory Two, South Research Laboratory One, and the Business Data Center building


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Foundation work on the Parking Garage with the Main Campus in the background


http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/building3birdseye_large.jpg
Elevated view of foundation work on South Research Laboratory One


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Construction of the Engineering and Science building, University Administration building, Conference Center and Parking Garage


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Progress on the Applied Mathematics building, South Research Lab Two, South Research Lab One, and the Business Data Center building with the Red Sea beyond

[Saudi guy]

big different between November/December they are very fast!
btw i seen article in newspaper the manger of KAUST will be Malaysian professor!

[CoolSaudi]

JEDDAH, 13 January 2008 -- Professor Shih Choon Fong, president of the National University of Singapore, has been appointed the president of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal near Jeddah.


Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, whose brainchild is KAUST, received Shih and his wife at his palace in Riyadh on the occasion of his appointment. "The king congratulated pprofessor Shih on his appointment and hoped that all staff of the university, including scientists, researchers and administrators, will do their best to achieve the objectives for which the university is being established," the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting an official statement.


Shih thanked King Abdullah for receiving him and expressed his happiness at being the first president of the new international research university.


Shih received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1973. Thereafter, he led the Fracture Research Group at the GE Corporate Research Lab in the US. In 1981, he joined Brown University.


Shih has made significant contributions in nonlinear fracture mechanics and computational methods for fracture analyses. He has about 150 publications in leading scientific journals to his credit.


A member of KAUST's International Advisory Council, Shih is among the highly cited researchers in the world for the category of engineering compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Shih has been a consultant to the National Aeronautics Space Administration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.


King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the SR10 billion university complex in October last year. Speaking at the ceremony, the king exuded optimism that the new university would serve as a bridge between cultures and nations, and a lighthouse of knowledge.

By P.K. Abdul Ghafour

© Arab News 2008

[MTF]

if Saudis needs to compete with international unis they should ease the restrictions. I hope it will do good lesser are the restrictions more international students.

[Riyadhi]

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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/building3birdseye_large.jpg

[Saudi guy]

woooooooooooow
i can't describe my feeling,they are on progress very well thanks riyadhi

[Sdare]

:eek2:

[Absi]

The staggering progress rapidly and I wonder why the other projects moving very slowly and I mean towers in the city of Jeddah

[Sdare]

^^ Ahla wa sahla
look at the university's name and you'll find the answer your self :D

[Riyadhi]

^^ I think it's also Aramco's magic.. and ofcourse the $10 billion budget!

[KAL76]

^^ I think it's also Aramco's magic.. and ofcourse the $10 billion budget!

yup!!
Aramco magic it is!!!!

[Saudi guy]

but to tell you truth Aramco the worst in their staff i know that cuz 40% of my relative working there,one of it you need miracles to get one up grade in your whole years! i know all of you have good image but it's not for who working with them!
for cooperation they also don't like to deal with saudi companies even if it has same quality with half cost!

its not MAGIC you can say GREED to get more money for pointless.

[sandniga]

any updates? saudies :)

[Riyadhi]

^^ There's another thread of this project on the same threads page with recent photo update.

We have some threads for the same projects that need to be merged together like this one..

[Skoulikimou]

^^ There's another thread of this project on the same threads page with recent photo update.

We have some threads for the same projects that need to be merged together like this one..

if you can point them out i will be more than happy to merge them into one big happy thread :)

[Saudi guy]

^^that not all,you should rename threads topics.

[LeB.Fr]

Skouli, check the Proect Index and you'll see the duplicated threads..

[CoolSaudi]

hey guys check out this link for construction updates:

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/news/photo-gallery.aspx

[Saudi guy]

king abdullah university will open officially at September 2009
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[womfalcs3]

king abdullah university will open officially at September 2009
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Is the university supposed to be solar-powered? Sorry if I missed that somewhere.

[CoolSaudi]

I know that they are going to use biomass, wind power and solar energy for some facilities and for research, but i don't think that the whole project will run on solar energy..

[Saudi guy]

Is the university supposed to be solar-powered? Sorry if I missed that somewhere.

they must do a solar researches as a highest priority target of that university,if they don't i think they batter to put that 2.6 billions dollars somewhere else.

[cippalippa]

Hi there

I am new to this forum and I am here specifically for the Saudi projects.
I am considering moving with my family to Saudi Arabia after seeing the amazing city projects your king has started. I am italian and one thing I can tell you is that this looks a lot like what we had in Italy during the Renaissance: very rich people trying to create the greatest cities in the world.

I am specifically interested in working in the project highlighted in this thread, since I am a scientist.

I would like to know your opinion about Saudi Arabia: what it means to live there (I know that something like this new university will not be the same thing as living in Medinah) and how strict do you envision the rules are going to be. My wife is very open minded and she likes to see new cultures and she needs a warm social environment to be happy.

I am sorry to post such "non-skyscraper-related" post but I am really subconsciously pushed towards this country and I am craving to learn more about it and to figure out if that is going to be my next stop.

All the very best and thanks for your patience

[Saudi guy]

sound great that finally scientists now thinking comes to saudi arabia! you are most welcome cippalippa, i knew many European whose living in Saudi arabia and they are happy to staying here.

are you planing to do a researches at KAUST?

[cippalippa]

Thanks Saudi guy for your welcome! much appreciated

I am hoping to get a position as faculty as KAUST so that I will be able to teach and do research in an international environment. In a way I hope that they won't make it too international... middle-eastern students are on average the best I have worked with :-)

do you think the Saudi population will be behind this project? I think in fact that for it to succeed the population must be supporting it (even though it might violate some of their traditional customs)...

[leetroy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTuNND0LPxw

[jh1]

Guys .. you gotta see this : http://www.youtube.com/user/KAUSTvideo

[thefreestyler]

KAUST and IBM to Build Middle East's Fastest and Most Powerful Supercomputer

IBM and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) today announced a joint project to build and conduct research on the most complex, high-performance computing (HPC) system in the region and among academic institutions in the world called Shaheen. Effort is one of IBM's largest joint, academic, high-performance computing projects.

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Armonk, NY (PRWEB) September 22, 2008 -- IBM and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) today announced a joint project to build and conduct research on the most complex, high-performance computing (HPC) system in the region and among academic institutions in the world. The new system, named Shaheen, will serve the University's scientific researchers across dozens of disciplines, advance new innovations in computational sciences, and contribute to the further development of a knowledge-based society in Saudi Arabia.

Shaheen is the Arabic word for the Peregrine falcon, a bird which can reach dive speeds of up to 213 miles (or 342 kilometers) per hour. Similarly, the 16-rack Blue Gene/P System, capable of 222 Teraflops -- or 222 trillion floating point operations -- per second installed at the KAUST campus in Thuwal, will become the fastest supercomputer in the region and equivalent to the fastest in Europe. According to the industry TOP500 list, which releases a biannual global ranking of the fastest and most powerful commercially available computer systems, Shaheen would rank sixth in the world in terms of performance, and is designed to scale upward. Within two years, KAUST will make available a petaflop computing capability, putting the University on a path toward exascale computing in the near future. The machine will also be one of the most energy-efficient supercomputers globally, in keeping with the high environmental standards to which KAUST holds itself.

The project, known as the KAUST/IBM Center for Deep Computing Research, is designed to "jumpstart" KAUST's HPC capacity. The Center will initially be located at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Laboratory in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and is ready to provide HPC services to KAUST's research partners located throughout the world. These range in discipline and geography, from MIT in Massachusetts to London's Imperial College and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In addition, KAUST researchers will be embedded with industry-leading IBM researchers. The Center will move to the new KAUST campus in the summer of 2009, shortly before the University officially opens in September 2009.

The KAUST/IBM Center for Deep Computing Research project is unique because it will deliver both high-performance computing capabilities to the entire range of academic disciplines at KAUST as well as enable advanced research and innovation in the computational sciences and HPC field. The partnership between KAUST and IBM is an extraordinary example of collaboration to create a leading supercomputing center of immense capacity. Both KAUST and IBM have negotiated terms for joint ownership of intellectual property for commercial use.

For many years, IBM has successfully conducted such HPC projects globally with customers and partners in the research, industry, and government sectors. However, this is one of the largest such projects IBM has ever carried out with an academic institution anywhere in the world.

"We consider it a privilege to create a supercomputer that will lead to the generation of a knowledge society among Saudi Arabia and IBM's most talented researchers on this important joint project," said Pat Toole, IBM General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property. "We see this as a superb way to animate deep computing techniques with practical and important real-world challenges that the living laboratory of Saudi Arabia is uniquely able to provide."

"From the outset, we have been determined that KAUST will be a major new resource in the global scientific community. As a scientist myself, I can tell you that the Shaheen supercomputer is a tangible and outstanding example of our commitment to advancing science," said Professor Choon Fong Shih, KAUST's president designate. "With IBM, which is the preeminent provider and innovator in supercomputing today, KAUST is truly driving inquiry and discovery, and catalyzing Saudi Arabia's human and economic potential."

Majid Al-Ghaslan, KAUST's interim chief information officer and the University's leader in the acquisition, design, and development of the Shaheen supercomputer, said: "The KAUST/IBM Center for Deep Computing Research will enable researchers at KAUST and its partner institutions to unlock the most challenging and complex systems within life sciences, energy, environment, industry, manufacturing, and fundamental research. It will become a magnet for the best research minds in the world."

Key Facts. The supercomputer will offer:


-65,536 independent processing cores, tightly coupled in a three-dimensional network.

-Potential to implement a petaflop machine within the near future, which could provide scalability over the long run for additional demands.

