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An Overview ofKING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
KFUPM
An Overview ofKING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
KFUPM
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TopicsBackgroundandCampus
GraduateStudies
ResearchOpportunities
KFUPMInitiatives
KFUPMFuture
ScholarshipOpportunities
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BackgroundandCampusLife
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KFUPM Then and Now
College of Petroleum and Minerals, 1963 KFUPM now
A college 2-year technical college 76 students 14 faculty members
7 Colleges BS, MS, and PhD 9000 students 950 faculty
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A prominent location
IntheheartofSaudiArabiasoilfieldsand
industrialcities
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KFUPM Campus
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Facts & Figures Area of more than 4 km2
20,000 people
1,200 Units - faculty Housing
4000 Rooms - Student dorms
Sports & other amenities
Medical center
Community center
KFUPM
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A world-class campus
Uniquearchitecture&stateoftheartinfrastructure
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A multi-cultural vibrant community
Alargeworldclasscampus(65+nationalities)yetsmallenoughtobuildcloserelationships
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A passion for knowledge
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A city on its own
Facultycampusaccommodation
Studentcampusdormitory
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A healthy environment
Oncampussportsfacilities&medicalcare
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Modernmalls
Nearby attractions
TraditionalMiddleEasternsouks
Tranquilseafront A30minutedrivetoBahrain
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Smart Campus StateoftheartIT Wirelesscampus ERPsystem StudentandRegistrationsystems eLearningandonlinecourses eLibrary Smartclassrooms
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Achievements of KFUPM StudentsAwardsinnationalandinternationalcompetitions:(Microsoft,Intel,PetroleumandGeologySocieties,)
HighestnumberofparticipationsandawardsamongSaudiUniversitiesintheannualStudentScientificConference.
Severalpatents
Culturalandsportsawards.
Volunteers>2500everyyear.
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Achievements of KFUPM Alumni
Holdleadingpositionswithingovernmentandindustrybothlocallyandaroundtheglobe (e.g.Aramco,SABIC,ITindustry,)PursuehigherstudiesatreputableschoolsHighdemandinCareerDayfrommajoremployers.Averageof6joboffers/graduateAbout20%ofseniorstudentsaresponsoredbycompanies.
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Started30yearsago
Morethan130majorcompaniesparticipateintheAnnualCareerday
Career Day
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GraduateStudiesatKFUPM
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KFUPMs Knowledge Model
International&IndustrialExposure ModelforLeadership&SkillsDevelopment Human/SocialStudyComponents
Education(TechnicalKnowledge)1
CompleteR&DContinuum WorldClassSciencePark(DTV)
Generation(SpecializedKnowledge)2
AcademicInnovationCulture AdvancedIPManagementProcess UniqueEcosystem
Implementation3
Other4
KFUPMKnowledgeActivities KnowledgeTransferFormsInputs
Enablers
Alignmentwith: NationalDevelopmentPlans
JobMarketDemands
14NationalStrategicR&DNeeds
RelationshipswithLocalIndustry
GlobalR&DTrends
NationTransformationtoKnowledgeEconomy
InternationalAdvisoryBoard EndowmentFund
RegulatorySystem
StudentsAdmissionProcess IPPolicies ScienceParkEntranceCriteria
LeadingAlumni ofHighEntrepreneurialPropensity Serving: Petroleum/EnergyIndustry StrategicSectors
ContributiontoSocialWelfare/EconomicDevelopment: TechnologyLicenses Technology BasedSpinouts
WorldStandardScholarlyOutcomes Industrial/EconomicGrowth EnhancedCompetitiveness TechnologyProducts
KnowHowTransfer CPD&Training MultiFacetedCommunityEngagement
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Graduate Student Enrollment
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Growth of Graduate Student Body
PhDEnrollment MSEnrollment
Graduatestudentsrepresentabout14.5%ofUniversitystudents
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Growth in Full-time Master/PhD students
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AerospaceEngineering M.Sc
ArchitecturalEngineering M.Sc.
AppliedStatistics M.Sc.
ChemicalEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
Chemistry Ph.D.,M.Sc.
City&RegionalPlanning M.C.R.P.
CivilEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
ComputerEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
ComputerScienceandEngineering Ph.D.
ComputerNetworks M.Sc.
ComputerScience M.Sc.
ConstructionEngineering&Management M.Sc.
ElectricalEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
Geology Ph.D.,M.Sc.
