An Overview ofKING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS

KFUPM

An Overview ofKING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS

KFUPM

TopicsBackgroundandCampus

GraduateStudies

ResearchOpportunities

KFUPMInitiatives

KFUPMFuture

ScholarshipOpportunities

BackgroundandCampusLife

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

A prominent location

IntheheartofSaudiArabiasoilfieldsand

industrialcities

KFUPM Campus

6

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

A world-class campus

Uniquearchitecture&stateoftheartinfrastructure

A multi-cultural vibrant community

Alargeworldclasscampus(65+nationalities)yetsmallenoughtobuildcloserelationships

A passion for knowledge

A city on its own

Facultycampusaccommodation

Studentcampusdormitory

A healthy environment

Oncampussportsfacilities&medicalcare

Modernmalls

Nearby attractions

TraditionalMiddleEasternsouks

Tranquilseafront A30minutedrivetoBahrain

Smart Campus StateoftheartIT Wirelesscampus ERPsystem StudentandRegistrationsystems eLearningandonlinecourses eLibrary Smartclassrooms

Achievements of KFUPM StudentsAwardsinnationalandinternationalcompetitions:(Microsoft,Intel,PetroleumandGeologySocieties,)

HighestnumberofparticipationsandawardsamongSaudiUniversitiesintheannualStudentScientificConference.

Severalpatents

Culturalandsportsawards.

Volunteers>2500everyyear.

Achievements of KFUPM Alumni

Holdleadingpositionswithingovernmentandindustrybothlocallyandaroundtheglobe (e.g.Aramco,SABIC,ITindustry,)PursuehigherstudiesatreputableschoolsHighdemandinCareerDayfrommajoremployers.Averageof6joboffers/graduateAbout20%ofseniorstudentsaresponsoredbycompanies.

Started30yearsago

Morethan130majorcompaniesparticipateintheAnnualCareerday

Career Day

GraduateStudiesatKFUPM

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

Graduate Student Enrollment

Growth of Graduate Student Body

PhDEnrollment MSEnrollment

Graduatestudentsrepresentabout14.5%ofUniversitystudents

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Saudis International

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

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

Graduate Programs Requirements

MSc Programs:24Credithours 8CoursesMSThesis AcceptablecontributionstothefieldofresearchOptionaloneresearchbasedcourse

PhDPrograms:30Credithours 10CoursesPasstheComprehensiveExaminationPhDThesis SubstantialcontributionstothefieldofresearchOptionaltworesearchbasedcourses

Acceptancerateislessthan25%

Features of MS & PhD Programs at KFUPM

Excellentcourseworkequivalenttoexcellentinternationaluniversities.PhDresearchusuallyresultsinhighqualitypublicationsGenerally,expectationsofMSstudentsareveryhighintermsofresearchoutcomesDiversestudentbodyfromcountriesaroundtheworldResearchbasedcoursesintroducestudentstoresearchearly

finishearlierwithmorepublicationsSomestudentsmayspendonesemesteratourcollaboratingschoolsifthesisresearchisonrelatedarea

KFUPM ExpectationsMSstudentstypicaldegreeprogress:

Passatleast3courseseverysemesterFinishallcourseworkwithin3semestersatmaximum,Submitthesisproposalwithin3semestersatmaximum,Completetheprogramwith5semestersatmaximum

PhDstudentstypicaldegreeprogress:Passatleast3courseseverysemesterFinishallcourseworkwithin34semestersatmaximum,Passthecomprehensiveexaminationwithin4semestersatmaximum,Submitthethesisproposalwithin6semestersatmaximumandCompletethePhDprogramwithin4yearsatmaximum

Growth in Number of Faculty952902856818

2010-112009-102008-092007-08

Facultybodyhasgrownwhilemaintainingthesameoverallnumberofstudents.

Faculty Distribution by Rank

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

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

Research Opportunities and Outcomes

Research Funding Programs

ContractResearchResearchInstitute

InternallyFundedResearch

KACSTResearchGrants

NationalPlanforScience,Innovation

andTechnology

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

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

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

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)

Distribution of U.S. patents assigned to higher education institutions in the Arab world

KFUPM58%

Other Arab

Universities42%

KFUPM92%

Other Saudi

Universities8%

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

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

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

KFUPMLatestInitiatives

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

Objectives

Facultyandstudentexchangeprograms Researchcollaborationandsupport ProgramsandcurriculaDevelopment Facultyandstaffdevelopmentprograms

International Academic Partnership

Endowment Fund

Establishedin2007ManagedbyahighlyqualifiedBoard.Currently,SR700MillionincashTarget:SR3Billioninthenext5years.BuildingaBusinessPark

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

PHASEII

Unassignedlots

Under Negotiation

Under Design

Under ConstructionOperational

Infrastructure completed

Innovation Centre

Amenities

King Abdullah Science Park at DTV

KFUPMFuture

New Vision

Tobeapreeminentinstitutionknownforitsgloballycompetitivegraduates,cuttingedgeresearch,andleadershipinenergyfields.

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

GraduateScholarshipOpportunities

Scholarships Opportunities

ScholarshipPositions MSLevel: ResearchAssistant(RA)orFulltimestudent PhDLevel: LecturerBorFulltimestudent

Areas AllSciences AllEngineering ComputerEngineering

andSciences

Business&Management

Financial BenefitsWaivedtuition (60,000SRannually) Amonthlystipend: PhD(4025SRor900SR) MS(1725SRor900SR)

Extraincomefromfundedprojects(Variabledependingonactivity) Freetextbooks

Freemedicalcare Freefurnishedbachelorhousing FreehousingformarriedPhDstudents(ifavailable)

Roundtripairticketsatstart&end SubsidizedmealsintheUniversitycafeteria

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.

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.

Graduate Studies Contacts

Forapplicationmaterialandfurtherinformation,pleaseuseoneofthefollowing:

VisitthewebsiteoftheDeanshipofGraduateStudiesatwww.kfupm.edu.sa/gsSendanemailtogsadmissions@kfupm.edu.saVisittheAdmissionOfficeinBldg.59,Room1045.Phone:0096638602800

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