-A next generation data center that is able to scale to exascale computing requirements

-Abundance of high-speed access to local storage capacity

-Connection infrastructure which will support a 40Gbps backbone and 10Gbps connections between building and high speed connection to the global research networks

About KAUST:
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom, across the region and around the globe. As an independent, merit-based institution, KAUST will enable top researchers from around the globe and across all cultures to work together to solve challenging scientific and technological problems. The KAUST global research and education network will support diverse talents both on its campus and at other premier universities and research institutions through collaborative research agreements, grants, and student scholarship programs. The core campus, located on more than 36 million square meters on the Red Sea at Thuwal, is set to open in September 2009. For more information about KAUST, visit http://www.kaust.edu.sa.

About IBM:
For more information about IBM and its Research division, please visit http://www.research.ibm.com/.

[bizzybonita]

Must need it ... Binladen major contractors behind speedy progress .

[womfalcs3]

222 teraFLOPS isn't bad at all.

[Sdare]

King names KAUST board of trustees
Arab News


JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday issued a royal decree naming the chairman and members of the first board of trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal outside Jeddah.

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi is the chairman of the board, whose members include three sons of King Abdullah — Prince Khaled, Prince Abdul Aziz and Prince Mansour.

The 20-member board also includes Ahmed Muhammad Ali, Khaled Al-Sultan, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Khaled Al-Faleh, Lubna Al-Olayan, Mohammed Jameel, Choon Fong Shih, Frank Rhodes, Tony Tan King Yan, Mary Robinson, Shirley Tilghman, Elias Zerhouni, Jang Jee, John Brennan, Andrew Gold and Rolf Dieter Heur.

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=115103&d=4&m=10&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

[smussuw]

^^ so what qualities his 3 sons have beside being his sons?

[Sdare]

i don't know but i guess he has a purpose

[*UofT*]

^^ so what qualities his 3 sons have beside being his sons?

Because its their father's initiatives they might take it more seriously?, Or maybe they won't because they can't get in shit if they do a bad job?

Or maybe because they are foreign educated that might be the best suited for administrative jobs?

Who knows, but trust me even in Canada we have nepotism of this sort. I've seen plenty of times Son's/Daughters of upper-management in companies being given jobs with little or no relevant course work.

[XP]

I like their logo
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Logo-kaust.png

[XP]

mr. Moderator, would you please change the title to "KAUST" or "King Abdullah University of Science and Technology"

[HiJazzey]

There already is a KAUST thread

[B-Patriot]

King names KAUST board of trustees
Arab News


JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday issued a royal decree naming the chairman and members of the first board of trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal outside Jeddah.

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi is the chairman of the board, whose members include three sons of King Abdullah — Prince Khaled, Prince Abdul Aziz and Prince Mansour.

The 20-member board also includes Ahmed Muhammad Ali, Khaled Al-Sultan, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Khaled Al-Faleh, Lubna Al-Olayan, Mohammed Jameel, Choon Fong Shih, Frank Rhodes, Tony Tan King Yan, Mary Robinson, Shirley Tilghman, Elias Zerhouni, Jang Jee, John Brennan, Andrew Gold and Rolf Dieter Heur.

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=115103&d=4&m=10&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Mary Robinson?

Thats the former president of Ireland.. hehe..

Its sounds very impressive and great...

The fact that it'll be co-ed is a great move!

[Saudi guy]

There already is a KAUST thread
thanks for notifying me,the weird thing two of it created by same person:D anyway i close it.

[mmyymm]

Conergy wins Saudi solar energy contract
Published: 11 December 2008 10:43

Saudi Aramco has awarded Conergy Asia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Hamburg-based Conergy, a 2MW solar power plant to be built at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST).
The project, valued at $15m, covers the construction of two rooftop solar plants with an output of 1MW each, which will be installed on the north and south laboratories on site.

It will cover 11,577 square metres of roof space and produce 3,332 megawatt hours of clean energy annually.

Under the agreement, Conergy will manage the design and components supply, while installation and operational management will be implemented by the Saudi-based National Solar Systems.

KAUST is located in Thuwal, north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast.

Saudi Oger is managing the photovoltaic portion of the university project.

THE SOURCE (http://www.meed.com/contractsawarded/2008/12/conergy_wins_saudi_solar_project.html)

[HiJazzey]

They have updated construction photos on the website in case you're interested.

[HiJazzey]

thanks for notifying me,the weird thing two of it created by same person:D anyway i close it.

No problem. There has been a lot of repetition here :nuts:

[Saudi guy]

i forgot to upload this pictures taken in SBIE,it's a solar energy unite using also for Water desalination,the mechanical engineer who was the Spokesman for Climatech Trading Est said they make a contract with KAUST to install 3000 units (like this one on pictures) to create a drinking water directly from the sea without build another desalination station that is so expansive and cause environmental pollution.
Web Site (www.climatech-sa.com)

Full Size (http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9344/p1040636kt4.jpg)
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[jh1]

أكبر جامعة بحثية سعودية تعتمد على الطاقة النظيفة لإنتاج الكهرباء
بقلم أريبيان بزنس في يوم الأربعاء, 17 ديسمبر


أسندت شركة سعودي أوجيه المقاول الرئيس لجامعة الملك عبد الله للعلوم والتكنولوجيا، مشروع الإنتاج الكهربائي الخاص بالمباني الأكاديمية إلى تحالف ألماني-سعودي لتغذية المباني بالطاقة الشمسية بتكلفة إجمالية قدرها 65 مليون ريال.

ويهدف المشروع الذي فاز به تحالف شركتي كونرجي الألمانية وأنظمة الطاقة الشمسية الوطنية السعودية، إلى إنتاج 2 ميغاواط من الطاقة الكهربائية عن طريق الخلايا الضوئية بنظام الربط الكهربائي مع شبكة الشركة السعودية للكهرباء.

وينص العقد المبرم بين شركة سعودي أوجيه المقاول الرئيسي للمباني الأكاديمية والتحالف ببناء معملين للطاقة الشمسية بسعة 1000 كيلوواط لكل من مركز المختبرات الشمالي والجنوبي ويغطي مساحة إجمالية قدرها 12 ألف متر مربع من الألواح الشمسية ذات الكفاءة العالية الخاضعة لأعلى المواصفات العالمية.

وكانت شركة النفط العملاقة أرامكو السعودية التي تدير مشروع جامعة الملك عبدالله بالنيابة عن الحكومة السعودية قد وضعت خططاً لإنتاج 3300 ميغاواط من الطاقة النظيفة سنوياً للجامعة لتقليل الإنبعاثات الكربونية.

وأوضحت شركة كونرجي في بيان لها على لسان فلورنت أبادي مدير التطوير والتكنولوجيا الذي قال "إنه بسبب مناخ السعودية الجاف ومساحتها الكبيرة يعدان بيئة مثالية لاستغلال الطاقة الشمسية، ونحن معجبون بالدعم الكبير الذي يقدمه المسؤولون وصناع القرار في المملكة لتحفيز الاستثمار في مشاريع الطاقة النظيفة".

وبمنحة تقدر بعشرة مليارات دولار، مقدمة من العاهل السعودي لاغراض البحث، من المتوقع ان تمثل الجامعة الجديدة التي تعمل على إنشائها شركات كبرى مثل مجموعة بن لادن السعودية وسعودي أوجيه، نقطة جذب للباحثين من انحاء العالم.

ومن المتوقع أن تفتح جامعة الملك عبدالله للعلوم والتكنولوجيا أبوابها العام المقبل في مدينة ثول التي تبعد أقل من ساعة من مدينة جدة الساحلية.

والجامعة الجديدة ستوفر ابحاثا في مجالات العلوم الحيوية، والهندسة الحيوية، والهندسة، والرياضيات التطبيقية، وعلوم الكمبيوتر.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabic/541419

thanks SG for the pics ..

[Najdazy]

^^ so what qualities his 3 sons have beside being his sons?

Mostly politics, KAUST is the only and first educational institution not under the supervision of the Mutawaa, and this is a way of telling them to stand back, plus I believe all three have higher education.

[gohorns]

^^ that's some progress right there!

[leetroy]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0bLZ6cFgte4pg/610x.jpg


http://lh6.ggpht.com/_s_4tizUTb7w/SD5Pr3-M5aI/AAAAAAAAAW4/UhgU1qCj100/KAUST-35.jpg


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_s_4tizUTb7w/SD5QrX-M5gI/AAAAAAAAAXo/I16Z81VbaMA/KAUST-05.jpg

[Saudi guy]

July-August 2008

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_04_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_06_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_02_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_11_large.jpg

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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_08_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_09_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_13_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_12_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_16_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_19_large.jpg

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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/julyAug_17_large.jpg

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November 2008

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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Nov_07_large.jpg

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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Nov_09_large.jpg

http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Nov_11_large.jpg

[Rody69]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow extraordinary update Saudi guy as usual,well done

[thefreestyler]

fantastic:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[idealclass]

AWESOME UPDATE SG!! THX.

[RANA AAA]

:eek: so many cranes

[Najdazy]

Excellent stuff, SG!!!

[thefreestyler]

is this campus mixed...??i mean for all nationalists..????

[Rody69]

yep

[thefreestyler]

really..thats gr8....by the way whn is the opening of this...????

[Rody69]

^^^^^ next September

[thefreestyler]

Indoor Campus
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Lecture Hall
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6582/kaustlecturehallni2.jpg

Class room
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5024/renderinginterior2learnup8.jpg

Students Center
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3192/studentcenteronelargepc1.jpg

Outdoor
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http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/8605/pov10largeqe3.jpg

[jh1]

^^
never seen them before .. thanks

[Saudi guy]

wow! stimulating environment for innovation!

[slumlord21]

is this campus mixed...??i mean for all nationalists..????