Available Degrees
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Geophysics M.Sc.
EnvironmentalScience M.Sc.
IndustrialSystemsEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
SecurityandInformationAssurance M.Sc.
BusinessAdministration M.B.A.
Mathematics Ph.D.,M.Sc.
MaterialScienceandEngineering M.Sc.
MechanicalEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
PetroleumEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
TelecommunicationEngg. M.Sc.
Physics Ph.D.,M.Sc.
MedicalPhysics M.Med.Phys.
SoftwareEngineering M.Sc.
SystemsandControlEngineering Ph.D.,M.Sc.
Available Degrees
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Graduate Programs Requirements
MSc Programs:24Credithours 8CoursesMSThesis AcceptablecontributionstothefieldofresearchOptionaloneresearchbasedcourse
PhDPrograms:30Credithours 10CoursesPasstheComprehensiveExaminationPhDThesis SubstantialcontributionstothefieldofresearchOptionaltworesearchbasedcourses
Acceptancerateislessthan25%
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Features of MS & PhD Programs at KFUPM
Excellentcourseworkequivalenttoexcellentinternationaluniversities.PhDresearchusuallyresultsinhighqualitypublicationsGenerally,expectationsofMSstudentsareveryhighintermsofresearchoutcomesDiversestudentbodyfromcountriesaroundtheworldResearchbasedcoursesintroducestudentstoresearchearly
finishearlierwithmorepublicationsSomestudentsmayspendonesemesteratourcollaboratingschoolsifthesisresearchisonrelatedarea
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KFUPM ExpectationsMSstudentstypicaldegreeprogress:
Passatleast3courseseverysemesterFinishallcourseworkwithin3semestersatmaximum,Submitthesisproposalwithin3semestersatmaximum,Completetheprogramwith5semestersatmaximum
PhDstudentstypicaldegreeprogress:Passatleast3courseseverysemesterFinishallcourseworkwithin34semestersatmaximum,Passthecomprehensiveexaminationwithin4semestersatmaximum,Submitthethesisproposalwithin6semestersatmaximumandCompletethePhDprogramwithin4yearsatmaximum
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Growth in Number of Faculty952902856818
2010-112009-102008-092007-08
Facultybodyhasgrownwhilemaintainingthesameoverallnumberofstudents.
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Faculty Distribution by Rank
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Colleges and Departments
Engineering Sciences Industrial ManagementEnvironmental
Design
Computer Sciences & Engineering
Aerospace
Civil
Chemical
Electrical
Mechanical
Petroleum
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics & Statistics
Earth Sciences
Accounting
MIS
Finance & Economics
Management
Marketing
Architecture
Architectural Engineering
Construction Eng. & Mang.
City & Regional Planning
Computer Sciences
Computer Eng.
Systems Eng.
Software Eng.
Applied & Supporting
Studies
Prep-year
Skills Development
Islamic & Arabic Studies
Physical Edu.
English Language
General Studies
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Accreditation/Assessment
AccreditingBody ProgramsAccredited Year
(ABET) AllEngineeringPrograms 1993,2001,2007,&2010
(BerkeleyTeam) CollegeofSciencePrograms 1996
(UNESCO) ResearchInstitute 1997AssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness(AACSB)
CollegeofIndustrialManagement 2002&2013
SelfAssessment 7Programs 2003,2005&2009
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Research Opportunities and Outcomes
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Research Funding Programs
ContractResearchResearchInstitute
InternallyFundedResearch
KACSTResearchGrants
NationalPlanforScience,Innovation
andTechnology
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R&D Structure & Focus
Petroleum&Minerals
Refining&Petrochemicals
Environment&Water
EngineeringResearch
Economics&Management
Communication&Information
StrategicStudies&Planning
Nanotechnology
RenewableEnergy
Corrosion
MITCollaboration(CleanWater&Clean
Energy)
IslamicBanking
NSTP
KACSTAnnualGrants
KAUSTCID(Petrochemicals&
Polymers)
GrantPrograms
SABIC/FastTrack
JuniorFacultyResearch
Societal
BookWriting
ArabicBookAuthoring&TranslationProgram
CollaborativeCarbonCapture&SequestrationTIC
R&DStructure
