King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Not to be confused with King Abdulaziz University.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Motto"Through Inspiration, Discovery"
TypePublic University
EstablishedSeptember 23, 2009
Endowment$20 billion[1]
ChairmanMohammed bin Salman
PresidentEd Byrne (neuroscientist)
UndergraduatesNone
Postgraduates940 (2016)[2]
Address
4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
,
Thuwal
,
Mecca Province
,
23955-6900
,
Saudi Arabia

22°18′45″N 39°06′38″E / 22.312602°N 39.11047°E / 22.312602; 39.11047
Campus3,600 hectares (8,900 acres)
Websitewww.kaust.edu.sa

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Arabic: جامعة الملك عبد الله للعلوم و التقنية jāmiʿat al-malik ʿabd al-Lāh li-l-ʿulūm wa-t-teqniyya) is a Private university research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official language of instruction. It is named after King Abdullah bin Abdulalziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until 2015.

KAUST is the first mixed-gender university campus in Saudi Arabia.[3] In 2013, the university was among the 500 fastest growing research and citation records in the world.[4] In the 2016 Nature Index Rising Stars, the university ranked 19th in the world of the fastest rising universities for high quality research output.[5] In 2019 KAUST is ranked 8th fastest rising young universities (aged 50 and under) for their research output since 2015, as measured by fractional count (FC).[6]

KAUST is the highest ranking university in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023.[7]

Since September 2024, neuroscientist Sir Edward Byrne has served as KAUST’s fourth president.[8]

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  2. ^ "Quick Facts" (PDF). King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ Ulf Laessing; Asma Alsharif (23 September 2009). "Saudi Arabia opens first mixed-gender university". Reuters.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ Charles McPhedran (15 October 2013). "How Saudi Universities Rose in the Global Rankings". Al-fanarmedia.org. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Top 100 institutions 2016". Natureindex.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Top 10 fastest rising universities aged 50 and under". Natureindex.com. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Arab University Rankings". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  8. ^ King Abdullah University of Science and Technology appoints new President