We have bill boards here at the University (in Florida, USA) for KAUST inviting students to apply. I'm told they are trying to lure an international student body so that it's a diverse campus. Also, they only want top students... not anybody to apply.
I'll try to get a pic of the billboard next time...
Very nice pics freestyler... mshkooooor

[Saudi guy]

it's late but maybe there hidden chance to get a Scholarship at KAUST.
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/students/discovery-scholarships.aspx

[jh1]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3278253258_58f9327cbe_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3278472476_ef60e011b6_b.jpg

by Basti_Emmanuel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11313002@N04/)

[Rody69]

Construction images DEC 2008
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/canaljan_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Nov_09_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_03_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_05_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_04_large.jpg
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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_07_large.jpg
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http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_10_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_11_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_13_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_12_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_14_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_15_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_16_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_17_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_18_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_19_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_nov_20_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Zone%20C%20bldg%201450_large.jpg
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/images/photos/Construction_feb_1_large.jpg

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Awesome project.................:)

[Rody69]

more construction photo's from FEB and March:

by jwatatkaust:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3315305525_d488a06b30.jpg?v=0
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by tabrezpearl:

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by agabrentina:
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[Saudi guy]

woow amazing updates thanks guys,one of my relatives is fire inspector working in Aramco told me he have a task to check the fire extinguishers at 3000 villas in KAUST!!!

[Rody69]

they're working hard there and hardly working on other projects :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[ZK]

^^Out of all the projects currently underway in KSA, this tops the list!! It wud change the way the world views the Kingdom in years to come...

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Good pictures & progress as well............:banana:

[penta_a]

This article from Madinah newspaper today 15 mar 2009, Google translation:
King Abdullah launched the University of Science and Technology Bethuel in the creation of recreational and tourist facilities integrated public service on the south shore of the Sea of Thule estimated establishment cost of about $ 234 million. A design with Saudi Aramco management and supervising the implementation of these projects include the Corniche and is designed to complete the-art facilities, and a length of 2 km and starts from the north-eastern port, even fishermen. The other part of the island is separated from the sea within the port channel Iatlleha freely cross the bridge to pedestrians and picnickers Itustha dock for those wishing to practice the sport takes a walk similar to the form of the island and includes the Corniche beach Rmili water interface has been designed a number of sports stadiums Kkrp volleyball and soccer in addition to the island Other fields of play and end the south-eastern front of the Corniche sea runway ends Square semi-circular covered trumpeter from the heat of the sun and were provided with a number of points of sale and Akoshkat, restaurants, a mosque, and car parking.
It also includes the popular market where the goods are sold and the traditional local handicrafts, especially as it relates to the heritage of the town and the design takes into account when allocating places for fishing enthusiasts and tourists shop and will instil a number of mangrove trees to increase the beauty of the Corniche and distinguish his or her personality and the Corniche Corniche and facilities is an alternative that the server Holy creating the town of Thule.
At the level of implementation is being configured, and the settlement of the land for the facilities where there are a number of heavy equipment and on the other hand, work is under way in the implementation of the nearby Corniche completely from the South West contains a mosque, and seven residential units and the common arena of entertainment and the headquarters office building and parking cars and buildings and other facilities multi-purpose projects and is one of service to the University is scheduled for completion of all construction and final finishes at the end of the month of June 2009 after less than four months.
This is a project within the project aimed to develop basic infrastructure development projects in the town of Thule, and so this project will make the town a cultural center Thule important benefit from the surrounding areas, and write her name on the tourist map.

Source:
http://al-madina.com/node/116037

[yusef]

Do you think they'll finish in time for September?

[Saudi guy]

Saudi supercomputer lures researchers

http://www.portlandtribune.com/reuters_graphics/2008-10-20T153225Z_01_BTRE49I0R7Z00_RTROPTP_2_TECH-US-SAUDI-SUPERCOMPUTER.JPG

Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Asma Alsharif

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A new science and technology university in Saudi Arabia will house one of the world's largest supercomputers and it is helping lure top researchers to the conservative desert state.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is due to open next year on the Red Sea coast near Jeddah, the most liberal city in a country where religious conservatives have extensive control over society.

Inside the campus, male and female students will be able to mingle freely, contrary to strict gender segregation enforced in most of the country. The university is part of a series of reforms by King Abdullah aiming to open the country up.

"The supercomputer is the cornerstone of this knowledge-based economy that we are seeking," said Majid Al-Ghaslan, in charge of the acquisition, design and development of the "Shaheen" supercomputer.

Named after the peregrine falcon, which reaches speeds of up to 340 kilometers per hour, Shaheen is expected to reach 222 teraflops, a measure equaling a trillion floating point operations per second, Ghaslan said. This will make it sixth most powerful computer in the world.

Shaheen will be able to simulate the Red Sea environment and model oil fields in three dimensions.

Although Saudi Arabia has immense financial resources as the world's biggest oil exporter, the parameters of school and university education are governed by religious strictures and many subjects are even off-limits for women to study.

The new university will offer research in biosciences and bioengineering, material sciences and engineering, applied mathematics and computational sciences.

With a $10 billion donation to its endowment from King Abdullah, it is able to lure experts from around the globe with the promise of almost unlimited funding for research work.

"KAUST is a remarkable addition to the world's resources in high-end computing," said David Keyes, Chair of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Engineering Division, who is moving from Columbia University in the United States.

"The machine that is being purchased here is one of the main attractions to me," he said.

The supercomputer will be used by KAUST and its partners including Cornell University, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, and Texas A&M University.

(Editing by Andrew Hammond and Dominic Evans)

Source (http://www.portlandtribune.com/us_world_news/story.php?story_id=TRE49I0V5)

[jh1]

Campus Artworks
http://marestart.com/10-artists/map10.jpg


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un02.jpg
UN02: ENTRY SPINE NORTH
Carslen Hoiler | Belgium, Europe


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un03.jpg
UN03: RESEARCH LAB (Ground)
Oliver Van der Berg | Belgium, Europe


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un07.jpg
UN07: COURTYARD NORTH
Simon Nelson | Australia, Oceanic

http://marestart.com/10-artists/un08.jpg
UN08: CAMPUS MOSQUE POOL
Nja Mahdaoul | Tunisia, Middle east

http://marestart.com/10-artists/un09.jpg
UN09: PAVILION
Erwin Redl | USA, Americas

http://marestart.com/10-artists/un10.jpg
UN10: LIBRARY FORECOURT A
Richard Deacon | United Kingdom, Europe


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un11.jpg
UN11: LIBRARY FORECOURT B
Halim Al-Karim | Iraq, Middleast


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un14.jpg
UN14: SEACOURT PLAZA
Sopheap Pich | Cambodia, Asia


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un16.jpg
UN16: RESEARCH LAB (Suspended)
Inigo Manglano | USA, Americas


http://marestart.com/10-artists/un17.jpg
UN17: COURTYARD SOUTH
Shigeo Toya | Japan

[jh1]

Commercial Center Artworks
http://marestart.com/8-artists/map8.jpg


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc02.jpg
CC02: KAUST SQUARE
Susan Hefuna | Egypt, Middle East


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc04.jpg
CC04: LIBRARY SQUARE
Tobias Rehberger | Germany, Europe


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc06.jpg
CC06: URBAN BEACH 1
Subodh Kerkar | India, Asia


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc07.jpg
CC07: HARBOUR SQUARE
Jason Bruges | United Kingdom, Europe


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc08.jpg
CC08: SEACOURT LINK
Donna Marcus | Australia, Oceanic


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc09.jpg
CC09: LOOKOUT (URBAN)
Jorge Pardo | USA, Americas


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc10.jpg
CC10: URBAN BEACH 2
Rana Begum | Bangladesh, Asia


http://marestart.com/8-artists/cc12.jpg
CC12: YACHT CLUB EXTERIOR
Dennis Nona | Torres Strait, Oceani

[jh1]

Source [there's another three artworks there] : http://marestart.com/app2.aspx

[Rody69]

wow,great job buddy :)

[thefreestyler]

KAUST Construction updates

January 2009:

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http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6060/image27solartowerlarge1.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image27solartowerlarge1.jpg)

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9512/image28southviewlarge16.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image28southviewlarge16.jpg)


February 2009:

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[Rody69]

wow,nice update.actually one of the best!!

[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

wow good job thefreestyler

[Saudi guy]

21/3/2009
Photos by nmbachel (http://www.flickr.com/people/14468926@N02/)

Full Size (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3405700020_55f54c1963_o.jpg)
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[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Nice pictures & great project as well

[jh1]

KAUST Golf coarse :
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Grand Mosque during construction :
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source : http://picasaweb.google.com/donj511/KAUSTView#

[MTF]

It will be awesome place to study.

[thefreestyler]

March 2009

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[Saudi guy]

KAUST Early Childhood Center
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Early Childhood Centers will be located throughout the community to provide convenient access for the entire KAUST Community.

Harbor Boys and Girls School
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The KAUST Harbor Schools will provide academically balanced college preparatory programs for young men and women

KAUST on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaust_photos/)

[tgbtg]

Nice development

[Saudi guy]

all Aramco Stuffs working hard on KAUST 12 h/d ,brother told me they have schedule to finish the head building in two next weeks!
their office is empty right now on jeddah and dahran!