ExcellenceCenters/SponsoredProgramsDeanshipofResearch ResearchInstitute
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National Plan for Science, Innovation & Technology King Abdul Aziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)
developed the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP), that focuses on the following technologies: Water and Environment Oil & Gas Energy Petrochemicals Advanced materials Environment Nanotechnologies Biotechnology Information Technology Electronics, communications, photonics Space and Aeronautics Technology
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Partnership with International Institutions
MIT: CleanWaterandCleanEnergy StanfordUniversity: OilandGas CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech): RefiningandPetrochemicals CambridgeUniversity: OilandGas GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(GeorgiaTech):EnergyandSeismicSignalProcessing
KingAbdullahUniv.ofScienceandTechnology(KAUST) SaudiAramco (thelargestoilcompanyworldwide) SABIC (Leadingpetrochemicalcompanyworldwide): PolymersandPetrochemicals
Fewotherfocusedcollaborationprogramsunderevaluation
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Available Research Funding
*Figuresrepresentdirectfundingonly
In SR MillionsVenue
65RI
22DSR
130(Over 5Years)Centers ofExcellence
40KACST(AnnualProgram)
145(Over 3Years)KACST(National Plan)
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InventionDisclosures=566
FiledApplications=407
IssuedPatents=140
Growth of Academic Innovation Culture
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KFUPMs Technology Landscape(Categorization of Filed Patents)
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Distribution of U.S. patents assigned to higher education institutions in the Arab world
KFUPM58%
Other Arab
Universities42%
KFUPM92%
Other Saudi
Universities8%
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Innovation Ecosystem of KFUPM & Partners
UniqueSaudiEcosystemforKFUPMPartnersevolvingwithinandaroundKFUPMsCampus.
Successwillcreateinnovationtractioninthewholenationalknowledgesystem.
ComponentscouldbereplicatedinotherpartsofKingdom.
ContributingtoInnovative
SaudiEconomyGrowth
KFUPM&Partners
Enablers
360 Constituents
Capabilities
TechnologyDevelopmentSupport
CommercializationSupport
Industrial/EconomicIntegration
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DemonstrationPlant(SaudiArabia) Partners:KFUPM,SaudiAramco;JXNippon
Licensors:Axens andStone&Webster
SemiCommercialPlant(Japan)
CollaborativeTechnologicalResearchwithIndustries
HSFCCTechnology
Examples of KFUPMKnowledge - Based R&D Outcomes
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DevelopmentalResearchforSupportingEconomyGrowth
PetroleumRefining
Recyclingcontaminatedwatersofpetroleumrefiningprocessesfordesertgreening
Technologiesforcuringcontaminatedwatersofindustrialprocesses
Developmentof: petroleumdesulfurizationprocesses upstreampetroleumprocessesforturning
heavyoilintoolefins
Petrochemicals
Polymers
Water&
Environment
Developmentof: catalyticcrackingtechnologiesfortheolefins
industry newolefinsforpolyestersmanufacturing
Additivetechnologiesforplasticsindustry Innovativecatalystsforpolyethylene&
polyolefinproduction
Examples of KFUPMKnowledge - Based R&D Outcomes
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Examples of KFUPMKnowledge - Based R&D Outcomes
OnlineSystemsforCO2
EmissionMonitoring
DevelopmentofonlinesystemsfordetectingCO2 emissionsourcesandtheirmagnitudesintheKingdomofSaudiArabia.ThiswillenhancethepotentialandthefutureplanningforcarboncapturingplansinTheKingdom.
NewMaterials/AdvancedMaterial
RecyclingTechnologies
Producingselfconsolidatedconcreteutilizingoilash. Producinghighqualityconcreteusingoilash. Developmentofnewcorrosionresistantnickelbasedalloys.
NanoScaleMaterialsforDifferent
Applications
Electrifyingmembranesconsistingsilvernanostructuresforthefastandefficientinactivationofbacteriaforwaterpurification
Petrochemical Zeolitebasednanomaterialsforselectiveproductionof
propylenethroughcatalyticcracking,robustmethodologytodepositcarbonnanofiberson3DSiCfoamsforenergyrelatedcatalysis.
Medical Nanomaterialsforchemicalsensing,proteindetection,
andbreastcancerdiagnosis.
