December 2006
Approved master plan and facilities design
Monday, 11 December 2006
Obtained charter approval
Thursday, 22 February 2007
International Advisory Council (IAC) meets for the first time
April 2007
Established Interim Financial Systems and Internal Controls
April 2007
Established logo and branding
Friday, 13 April 2007
Presidential Search Committee (PSC) convenes for the first time
Sunday, 15 April 2007
KAUST signs first Research Collaboration MOU with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
May 2007
Approved operation strategies for the University
Thursday, 31 May 2007
KAUST launches University Web site
June 2007
Approved development strategies
Research, Faculty, Students, Human Resources, Public Relations, Operations
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
KAUST signs MOU with National University of Singapore
Friday, 22 June 2007
KAUST announces MOU with Institut Français du Pétrole
Friday, 29 June 2007
IAC holds second meeting
Monday, 02 July 2007
PSC meets in London to review progress of global search for the Founding President
Monday, 02 July 2007
KAUST signs MOU with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
KAUST Discovery Scholarship program begins to accept applications
August 2007
Finalized compensation and benefits package
August 2007
Prepared faculty and staff policies and procedures handbook
Monday, 20 August 2007
KAUST launches Global Research Partnership
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
PSC meets in Vienna to review distinguished candidates
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
KAUST convenes Bioscience Summit at Woods Hole to discuss bioscience curriculum and research
Thursday, 30 August 2007
KAUST signs MOU with American University in Cairo
September 2007
Completed awarding of construction contracts
September 2007
Announced KAUST Discovery Scholarship program
Tuesday, 02 October 2007
KAUST launches KAUST Scholar Award program
Friday, 19 October 2007
Launched Arabic Web site
Sunday, 21 October 2007
KAUST holds Groundbreaking ceremony at the University campus site in Thuwal
Monday, 22 October 2007
KAUST holds Research Symposium in Jeddah
Sunday, 28 October 2007
KAUST convenes 16 of the world's foremost experts in computer science to examine the impact of information technologies on the global research enterprise.
Sunday, 13 January 2008
KAUST appoints Professor Choon Fong Shih as the University’s President Designate.
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
KAUST signs first private-sector MOU with GE
Thursday, 24 January 2008
KAUST signs research agreement with Technische Universität München
Sunday, 02 March 2008
KAUST signs Memorandum of Understanding with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
KAUST and UC Berkeley form partnership through the Academic Excellence Alliance
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
KAUST announces new International Advisory Committee Members
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
KAUST and Stanford form partnership through the Academic Excellence Alliance
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
KAUST signs Memorandum of Understanding with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
KAUST and UT-Austin form partnership through the Academic Excellence Alliance
Monday, 10 March 2008
KAUST and Imperial College form partnership through the Academic Excellence Alliance
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
KAUST appoints Dr. Fawwaz T. Ulaby as the University's Founding Provost
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
KAUST announces the recipients of its Global Research Partnership Centers and Center-in-Development Grants
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
KAUST hosts GRP Technical Symposium in Jeddah