[Rody69]

KAUST all set to open doors
Saudi Gazette report 11 June 2009

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THUWAL – King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, paid an inspection visit to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) project here Wednesday.
The King saw aerial photographs of the site before the commencement of the university construction as well as photographs taken two weeks before his visit, showing completion of the campus and most of the residential buildings.
Khalid Al-Faleh, President of Saudi Aramco, briefed the Monarch on the progress of the project. The first academic year of the university will start on September 5 this year with 400 students and 75 to 80 faculty members. These include scientists selected from renowned international universities and institutes, Al-Faleh informed the King.
The university will start with 10 scientific specializations and 10 research centers. The number of university employees will be complete by the first academic day.
Spread on an area of 700,000 sq. meters, the campus includes buildings for engineering and science faculty, as well as that for applied mathematics. It also has a library and a lecture hall for 1000 people, the King was informed.
In addition, there are four giant buildings allocated for specialist research centers. They are covered with solar cells. The campus also has King Abdullah Grand Mosque that can accommodate 1,500 worshippers and four other mosques. There are 3,500 housing units.
Those working on the project listened to the directives of the King to double their efforts to achieve the aspired goals for establishing the university.
The King and the accompanying officials toured King Abdullah Grand Mosque. King Abdullah saw the water canal passing next to the grand mosque.
The Monarch then toured the university’s facilities by bus as well as the venue being readied for the university’s inauguration. The university’s official inauguration will take place during the Kingdom’s 79th National Day anniversary celebrations.
King Abdullah was accompanied by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Meqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, Chief of General Intelligence and other princes.


Source: Saudi Gazette (http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009061140513)

more photos for the visit from Al-eqtisadiyyah (http://www.aleqt.com/2009/06/10/article_238804.html)

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[ibib]

Thanks Rody, amazing picture:nuts:

[jh1]

KAUST all set to open doors

THUWAL – King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, paid an inspection visit to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) project here Wednesday.
The King saw aerial photographs of the site before the commencement of the university construction as well as photographs taken two weeks before his visit, showing completion of the campus and most of the residential buildings.
Khalid Al-Faleh, President of Saudi Aramco, briefed the Monarch on the progress of the project. The first academic year of the university will start on September 5 this year with 400 students and 75 to 80 faculty members. These include scientists selected from renowned international universities and institutes, Al-Faleh informed the King.
The university will start with 10 scientific specializations and 10 research centers. The number of university employees will be complete by the first academic day.
Spread on an area of 700,000 sq. meters, the campus includes buildings for engineering and science faculty, as well as that for applied mathematics. It also has a library and a lecture hall for 1000 people, the King was informed.
In addition, there are four giant buildings allocated for specialist research centers. They are covered with solar cells. The campus also has King Abdullah Grand Mosque that can accommodate 1,500 worshippers and four other mosques. There are 3,500 housing units.
Those working on the project listened to the directives of the King to double their efforts to achieve the aspired goals for establishing the university.
The King and the accompanying officials toured King Abdullah Grand Mosque. King Abdullah saw the water canal passing next to the grand mosque.
The Monarch then toured the university’s facilities by bus as well as the venue being readied for the university’s inauguration. The university’s official inauguration will take place during the Kingdom’s 79th National Day anniversary celebrations.
King Abdullah was accompanied by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Prince Meqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, Chief of General Intelligence and other princes.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009061140513


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[Rody69]

wow nice one jh1 :okay:

Thanks Rody, amazing picture:nuts:
you are welcome my friend :)

[jh1]

Rody , wait till you see this :nuts: :

May 28th & 29th 2009
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And for more CLICK HERE (http://www.photo-pcp.com/galeries/Kaust4/) ( over 160 new pic ) :banana:

[Rody69]

oooooooooooooooooooooh my god.... I'm really speechless!!
thanks again jh1

[Rody69]

photos from KAUST
29.05.2009

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[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

thanks jh1 & rody for the updets
and I love the mosqe

[Sdare]

:eek2:

[Mesch]

Woow THANK you jh1 and Rody69. U guys just made my day

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Nice pictures........Nice going

[Kotton]

^^ you are extremely irritating...

[Sdare]

he is the evil killer :D

[Kotton]

More like buzz killer ;p

[jh1]

KAUST Work In Progress _ March 2009
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[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), world-class research university, holds its Inaugural Ceremony in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, in September, 2009

KAUST is opening its 36-million-square meter (8,900-acre) campus in September 2009, welcoming a founding faculty of more than 60 accomplished scientists and engineers from around the world and an equally diverse inaugural class of 345 graduate students to the shores of the Red Sea. This independent, merit-based university has already formed research collaborations with leading academic institutions and companies, and houses some of the world's most sophisticated research equipment and facilities, including the region's fastest supercomputer.

As the Inauguration will show, KAUST is a global gathering point of some of the best minds to solve challenging scientific and technological problems.

[jh1]

June 23-24 2009

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for more : http://www.photo-pcp.com/galeries/kaust5/

[jh1]

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7554/picture3p.jpg
New update : http://www.photo-pcp.com/galeries/kaust6/


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[huit]

IMHO, this is probably the most exciting and important project currently going in KSA.

[B-Patriot]

I agree ^^

[Teymani]

IMHO, this is probably the most exciting and important project currently going in KSA.

^^^ I agree too.

I really have to tip my hat to the Saudis for this one. This is a great project for them, much much better than any tower or artificial island. Hopefully someday, there will be some scientific collaboration between KAUST and Israel's top science universities, which rank among the top 50 in the world in engineering, biosciences, physics, computer science, etc.

[jh1]

Student housing ( I wanna live there :nuts: ) :

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[jh1]

really cool tour ( NEW )
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[ruwais7]

these new cities are the only thing that can save KSA. when oil is gone, back to camels accept if saudis truly want to work for long term future.

[jh1]

The inauguration is just in 10 Days ! :rock:
http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa/

[Saudi guy]

the video is simply awesome i didn't know there sport center!!!it's is more like a small Olympic stadium wow one mall and everything will be available in this university!!!

[MAS-LNS]

SOME Pic , I took it FROM FaceBook . :)

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http://www.facebook.com/KAUSTFans

[Rody69]

more photos from KAUST:

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[bizzybonita]

One of the best University in Middle East or maybe for entire world .... wondering is this university with separate section M/F or mix ...and of yes i forget one more question is it for local only ?!

[Rody69]

One of the best University in Middle East or maybe for entire world .... wondering is this university with separate section M/F or mix ...and of yes i forget one more question is it for local only ?!

1-the university is mixed since it's mainly works for postgraduate studies plus technological and nano-technology researches.
2-It gives scholarships for out standing masters and PhD students, researchers and scientists from all over the world.

[bizzybonita]

^^ Perfect , it really impressive me so much ... gulf area would be in next level once all this mega projects finished every country support each other with different kind of project to find everything inside the gulf area only... infrastructure is the key role in gulf area nowdays :)

[jh1]

^^ Perfect , it really impressive me so much ... gulf area would be in next level once all this mega projects finished every country support each other with different kind of project to find everything inside the gulf area only... infrastructure is the key role in gulf area nowdays :)

-More than 7,187 qualified students submitted applications during KAUST’s global recruitment period. To date, KAUST has accepted 817 students representing 61 countries.

- Of this group, 374 students will begin classes on the KAUST campus in September 2009. The remainder will enroll in KAUST beginning in 2010.

- KAUST is open to men and women.

- The most represented countries in the inaugural class are :
1- Saudi Arabia (15%)
2- China (14%)
3- Mexico (11%)
4- United States (8%)


http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa

[jh1]

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1481/indexphpalbumorientatio.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6513/indexphpalbumapartments.jpg
students apartments

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source :http://www.benfrevert.org/images/?p=gallery

[egypt69]

Looks fantastic, really the architecture made me "wow", i was speechless lookin at the pics. Congrats guys.

I have a few questions

1. The language of teaching is english ofcourse right?
2. Where are most of the professors from? Can you give me a percentage tally like above?
3. I have mannnyyy friends from Jeddah moving to KAUST, but not for the uni, because their parents got jobs in the city. I heard rumours that abayas dont have to be worn there and that alcohol will be legal there and there will be cinemas, is this true??

Thanks, and once again, well done, fantastic job
:cheers:

[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

1. The language of teaching is english ofcourse right?
//yes .. daaaa//

2. Where are most of the professors from? Can you give me a percentage tally like above?
//I don't have no Idea//

I heard rumours that abayas dont have to be worn there and that alcohol will be legal there and there will be cinemas, is this true??
//about abayas maybe, but alcohol ((no way)), and about cinemas I heard about it//
c ya guy's

[Rody69]

1. The language of teaching is english ofcourse right?
//yes .. daaaa//

2. Where are most of the professors from? Can you give me a percentage tally like above?
//I don't have no Idea//

I heard rumours that abayas dont have to be worn there and that alcohol will be legal there and there will be cinemas, is this true??
//about abayas maybe, but alcohol ((no way)), and about cinemas I heard about it//
c ya guy's

what do you think about this??:lol::lol::lol:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3906824381_f1007e052e_b.jpg

for me, I saw several women without Abayas in Jeddah this summer

[MAS-LNS]

Looks fantastic, really the architecture made me "wow", i was speechless lookin at the pics. Congrats guys.

I have a few questions

1. The language of teaching is english ofcourse right?
2. Where are most of the professors from? Can you give me a percentage tally like above?
3. I have mannnyyy friends from Jeddah moving to KAUST, but not for the uni, because their parents got jobs in the city. I heard rumours that abayas dont have to be worn there and that alcohol will be legal there and there will be cinemas, is this true??

Thanks, and once again, well done, fantastic job
:cheers:



Hi

I Think U will Find all answer'z in this WEBSITE

http://www.kaust.edu.sa
http://arabic.kaust.edu.sa

[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

loool
I'm afraid if I said "girls in jeddah don't wear abayas" you will eat me

[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

I can't see the pic

[Rody69]

loool
I'm afraid if I said "girls in jeddah don't wear abayas" you will eat me

:lol:
I agree , I see that all the time

[jh1]

Looks fantastic, really the architecture made me "wow", i was speechless lookin at the pics. Congrats guys.

