A career with purpose
KAUST · · Notable
Summary
In a 2018 keynote, Saudi Aramco VP Nasser Al-Nafisee recounted the rapid construction of KAUST. Al-Nafisee described building KAUST in under three years as a "mission impossible" requiring immense effort. He advised KAUST attendees to push beyond their comfort zones and adopt a "can-do attitude". Why it matters: The talk highlights the ambitious vision and rapid development that characterize Saudi Arabia's investments in research and technology.
Keywords
KAUST · Saudi Aramco · Nasser Al-Nafisee · King Abdullah · construction
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