WaterPurification
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KFUPMLatestInitiatives
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International Advisory BoardInternational Corporations
Saudi Aramco SABIC BP GE Schlumberger Chevron JPEL Booze & Company
& Leading Universities Harvard Stanford Georgia Tech Cal Tech Kyoto Purdue NUS Chicago IFP KAUST KAIST TUM-Germany
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Objectives
Facultyandstudentexchangeprograms Researchcollaborationandsupport ProgramsandcurriculaDevelopment Facultyandstaffdevelopmentprograms
International Academic Partnership
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Endowment Fund
Establishedin2007ManagedbyahighlyqualifiedBoard.Currently,SR700MillionincashTarget:SR3Billioninthenext5years.BuildingaBusinessPark
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Partners Companies: Schlumberger,USA Yokogawa,Japan IntelCorp,USA Naizak,SAMSSAK,SA TENARIS,Argentina AlShoaibi Group,SA ARPEC,SA UOP,USA GeneralElectricGE
Optimind,SA Amiantit,SA BakerHughes,USA Sipchem,SA Honeywell,USA Halliburton,USAWeatherford,USA RosenInsp.,SA Siemens,Germany
King Abdullah Science Park at DTV
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PHASEII
Unassignedlots
Under Negotiation
Under Design
Under ConstructionOperational
Infrastructure completed
Innovation Centre
Amenities
King Abdullah Science Park at DTV
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KFUPMFuture
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New Vision
Tobeapreeminentinstitutionknownforitsgloballycompetitivegraduates,cuttingedgeresearch,andleadershipinenergyfields.
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KFUPM 2nd Strategic Plan 2012-2020
Provideinnovative
&integrativelearning
experiencestoproduceglobally
competitivegraduates
Makeinternationallyrecognizedadvancementinknowledge&significantlycontributetotechnologydevelopment&innovation
Engageinoutreachactivitiesthatare
valuabletothe
communityand
enrichingtoKFUPM
Positionthe
Universitytobe
amongthebestin
petroleum&relatedfields
Ensurefinancialsufficiencyandsustainability
systemsEnsureresponsiveandeffectivegovernanceandmanagement
systemsEnhancecompetitivenessthroughimageandbrandbuilding
Vision&Mission
Enablinggoals
StrategicGoals
Vision&Mission
BuildanoutstandingfacultywithanappropriateratioofSaudis
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GraduateScholarshipOpportunities
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Scholarships Opportunities
ScholarshipPositions MSLevel: ResearchAssistant(RA)orFulltimestudent PhDLevel: LecturerBorFulltimestudent
Areas AllSciences AllEngineering ComputerEngineering
andSciences
Business&Management
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Financial BenefitsWaivedtuition (60,000SRannually) Amonthlystipend: PhD(4025SRor900SR) MS(1725SRor900SR)
Extraincomefromfundedprojects(Variabledependingonactivity) Freetextbooks
Freemedicalcare Freefurnishedbachelorhousing FreehousingformarriedPhDstudents(ifavailable)
Roundtripairticketsatstart&end SubsidizedmealsintheUniversitycafeteria
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Admission in PhD Programs
M.S.Degree(ThesisOption).AGPAof3.00orhigheronascaleof4.00inBSandMS.Threelettersofrecommendationfromfacultywhotaughtyou.CompletionofTOEFLwithaminimumscoreof79(IBT).IELTSisalsoacceptedwithaminimumscoreof6.5.TOEFLiswaivedifyoustudiedfor2yearsinanEnglishspeakingcountry.AcceptableGeneralGraduateRecordExamination(GRE)score:
Quantitative:720(or156), Analytical:4.0Satisfactorilymeetinganyadditionaldepartmentaloruniversityadmissionrequirements.
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Admission in MS Programs
B.S.Degree.AGPAof3.00orhigheronascaleof4.00.Threelettersofrecommendationfromfacultywhotaughtyou.CompletionofTOEFLwithaminimumscoreof68(IBT).IELTSisalsoacceptedwithaminimumscoreof5.5.TOEFLiswaivedifyoustudiedfor2yearsinanEnglishspeakingcountry.AcceptableGeneralGraduateRecordExamination(GRE)score:
Quantitative:720(or156), Analytical:4.0Satisfactorilymeetinganyadditionaldepartmentaloruniversityadmissionrequirements.
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Graduate Studies Contacts
Forapplicationmaterialandfurtherinformation,pleaseuseoneofthefollowing:
VisitthewebsiteoftheDeanshipofGraduateStudiesatwww.kfupm.edu.sa/gsSendanemailtogsadmissions@kfupm.edu.saVisittheAdmissionOfficeinBldg.59,Room1045.Phone:0096638602800
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