I have a few questions

1. The language of teaching is english ofcourse right?
2. Where are most of the professors from? Can you give me a percentage tally like above?
3. I have mannnyyy friends from Jeddah moving to KAUST, but not for the uni, because their parents got jobs in the city. I heard rumours that abayas dont have to be worn there and that alcohol will be legal there and there will be cinemas, is this true??

Thanks, and once again, well done, fantastic job
:cheers:

1 - English

2 - KAUST employs 71 professors. At maturity, the faculty is expected to number approximately 225.
* These accomplished research scientists and educators hail from around the world.
* The top countries of origin are:
1- the United States (14)
2- Germany (7)
3- Canada (6)
4- China (6).
there are also some Arab professors . ( source : here (http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa/people/faculty.aspx) )

3 - Abaya/Hijab wearing , is not compulsive inside the campus , although it's allowed for those who want to wear them .
The gyms are segregated ( one for males and one for females :banana: ) . there is Huge theater house , but I don't know what kind of movies will be played there .


:)

[MAS-LNS]

Saudi Students


http://www4.0zz0.com/2009/09/18/22/220297532.jpg (http://www.0zz0.com)

:)

[Rody69]

a nice look over video:
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[bizzybonita]

-More than 7,187 qualified students submitted applications during KAUST’s global recruitment period. To date, KAUST has accepted 817 students representing 61 countries.

- Of this group, 374 students will begin classes on the KAUST campus in September 2009. The remainder will enroll in KAUST beginning in 2010.

- KAUST is open to men and women.

- The most represented countries in the inaugural class are :
1- Saudi Arabia (15%)
2- China (14%)
3- Mexico (11%)
4- United States (8%)


http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa

Thank you very much Jh1 :)

[ismail]

Salams to you all on the saudi thread from LONDON

Has the moon been sighted in Saudi yet?

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Yes, In KSA Eid will be on 20th September.....

[egypt69]

1 - English

2 - KAUST employs 71 professors. At maturity, the faculty is expected to number approximately 225.
* These accomplished research scientists and educators hail from around the world.
* The top countries of origin are:
1- the United States (14)
2- Germany (7)
3- Canada (6)
4- China (6).
there are also some Arab professors . ( source : here (http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa/people/faculty.aspx) )

3 - Abaya/Hijab wearing , is not compulsive inside the campus , although it's allowed for those who want to wear them .
The gyms are segregated ( one for males and one for females :banana: ) . there is Huge theater house , but I don't know what kind of movies will be played there .


:)

Thas for the info :) and thanks to ever1 else

[7akem]

I like the update you guyz

[Rody69]

amazing stuff from KAUST!!
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[Sdare]

amazing stuff indeed

[Rody69]

from the press today:


KAUST: History in the making
Siraj Wahab | Arab News



Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is being briefed by officials on the facilities at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal during an inspection tour on Tuesday. (SPA)


THUWAL, Jeddah: After years of meticulous planning and sourcing some of the best scientific minds in the world, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) will be a dream made real.

On Wednesday at 7:30 p.m, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is scheduled to inaugurate a research university that has caught the imagination of the world scientific community and has raised huge expectations among Saudis.

KAUST promises to usher in a new era of scientific investigation, discovery and education in the Kingdom. In the gleaming towers and immaculate laboratory and library blocks nestled in what just a few years ago was raw desert, some of the finest scientists and researchers will work alongside talented research students from Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.

At the inauguration, King Abdullah will play host to heads of state, global business leaders, Nobel laureates and some of the world's most celebrated academics who have been invited to the ceremony here at Thuwal, 80 km north of Jeddah.

The king on Tuesday visited the university in order to see for himself the preparations for Wednesday's inauguration. About 3,000 dignitaries including heads of state and scientists will attend the opening. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Malaysia’s King Tuanku Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Sudanese President Omar Bashir, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdul Aziz have already arrived for the inauguration.

During the inspection tour of the university, King Abdullah was accompanied by Prince Muqrin, chief of intelligence, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Muhammad, minister of education, Prince Khaled bin Abdullah, a member of the university's Board of Trustees, other princes and top officials.

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi, who is also chairman of the university's Board of Trustees, briefed the king on the progress of work at the campus. Studies started at the university on Sept. 5 after the completion of building classrooms. King Abdullah later visited an exhibition being staged on the occasion. The king was also briefed on the opening ceremony.

The graduate-level university, King Abdullah’s brainchild, opened its doors on Sept. 5 to the 400 students who have been admitted from 60 countries around the world to engage in postgraduate studies in engineering. Seventy faculty members are in place to teach them. The students and faculty at KAUST were carefully selected to help achieve the university’s goals.

“We have set our sights on reaching the brightest students, brimming with potential, from around the world, ready to learn from their mentors and from one another, ripe to begin making a contribution to the progress of humanity,” said Al-Naimi.

Some of the faculty members spoke to a large group of international journalists who were taken on a tour of the sprawling campus on Tuesday. The center of attraction for many was Shaheen, the fastest supercomputer in the Middle East and one of the 14 most powerful in the world.

“Developed with IBM, it is capable of 222 teraflops, or solving 222 trillion complicated calculations per second,” Richard Orme, head of KAUST’s Center for Deep Computing Research, told the visiting journalists.

According to Orme, Shaheen is the second-fastest computer outside of Europe and the fastest in all of Asia.

“One of the most powerful supercomputers in an academic environment, the system instantly makes KAUST a key player in the field of computational science,” he told reporters. “Shaheen will facilitate across dozens of disciplines in carrying out cutting-edge experiments, joint research collaborations with KAUST’s research partners located all over the world and further the development of a knowledge-based society in Saudi Arabia.”

Al-Naimi said Shaheen “gives the Middle East its first bona fide locally owned and operated supercomputer.”

“Hopefully the influence of that in promoting a culture of computational science and engineering will go far beyond KAUST because a computer is one experimental facility that can be shared easily across a high-speed network,” he added.

These partnerships with the private sector are also part of KAUST’s commitment to economic development and diversification in the Kingdom.

“In Saudi Arabia we need to diversify the base of our economy from dependence on a single commodity,” said Nadhmi A. Al-Nasr, interim executive vice president of administration and finance. “A knowledge-based economy is the future of the Kingdom.”

The inauguration ceremony will be broadcast live as a webcast on the KAUST inauguration website (http://inauguration.kaust.edu.sa/).

source (http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=126679&d=23&m=9&y=2009)
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Beginning of a new boom
Khaled Almaeena | Editor in Chief


Today Saudis have two reasons to celebrate. The first is because of National Day, a day to commemorate the unification and establishment of Saudi Arabia. A vast tract of land, in which brigands and highwaymen preyed upon the unsuspecting traveler, where loyalty was only to the leader of the tribe, was unified by the vision and determination of one man: Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. He braved elements, geography and hostile forces to build a country called Saudi Arabia. In a European context he was a Cavour, a Bismarck. But history reveals that he encountered — and overcame — more challenges than they did.

The second cause for celebration is the inauguration of the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) — a project Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has dreamed about for the last 25 years.

King Abdullah is a man of few words; he says what he means and means what he says. And his words have now been transformed into a university with great scientific objectives that will serve humanity far beyond Saudi Arabia’s borders.

King Abdullah has always stressed education as the driving force for development and progress. When fully operational, KAUST will help make knowledge, after oil and industry, the country’s third vital driving force.

In a changing world with new and, at times, deadly challenges, it is vital that the Kingdom keep up with others in science and technology. It also has to make good use of its human resources if it is not to be dependent on others. A country’s self-reliance begins with its human resources.

It is important that we be leaders in technology rather than constant consumers. In the long term it is what will ensure our survival.

The problems in the country are many. The environment, the lack of water resources, issues pertaining to health and social development. They all depend on trained minds that can come up with answers to the questions they raise. King Abdullah has paved the way to the answers by creating this great university in an area where only a few years ago there were only a handful coastal villages.

King Abdullah’s vision is that of a nation on the march. Every Saudi should realize that we are called to be visionaries and progressives. We need to be travelers on the road of life and not merely spectators. For this we have to evaluate ourselves, both as individuals and as members of a larger society.

What is our present condition? How are we performing? What have we contributed to our country? It is easy to utter glowing words, to please those with authority, to accommodate, but that is self-deception. What we need are men and women who can stand tall, articulate their views forthrightly and participate in nationbuilding.

Unfortunately there exist sloth and complacency, but they should be shunned. Our young should be prepared for the future by being provided with values emanating from our own Islamic tradition that directs them to embrace the world with tolerance and to accept others. We have to re-establish a society in which extremist ideologies neither exist nor are secretly admired or supported from afar.

Ours should be a society in which a meritocracy prevails, where men and women work to contribute to the progress of the country and the family of nations.

Ours should also be a society of role models in all fields with a special emphasis on the family, the anchor of young people’s hopes and goals.

The media have a role in all this by focusing on issues concerning all, by reporting the truth, by exposing irregularities, by being accurate and by not indulging in sensationalism. The media are an important element in any society, and it is vital that media play its part with responsibility and act as a source of convergence rather than divergence.

Thanks to oil, this country has seen not one but two economic booms. We hope today will mark the beginning of a new boom; a knowledge boom that will be the foundation of an advanced, highly skilled, high-tech society in which honest and hard-working men and women live in freedom and dignity as partners and citizens.

Such a society will be one that cares for the less fortunate and contributes not only to the well-being of those within its borders but also to others far beyond them.

source (http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=126681&d=23&m=9&y=2009)
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KAUST research to focus on solar energy: Al-Naimi
Asma Alsharif | Reuters


JEDDAH: Research at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) may help Saudi Arabia develop solar energy to provide for a significant portion of the Kingdom’s power needs, Saudi Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi said on Tuesday.

