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

[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&sect...tegory=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*]

Originally Posted by smussuw

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

[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]

Originally Posted by 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&sect...tegory=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]

Originally Posted by HiJazzey

There already is a KAUST thread

thanks for notifying me,the weird thing two of it created by same person 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

[HiJazzey]

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

[HiJazzey]

Originally Posted by Saudi guy

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

No problem. There has been a lot of repetition here

[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.
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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]

Originally Posted by smussuw

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]

[Saudi guy]

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[Rody69]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow extraordinary update Saudi guy as usual,well done

[thefreestyler]

fantastic