The KAUST Graduate Student Council (GSC) was founded in 2009 to represent student interests and amplify employment opportunities. The GSC works with KAUST administration, faculty, staff, and community partners to advocate for quality research and a nurturing academic environment. The current GSC consists of seven student positions, including president Maram AlMalki and vice president Muhammad Bukar. Why it matters: The GSC provides a crucial link between the student body and the university's leadership, ensuring student voices are heard and their needs are addressed.
KAUST's Graduate Student Council (GSC) was established in 2009 to represent the voices of students. The GSC works closely with Graduate Affairs and consists of committees focused on Academic and Research, Graduate Life, International Business Relations, and University Relations. The council aims to evolve with the university and encourages community involvement. Why it matters: The GSC provides a structured channel for KAUST students to influence university life and contribute to its development.
The KAUST Graduate Student Council's IBR Committee hosted its first Alumni Panel during the fall 2014 Career Fair, in collaboration with KAUST's Career Development Office, Saudi Initiatives, and the Alumni Affairs Office. Six alumni working in Saudi Arabia, along with three via video, shared their experiences and insights with current students. Panelists emphasized the importance of creativity, passion, and utilizing KAUST's career resources to achieve successful employment. Why it matters: This event facilitated knowledge transfer and networking between KAUST alumni and students, promoting career development and in-Kingdom employment opportunities aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 goals.
KAUST recently hosted the European Embedded Control Institute's International Graduate School on Control (IGSC). As part of the event, KAUST Professor Jeff Shamma gave a one-week course on "Game Theory and Distributed Control". The course had over 30 registered attendees, including participants from KAUST, KACST, King Saud University, and nine European universities. Why it matters: Hosting international events like IGSC enhances KAUST's global reputation, fosters collaboration opportunities, and exposes visiting researchers to KAUST's research environment.
MBZUAI students and researchers presented findings at the Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) in Dubai, led by Assistant Professor Mohammad Yaqub. Topics included deep learning, computer learning, disease prediction, and AI in healthcare, with students from the BioMedIA lab presenting their work. Presentations covered areas like fetal ultrasound quality assessment, head and neck cancer diagnosis, and disease risk prediction using generative pre-trained transformers. Why it matters: This showcases MBZUAI's focus on applying AI to solve real-world healthcare problems and highlights the contributions of its students in advancing medical AI research.
Three KAUST Ph.D. students, Dalal Alezi, Samah Mohamed, and Yevhen Fatieiev, have been selected to attend the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany. The meeting will bring together young scientists and Nobel laureates in chemistry for a week of activities. Alezi's research focuses on metal-organic materials, Mohamed develops chemical kinetic models for combustion, and Fatieiev works on magnetic nanoparticles. Why it matters: This highlights KAUST's commitment to fostering scientific talent and providing opportunities for its students to engage with leading researchers in their fields, enhancing the university's global reputation.
KAUST welcomed 250 new master’s and Ph.D. students at its sixth annual Convocation on August 25. Speakers emphasized KAUST's international environment and the opportunities for students to grow both academically and personally. Wolfgang Heidrich, Director of KAUST’s Visual Computing Center, advised students to explore, find their passion, aim high, work hard, and manage their time. Why it matters: The annual convocation highlights KAUST's continued growth as a global research university and its focus on attracting international talent to contribute to science and technology in Saudi Arabia.
KAUST researchers presented their work on stabilizing nanoparticle catalysts at the 252nd American Chemical Society Meeting & Exposition. The team devised a "molecular Scotch tape" using a silica gel support coated with a single molecule layer of soft material containing sulfur. This approach allows nanoparticles to stick to one side while leaving the other side free for catalysis, preventing aggregation without killing the catalyst. Why it matters: This innovation in catalyst stabilization could lead to more efficient and sustainable chemical processes, impacting various industries.