It aims to make solar a major contributor to energy supply in the next 5-10 years, he added.

“Saudi Arabia aspires to export as much solar energy in the future as it exports oil now,” Al-Naimi said.

Apart from cleaning up domestic fuels to reduce emissions, the Kingdom is also looking at carbon capture and sequestration, Al-Naimi said. KAUST would also eventually carry out research into algae for storing CO2 emissions, he added.

Al-Naimi said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest oil supply and demand estimates. Demand for Saudi crude is increasing, and this is evidence the world economy is recovering from recession, Al-Naimi said in an interview to Reuters.

“No, based on the current (demand and supply estimates), there is no need of course, right now,” Al-Naimi said.

“But you never know, this is a moving target, it is a very active market. The world economy seems to be recovering. I hope it will recover fast and therefore it will impact demand. If demand rises of course supply has to match it... Demand for our oil is rising, and so we are — at least I am — convinced that economic growth has started and will continue.”

Global oil inventories are above the five-year average in defiance of OPEC output curbs that have aimed to match supply with a fall in demand following the economic downturn.

Some oil market observers have said the producer group, which pumps more than a third of the world’s oil, would have to cut output again next year to balance the market.

OPEC pledged to cut output by 4.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last year, and the curbs have helped the oil price recover to around $70 from a low of $32.40 in December.

At its most recent meeting earlier this month, the OPEC agreed to leave output unchanged and Al-Naimi brushed off concerns about high inventories, saying economic growth was driving the oil price. Oil at between $70-$80 a barrel would bring investment in new energy supplies and prevent a future supply crunch, Al-Naimi said. The Kingdom has targeted around $75 as a fair price for both consumers and producers.

“As long as the prices are where they are, like $70 to $80, I think investments will continue... and with so much spare capacity available in the world now we foresee no shortages in the future,” he said. Al-Naimi reiterated that Saudi Arabia was pumping around 8 million bpd of oil and its output capacity was 12.5 million bpd.

Saudi Arabia has no plans for now to develop more capacity after completing the boost to 12.5 million bpd this year, Al-Naimi said.

“Let us see what happens to worldwide demand and if we see significant growth, we have a policy of maintaining between 1.5 to 2 million bpd spare capacity all the time... So we are not thinking today about future expansion but you know, you have to spend a lot of money to stay where you are.”

source (http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=126682&d=23&m=9&y=2009)
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National Day | KAUST Supplement: King’s vision becomes a reality
Siraj Wahab I Arab News



Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, accompanied by top officials, inspects development work on the KAUST campus on June 10, 2009. (SPA)


Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has been a passionate voice for education reform for years, realizing that the challenges of the future will need innovative solutions from the world's best minds.

Minds are shaped by society and culture, but the quality of education determines who will excel and who will fall behind in the global march for progress. The king has promoted educational reform throughout the entire Saudi system, from kindergarten to graduate school.

Initiatives include important changes in curriculum, better training for teachers and greater resources for them to employ, ensuring that high-school graduates possess the skills needed to join the work force or to continue on to college or university and that the Kingdom has graduate schools second to none.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is the capstone of these reforms. Thanks to the efforts of Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi and an extensive team of Saudi Aramco engineers, researchers, and some of the world's leading academicians, KAUST is more than a vision.

“As a new house of wisdom, the university shall be a beacon for peace, hope, and reconciliation and shall serve the people of the Kingdom and benefit all the peoples of the world in keeping with the teachings of the Holy Qur'an, which explains that God created mankind in order for us to come to know each other,” King Abdullah said in his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony.

He said KAUST would be an institution that would help shape the future of the nation and higher education around the globe. “In its design, construction and operations the university will conserve natural resources and demonstrate by precept and example the value of responsible environmental stewardship. Since universities striving for excellence depend on an atmosphere of exploration and initiative, nurturing and protecting freedom of research, thought and discourse related to scholarly work will be among the primary objectives of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology,” said King Abdullah.

“Our intention is to create an enduring model for advanced education and scientific research. A complete residential and academic compound will permit the faculty, staff, students, associates and their families to enjoy a rich and broad range of educational programs and social amenities. In providing a strong foundation for all aspects of life and work in the university, we aim to ensure its success in promoting the economic development and social prosperity of the people of the Kingdom and of the world.”

Indeed, King Abdullah's vision in launching KAUST was nothing short of historic. It sets out as an international center of excellence where students and their professors have been selected purely for academic qualities and potential and they will be given a liberal campus in which debate, research and innovation can flourish.

KAUST will be like no other university, either in the Kingdom or in the Arab world. Until now Arab institutions of higher learning, especially in their science and technology faculties, have all been utilitarian. They are designed to equip their students with the exacting qualifications they will need for the workplace. There is little time in their academic programs for original research. They teach what is already known. They are not set up to discover new knowledge, even though masters and doctoral dissertations do, from time to time, throw up new insights and understandings.

KAUST is configured the other way round. It has already drawn in the very best academic teachers to work with the very best young male and female minds gathered from all over the world. King Abdullah has said that KAUST will serve as a lighthouse of knowledge for all mankind. And there is one very important factor that will underpin this ambition. Over and above the scholarships that King Abdullah himself is endowing each year, the new university will be one of the most, if not indeed the most, generously endowed academic institutions in the world.

The constant clamor of research scientists everywhere is for more funding. The pace of scientific investigation is often limited by its commercial potential. The frequent complaint is that pure science is at the back of the queue when research grants are being handed out.

As an independent university governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees and supported by a multibillion-dollar endowment, KAUST convenes the best minds — based strictly on merit — and creates a collaborative community of passionate and talented researchers from around the world. The university acts as a catalyst for research that applies science and technology to problems of human need, social advancement and economic development.

Charles M. Vest, former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, underlined the role of the research university in the 21st century at KAUST groundbreaking ceremony two years ago. “Great universities seek to understand the past, engage the present, and shape the future. Universities that have a strong focus on science and technology have a particular responsibility to engage the present and shape the future, but they too must understand the past and learn its lessons. They must do so in order to clearly understand that they are at the core of the flow of human history and essential to human progress.”

Vest said KAUST was breaking the mold and taking a bold, new step. “This is a noble and farsighted undertaking. It is also a voyage into the unknown. KAUST has set its compass by consulting widely and learning lessons from the experiences of great research universities throughout the world. But the founders of KAUST also understand the value of a fresh start, the uniqueness of its location, the necessity of its engagement with the world community, and its orientation toward the future.”

The former MIT chief said the potential benefits the new university brings with it are almost limitless. “Research universities create opportunity. They create opportunity for individual students by inspiring them, educating them, orienting them toward the future, teaching them that they are responsible for their own lives, and preparing them to advance the human condition,” Vest said.

Vest said that KAUST might become part of a new, virtual entity that will shape higher education in the decades to come.

“In my view, a global meta university is emerging. This meta university consists of the cyber-infrastructure, scholarly digital archives, open-access teaching materials, and virtual communities of scholars and researchers,” Vest said. “It is the substrate on which the 21st century research university will be built. Like the computer operating system Linux, knowledge creation and teaching at each university will be elevated by the efforts of a multitude of individuals and groups all over the world. The meta university will rapidly adapt to the changing learning styles of students who have grown up in a computationally rich environment. The greatest benefits of the meta university will accrue to developing nations because such shared resources can accelerate and reduce the cost of the development of new schools, colleges, and universities.”

Unlike a meta university that will exist in cyberspace, KAUST sits on the Red Sea coast with students in the labs, lecture halls and classrooms and professors at the lecterns. KAUST's vision is of a bright future for the Kingdom and its people.

Wishing to rekindle and spread the great and noble virtue of learning that has marked the Arab and Muslim worlds in earlier times, King Abdullah said: “It is my desire that this new university becomes one of the world's great institutions of research; that it educates and trains future generations of scientists, engineers and technologists; and that it fosters, on the basis of merit and excellence, collaboration and cooperation with other great research universities and the private sector.”

source (http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=126669&d=23&m=9&y=2009)

[jh1]

check this out too :
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/21/king-abdullah-university-of-science-and-technology/
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/22/kaust-visualization-beyond-the-cave/

[top speed]

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أكثر من 50 علماً انتظمت أمام خيمة الافتتاح تمثل الدول المشاركة


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إحدى الباحثات في الجامعة مع طفليها تتجول داخل حرم الجامعة



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طالب يتابع دراسات بحثية عبر الحاسب الآلي في مكتبة الجامعة
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طالب سعودي مع نظيره من إحدى الدول الأوروبية

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جانب من استعدادات وتجهيزات المركز الإعلامي

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الزميل القحطاني في حديث باسم مع طلبة من شرق آسيا
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أكثر من 100 وسيلة إعلامية دولية تشارك في تغطية حفل الافتتاح
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إحدى الأكاديميات في الجامعة تهيأ أوراق إحدى المحاضرت
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جانب من الاستعدادات في المكاتب الداخلية للحرم الجامعي

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طلاب يتجولون برفقة إحدى المنسقات في أقسام الجامعة

[Riyadh Sun]

:)GOD BLESS THIS PROJECT

[Shahid]

Saudi authorities hope the mixed-sex centre it will help modernise the kingdom's deeply conservative society.

The religious police will not operate on-site. Women will be allowed to mix freely with men and drive on campus.

Women will also not be required to wear veils in the coeducational classes.

BBC News..


What is going on?

