WHY KAUST?

Unparalleled Support
KAUST Fellowship with unmatched benefits. Freedom to focus solely on work. The right environment to make a meaningful impact.

Superior Research Facilities

Fostering an ideal environment for experimental research. Providing access to cutting-edge equipment, research centers, core labs and major facilities.
Interdisciplinary Approach
Combines science and engineering, and brings together perspectives from a variety of specializations to find solutions to fundamental problems.
Support for Entrepreneurs
Hosts leading international corporations. Supports the incubation and acceleration of new businesses. Offers innovation and economic development programs.
Unique Location
The University's award-winning campus is a diverse community on the shores of the Red Sea, offering a unique environment to live, learn and thrive.

ACADEMIC DIVISIONS

VSRP interns may participate in the program through one of the University's three academic divisions.

A CITY WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY

Living in a community of 7,000 residents from over 100 countries can be amazing!
Services
Available within a few minutes of your home: schools, health clinic, multiple retailers, eateries, recreation facilities, free buses to nearby major cities.
Facilities
Extremely safe and beautifully laid out with trees, gardens, walking paths, plazas, parks and seaside views.
Activities
An array of events, clubs, classes, programs, educational facilities, or social activities that take place throughout the year.

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS

#1

QS Ranking Citations per Faculty

#1

a3 ranking for universities under 20

#2

Nature Index for world rising stars
#12
US News with 10% most cited publications

INNOVATION

12%

Engineering 

77%

CONSULTING

51%

COMPUTER/IT

45%

Research Collaborations

123

CONSULTINNG

29 %

Studying

Carnegie Mellon University

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University

Imperial College London

Our Alumni

62 %

Working

CGG (geophysical services company)

Imperial College

Google

University of Cambridge

McKinsey & Company

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