Facts About

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Facts About King Fahd University of Petroleum
Minerals KFUPM
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• KFUPM is one of 9 state universities in Saudi
  Arabia.
• It the most prestigious university in the Arab
  World (270 univ.)
• We take the best 5 of high school students.
• Our graduates are Saudi leaders.
• KFUPM is a publish-or-perish institution.
• Ph.D. granting institution.

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• Program are designed after the US education
• model, with some Saudi perspective.
• MIT model, six engineering and science
• colleges and a business school.
• ABET Accreditation.
• Established 42 years ago by a consortium of US
  
• Ivy-League universities, and served on its
  board
• of trustees.
• English is the medium of instruction.

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• State of the art technology of education.
• No. of Students 10,000 Faculty 1,028 Staff
  2,146
• Research Institute Contractual research.
• 2004 budget (capital and operating) is 170
  million.
• Tuition-free university.

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Facts About College of Engineering Sciences
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• The colleges Programs are substantially
  equivalent to accredited engineering programs in
  United States by ABET.
• Our programs are designed after the US education
  model.
• The College uses English as the medium of
  instruction.
• Established in 1967.

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• CES Departments
• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

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Each Department offers programs leading to

• BS Degree
• MS Degree
• PhD Degree

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• Statistics
• Full time faculty 164
• Enrollment, Undergrad 3012
• Graduate 231

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• ENDOWED CHAIRS
• Materials Corrosion
• Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals
• Telecommunications
• Power Systems
• Petroleum Engineering

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• RESEARCH GRANTS
• CES Research Grants
• KFUPM Research Grants
• SABIC Research Grants
• SABIC Fast Track Grants
• Research Institute Internal Grants

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• GRANTS/ CONT.
• Junior Faculty Research Grants
• Special Societal Studies Grants
• Book Writing and Translation Grants
• DAD summer grants for instructional development.
• King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology
  (KACST) Research Grants

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