[3aysh 7yaty]

إحدى الأكاديميات في الجامعة تهيأ أوراق إحدى المحاضرت
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now I wish I had studied harder when I was in school

[Rody69]

the outstanding grand opening was last night

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this project is completed now just after 23 months from the construction beginning !!
:banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

[Rody69]

Dr. Edward Hartley Sargent
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
View Dr. Edward Hartley Sargent's presentation at the GRP Symposium

Q & A

Dr. Edward Hartley Sargent, KAUST Investigator and Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology at the University of Toronto, discusses how he plans to create low-cost paint-on cells that convert solar rays into electricity.

Solar cells are either efficient or inexpensive. Dr. Sargent‘s research will lay the foundation to eliminate this solar energy compromise by applying KAUST resources combined with his research and his intellectual drive and to create efficient and low-cost solar cells.

Like KAUST, Dr. Sargent‘s research is innately interdisciplinary. His research spans materials chemistry, device fabrication, device optimization, careful optoelectronic characterization, and even ultrafast spectroscopic investigation.

From an early age, Dr. Sargent embraced the opportunity to solve problems though a set of mathematical tools and physical ideas. It was this desire that led Dr. Sargent to pursue a bachelor‘s in Engineering Physics from Queen's University and a doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Photonics) from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Sargent has been described as one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation – a valid claim about a man who believes that nanotechnology is "turning fascinating science and growing technological agility into real applications that transform people's lives and society."

Can renewable energy sources like solar move from "alternative" to "primary" in the near future? What would be a realistic timeline?

The move is underway right now as producers of solar cells scale up production of gradually lower- and lower-cost conventional photovoltaic cells. That's the evolution of the industry. The revolution will come when technologies disrupt this curve with the combination of high efficiency and low cost.

How do you see advanced photovoltaic technology working for Saudi Arabia, the world‘s largest exporter of petroleum?

Saudi Arabia is an exceptional place -- not only for its fossil fuels but also for its vast solar resource. Its landmass receives enough solar energy to power the entire world's energy needs many times over. Saudi Arabia has also established itself also a proven leader in the management and export of energy resources. This will surely be a crucial skill as solar goes primary and goes global.

Your University of Toronto research group has developed plastic solar cells that use nanotechnology to convert the sun‘s energy into power with more efficiency. How important is this achievement? Is this a foundational step toward even better technology?

This is an absolutely foundational step towards better technology. We are very excited about developing advanced, low-cost infrared-optimized solar cells that can be paired with visible photovoltaics to harvest the sun's rays. It is both efficient and economically sound technology.

Your research group is working on ways to paint light-sensitive nanoparticles on glass. What are the potential applications for this research? What does this mean for photovoltaics?

The applications range from portable power, (for example a wearable battery booster) all the way to large-scale solar power conversion that would contribute to the larger energy grid. We keep the main idea in focus -- the sun's full spectrum deserves efficient harvesting.

Other than the obvious – abundant sunshine – what about KAUST makes it a good location for solar energy research?

KAUST‘s location for solar energy research is valuable for three reasons:

* Exceptional facilities, including a focus on a large-scale solar R&D installation, that go far beyond the small-scale prototyping most universities can achieve.
* Faculty and graduate students attracted from around the world with a focus on excellence without compromise.
* An institutional architecture that blends core scientific and engineering areas (departments) with project-oriented centers. This is the ideal matrix for the highly interdisciplinary research that is associated with advanced photovoltaics.

What are the immediate benefits to society of having more efficient sources of solar power, and what advances do you hope to see in the coming years?

The immediate benefit, even deployed on the small scale, is portable power. The bigger and longer-term benefit is for the world to have an ongoing solution to its energy needs instead of living off a finite supply of stored energy.

You have noted that solar research is "innately interdisciplinary" and spans materials chemistry, device fabrication, and device optimization. What role can a focus on solar energy at KAUST contribute to the global research and development community working on photovoltaic technology development and implementation?

KAUST's Solar Energy Center will play a unique role. It will combine world-leading science that will investigate new physical phenomena and new materials with outstanding engineering research through a large-scale R&D solar installation. In addition, it will have best equipment within which to judge new solar innovations on a level playing field.

How will the relationship between KAUST and the University of Toronto benefit researchers, and what is your role in this collaboration?

Each day my students at University of Toronto strive to strengthen our ties with KAUST as it emerges. We help find faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students; we provide input on how to deploy KAUST's exceptional resources to create a unique world-class infrastructure; and we build stronger ties through exchanges of personnel, including spending many weeks of the year on the KAUST campus.

A few years ago, BusinessWeek described how your research group "stumbled onto" the discovery that a plastic solar cell could absorb ultraviolet light. Talk about the role that serendipity plays in research, and how the KAUST Investigator award contributes to your ability to learn more about nanoscience.

Serendipity plays a crucial role. We have just published the first report after harvesting multiple excitons in the photocurrent flowing in a device. Only by becoming interested in the ultraviolet (UV) behavior of this photodetector - not directly relevant to photovoltaics but of broad scientific interest - did we stumble on this remarkably sensitive UV detector. Being a KAUST investigator gives us the foundational support for our joint investigations with KAUST-based scientists to allow us to follow our intuitions, pursue surprising results in the lab, and discover.

You wrote a book called The Dance of Molecules: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives. In the four years since it was published, how has nanotechnology further changed our lives? How will the work you are undertaking, along with the work that will begin soon at KAUST, benefit society?

The field has advanced vastly in the few years since the book was published. In medicine, nanotechnology-based biosensors are leading to the early, sensitive, and specific detection and classification of diseases. In optical imaging, highly sensitive light detectors based on nanoparticles have advanced by leaps and bounds and are nearing commercialization. And in energy, researchers at KAUST, University of Toronto, and indeed around the world are rapidly moving toward efficient, low-cost solar cells.

source (http://www.kaust.edu.sa/research/grc/sargent.html#sqanda)

[Rody69]

Boeing becomes a founding member of KAUST program

By Saudi Gazette Staff
THUWAL - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced on Wednesday that Boeing has become a member of the KAUST Industrial Collaboration Program (KICP).
KAUST’s Interim Vice President of Economic Development Ahmad Al-Khowaiter signed an agreement with Boeing Saudi Arabia President Ahmed Jazzar that makes Boeing, the world’s leading aerospace company, a key part of the University’s economic development program.
“Companies and universities need to be innovative if they are to remain globally competitive,” Al-Khowaiter said after the signing ceremony in Thuwal. “KICP membership provides our collaborators with recruiting and outreach support, offers both employment and funding prospects to students, and proffers challenging and meaningful research collaborations for our faculty.” KICP is designed to maximize the chances of effective industrial collaboration within the Kingdom and internationally by engaging key partners, all with a keen interest in the translation of knowledge into economic growth and job creation. KAUST is acting as a significant investor by developing infrastructure and providing substantial leverage potential to industry.
Al-Khowaiter noted that KICP enriches the research experience while also promoting economic development in the Kingdom by providing opportunities for the University, and its associated academic partners, to collaborate with outside groups.
“Boeing is defined by its technological edge,” Jazzar said. “We believe that working with KAUST’s professors and students on innovative technology research will help Boeing assimilate new ideas and innovative processes into our products and programs. This also is good for Saudi Arabia because it will help grow the capabilities of the Saudi research and development and scientific community to meet emerging needs within the Kingdom.”
“Boeing is actively looking to partner with the best researchers around the world to find and develop the best technology solutions for our customers, and we look forward to working with the people at KAUST,” added Peter Hoffman, director of Global Research and Development Strategy at Boeing Research & Technology, the company’s advanced, central R&D unit.
Drawing on global best practices, the University is establishing a Technology Transfer Office, an Industrial Collaboration Program, and a Research Park to support the creation of new businesses.
“KAUST will provide a home for existing companies seeking access to its academic strengths, an incubator, an entrepreneurship program, and the benefit of a regional seed and venture fund network,” said Dr. Charles Kingdon, director of Research Park and Industrial Collaboration. “KAUST seeks to create a single academic/industrial community free from the traditional artificial divides in order to drive innovation faster and more creatively.”
KICP funds are used to finance KICP initiatives, to support educational outreach to the University community and others in the region, and to support strategic studies and collaboration with other academic resources in Saudi Arabia.
There are three categories within KICP: Founder, Supporter, and Small Business. Each category carries a three-year commitment and comes with numerous benefits. Founders enjoy several privileges, including membership on the KICP Industrial Advisory Board, access to industrial information and match-making between academic programs and industrial needs, and privileged access to KAUST’s international research network.
The benefits of being a Supporter include in-Kingdom match-making among industrial collaborators, affiliates, research projects, faculty, and students as well as the opportunity to recruit talented and motivated students for jobs and internships.
The Small Business membership level will help small companies and KAUST-driven start-ups develop by using the University and its global network of faculty and resources. Additional benefits include access to advice and mentoring from the service team within the Innovation Center.

source (http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009052138562)

[Buyckske Ruben]

This is so great for Saudi Arabia, that nation moves forward !!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana:


Beacon of US$7billion project revealed.

Inaugurated today, King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (KAUST) unveils its centrepiece
At 60 m tall, the Breakwater Beacon provides an unmissable centrepiece for the US$7billion King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (KAUST), inaugurated today at Thuwal Point in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Designed by HOK, KAUST encompasses a total area of more than 36million sq m, the University campus occupies about 16 million sq m on land, and the remaining area is a vibrant offshore ecosystem that will be a sanctuary and part of the new University’s research areas of interest. Daniel Tobin, Principal of Australian-based Urban Art Projects (UAP) designed the centrepiece Beacon as a contemporary interpretation of a lighthouse, symbolic both for the university and for the location, overlooking the Safaa Harbor and the Red Sea. Drawing inspiration from ancient maritime traditions the structure is built in pre-cast concrete blocks merging from the sea to the tip of a latticed spire. Within the structure the lattice produces dappled shading for communal space including an amphitheatre and a reflection pond.

