Distinguished Speakers
Day One:

H.E. Minister Ali I Al-Naimi

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Chairman, KAUST board of Trustee.

Professor Choon Fong Shih

President, KAUST, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Mark G. Yudof

President Designate, University of California

GRP Award Recipients

Investigators

Twelve scientists from six different countries create the inaugural group of Global Research Partnership (GRP) Investigator grantees

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Centers and Centers-in-Development

KAUST awards grants for the establishment of four interdisciplinary research Centers and three international Centers-in-Development

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Media Materials

Fact Sheet:
Kaust at a Glance
GRP Fact Sheet

The Global Research Partnership (GRP) Technical Symposium

Frontiers and Opportunities in Science and Engineering:

The Contribution of the Global Research Partnership to KAUST, Saudi Arabia, and the World

The Global Research Partnership (GRP) Technical Symposium, “Frontiers and Opportunities in Science and Engineering: The Contribution of the Global Research Partnership to KAUST, Saudi Arabia, and the World” marks the first global gathering of KAUST GRP award recipients.

The GRP serves as a primary mechanism for engaging science of the highest quality in support of KAUST’s development as a world-class graduate research university.

KAUST welcomes symposium participants to Saudi Arabia to present their views and latest findings in various fields of research, share ideas and establish a truly global network of scientific collaboration.