Breakwater Beacon is part of a major international arts programme at KAUST to celebrate its international platform of collaboration and exchange. Curated by UAP, the primary focus of the programme is to interpret and present interdisciplinary art and design that stimulates creativity and interaction, drawing inspiration from KAUST’s unique geography, science and technology-based research, language, text, regional histories and traditions. The programme includes work by the renowned Swedish artist Carsten Höller, who is known for his Unilever installation at the Tate Modern.

Link: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=12407

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/12407_1_saudi%20beacon1big.JPG

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/12407_2_saudi%20beacon2big.JPG

[gohorns]

So great :)

I hope this institution is allowed to continue in this way under the future leadership of the country.

[Saudi guy]

god bless all people whose working in this project amen :)
these is the time for saudi arabia to jump to new stage redeveloping the education and mentalities.

iam really exciting for seeing this videos and news i hope it is just the beginning for dozens of research centers in all regions.

[jh1]

Visualization Laboratory Showcase
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SHAHEEN Supercomputing Cente :
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[ardamir]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/3948520427_9641173955_b.jpg




http://conspiracygrimoire.com/wp-content/uploads/barad-dur.jpg

Couldnt help but draw the comparison.

:lol:

Awesome campus!! Glad to see KSA investing in their education system. The $10 billion endowment is insane. I go to an American university that has been around for over 100 years and has 30k students but our endowment barely topped $100 million (~1% of KAUST's). Very impressive and beautiful.

[Yoniii]

Al-Othman said the university would receive not only Saudis but also some outstanding Muslim students from other countries.
Increadibly discriminating, I feel offended as a Christian. No one should support this, specially not muslims living in Weastern countries and going to Weastern Universities.

[KAL76]

Increadibly discriminating, I feel offended as a Christian. No one should support this, specially not muslims living in Weastern countries and going to Weastern Universities.

you really should not feel offended at all!

the majority of the students at Kaust are non Saudis/Muslims (around %60). The local media always raised the question "will Saudis benefit from this university?" same question came from other Muslim and Arab countries as well so officials always felt it is important to answer to such concerns and make sure that Saudies, arabs, and Muslims understand that the key to this university is the academic record only.

[jh1]

Increadibly discriminating, I feel offended as a Christian. No one should support this, specially not muslims living in Weastern countries and going to Weastern Universities.

what's wrong in saying that the uni would receive some outstanding Muslim students ?
where's the discrimination knowing that there is also an outstanding number of non-Muslim students in KAUST ?

you should know what you're talking about before making any judgment .

[Yoniii]

what's wrong in saying that the uni would receive some outstanding Muslim students ?
where's the discrimination knowing that there is also an outstanding number of non-Muslim students in KAUST ?

you should know what you're talking about before making any judgment .
I took it like they would ONLY accept muslims, my bad!

[*UofT*]

Increadibly discriminating, I feel offended as a Christian. No one should support this, specially not muslims living in Weastern countries and going to Weastern Universities.

Research before saying such things.

KAUST as already mentioned will have majority Non-Muslim student body and faculty.

Does MIT or Harvard have a majority Muslim student body and faculty?

[YasinH]

just mindblowing project.

[jh1]

taCwtOUYTlY

[penta_a]

^^ Thank you much for your excellent follow up with people's reaction and views from all over the world

[abyd90]

:doh: This picture of what happened to the project after the rainy day


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4134915028_a0132dae07.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4134918290_5723a31f52.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4134925572_5b2679df7b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4134146053_dd4e7c83de.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/4134928552_1109ea70a6.jpg

[DAMAC]

^^ Does not discharge the rain water is bad,
It's strange modern building design and construction and occurs when such problems

[jh1]

Jzae6_koUl0

[AtaSaudi]

Jzae6_koUl0

Does that mean KAUST has a faulty infrastructure? Or it means that rain was too strong?

[womfalcs3]

Does that mean KAUST has a faulty infrastructure? Or it means that rain was too strong?

It's always the fault of the design. The design should compensate for strong rain events, if the rain in Thuwal was heavy.

[MAS-LNS]

:doh: This picture of what happened to the project after the rainy day


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4134915028_a0132dae07.jpg



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4134918290_5723a31f52.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4134925572_5b2679df7b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4134146053_dd4e7c83de.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/4134928552_1109ea70a6.jpg


^^^^^^

Last P!c iN king Abdulaziz University & iT's OlD P!c . I see iT Before 2 Years .

[ibib]

^^^^:ohno:May be it is used to make the incedent more dramatic and exciting. It's a good news to know that it's not from KAUST :)

[MTF]

The last pic may not be from Kaust but what about the rest ones?

[GulfArabia]

THIS WASN'T JUST HEAVEY RAIN, BUT A FLOOD, DEATH TOLL 106 ESTIMATED TO RISE
:bash:


http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=128934&d=29&m=11&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

هذا مصير أول جامعه مختلطه في السعوديه - أنا شفت الصور و الفضايح اللي صارت

[Mesch]

^^ ! ايييه صح
عقاب مو ؟
! اللهـ يآجركم بس و يكبر عقولكم

[Mesch]

And btw it's a mere consequence of a bad infrastructure/design + global warming

[AtaSaudi]

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/images/newsimages/3353/caricature/qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq.jpgTHIS WASN'T JUST HEAVEY RAIN, BUT A FLOOD, DEATH TOLL 106 ESTIMATED TO RISE
:bash:


http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=128934&d=29&m=11&y=2009&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

هذا مصير أول جامعه مختلطه في السعوديه - أنا شفت الصور و الفضايح اللي صارت

[MTF]

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/images/newsimages/3353/caricature/qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq.jpg

Please translate it..

[3aysh 7yaty]

Please translate it..
from the right "people of jeddah..condolence..donation..volunteering...Gloating"

[Sdare]

هذا مصير أول جامعه مختلطه في السعوديه - أنا شفت الصور و الفضايح اللي صارت

باللهي؟

[Sdare]

i didn't get that one, but i like this one better
http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/11/27/img/927557560764.jpg

[The Dude of Dhahran]

هذا مصير أول جامعه مختلطه في السعوديه - أنا شفت الصور و الفضايح اللي صارت

Lo-bee-Ygena-3gab-Men-Allah-Al-E7`tlat-Ra7-Yekon-A7`er-AL-Asbab. *Wink*

[B-Patriot]

هذا مصير أول جامعه مختلطه في السعوديه - أنا شفت الصور و الفضايح اللي صارت

HHAAHAHAHA, LMAO ^^

What scandals?? :)

[AtaSaudi]

For those who did not get the cartoon:

The cartoon criticises some religious people who claim that what happened in Jeddah was a divine punishment. So instead of helping Jeddah by doing something useful to help the city, they are gloating!

:ohno:

[Saudi guy]

please guys no more Arabic words.

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

please guys no more Arabic words.

:yes:.........Rightly said

[Saudi guy]

a new updates on Google earth showing details both KAEC & KAUST you should take a look to it :)

anyway i have a question,is the left side of the map (inside the red line) is considered as a part of KAUST or different project?

http://i15.tinypic.com/4mwe829.jpg

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8723/mapcopya.jpg

[penta_a]

^^
that is the new Cornish for Thouwal area and fishing boats dock area

[jh1]

^
^
you're right ..
http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20091221/Con20091221321947.htm

[jh1]

KAUST completes world class fishermen’s dock
By Muhammad Masrahi

JEDDAH – A special world-class dock for fishermen has been completed as part of the urban renewal developments taking place in the town of Thuwal, it was announced by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
The KAUST authority supervised the project which Saudi Aramco carried out.
The dock is a gift from King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to the citizens of Thuwal. It now has a capacity for 180 boats.
The dock was one of the projects announced earlier this year by King Abdullah, during the inauguration of the KAUST. The other project was the construction of a Corniche to beautify the town, and which now includes shops, mosques and restaurants.
Saudi Aramco was asked to complete both projects before the end of 2009.
The dock will be presented to the town’s fishermen by a special committee consisting of the governorate of the Makkah Region, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, the Frontier Guard, and the KAUST authorities.
The project is aimed at improving the conditions for fishing, while safeguarding the heritage of the area. The project leaders had stuck to strict safety guidelines. They also had to ensure the new dock was accessible from various parts of the town.
King Abdullah had also issued directives for the KAUST authorities to develop the infrastructure in Thuwal, which is situated close to the KAUST campus.
Projects will be undertaken to construct a cultural center and an outdoor center overlooking the sea, where various events can be held. The gateway to the town will also be developed.
Nadhmi Al-Nasr, Vice President of KAUST for Administrative and Financial Affairs, said the university was proud to have the King’s trust in supervising the urban renewal projects in Thuwal.
He said this reflects the determination of the government to have sustainable development across the nation.
Nasser Al-Nafisi, Vice President of KAUST for Services, said the comprehensive development project for Thuwal, would transform the town.
In the past, the town was well-known as a rest-stop for pilgrims. Its port was also well-known to fishermen, and it was an attraction for divers, he said.
Al-Nafisi said the project for developing Thuwal was a natural extension of the construction of KAUST. Thuwal is where most of the university’s staff will stay. The projects are also being seen as a possible boost for fishing or “Al-Sadafah”. This has been the profession of many generations of residents.
Diving trips were known as “Al-Safar” (or travel) because divers would go on sea voyages for nearly nine months, from late Dhul Hijja to late Sha’ban every year, to ply their trade. The divers would sail along the eastern and western Red Sea coasts using sail boats known as Al-Sa’iyah or Sanbook. – Okaz/SG

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009122157702