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NEWSLETTER
No. 1/2015-2016 April, 2015
It has been quite some time that the International Advisory Board (IAB) Newsletter was brought out. We hope to bring it
out regularly in future. The IAB has held four meetings since
the last Newsletter was published. The details of the topics
discussed will be presented below.
In the recent past, the following IAB members discontinued
due to their other commitments:
Prof. Robert Birgeneau
Prof. John Etchemendy
Mr. Andrew Gould
While Prof. Birgeneau was relatively a new member, Prof.
Etchemendy and Mr. Gould were members since the inception
of IAB. Their contributions were greatly acknowledged by the Board as well as the University.
The University is considering inducting new members to
replace the outgoing members soon.
As for the IAB meeting, deviating from its previous practice of holding two days full Board sessions, a new format was
introduced during this meeting, as per the suggestion of the
Board in its previous meeting. In this new format, as an
experiment, the following four topics were selected and the
IAB members were divided into four groups, identifying a
Chair for each team, and were assigned to discuss these
topics thoroughly with the University participants:
Research Institute
College of Industrial Management
College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences
KFUPM Endowment Fund
With this format, we will be able to fully engage the IAB
members and it will also enable optimum utilization of their
time. On the second day, the outcomes of these discussions were
presented to the full Board for its deliberation and comments.
The small teams of IAB members had a chance
to deeply dive into these topics and thoroughly discuss them with the KFUPM teams who presented these topics. At the end
of the meeting, the Board members were quite happy with this
new format and the outcome, and recommended continuing it
in the future meetings too and re-evaluate the effectiveness of
the process.
As in the past, several Deans, Chairmen and faculty members
were invited to attend the meeting as observers to get firsthand
knowledge of what transpires at these meetings and thereby
benefit from the discussions. Some CIM students were invited
to meet the Board members for informal discussion while some
CIM faculty joined the Board members in an informal setting
over lunch to discuss issues and concerns.
H.E. the Rector hosted a dinner in honor of the Board members
on February 8, 2015, to which many Saudi Aramco officials as
well as local business leaders were invited. On the second day,
KFUPM and Saudi Aramco signed an historical agreement to
establish a College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences
at KFUPM.
I would like to mention here that there is an IAB Preparatory
committee, appointed by the Rector, with the Vice Rector for
Academic Affairs as its Chairman and comprising of leading
administrators of the university as members. It is charged with the responsibility of reviewing the recommendations of the
Board, and preparing agenda for the IAB meetings in light of
these recommendations, and reviewing the presentations.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks and
appreciation to the IAB preparatory committee for its support
and help, which plays a key role in the success of the IAB
meetings.
A brief report on the topics discussed in the seventeenth
meeting and earlier meetings is presented below.
Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat Secretary-General, International Advisory Board
From the Secretary General
International Advisory Board
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May Allah’s Mercy be upon the late King Abdullah. He
has rapidly transformed the Kingdom education and
during his reig the KFUPM:
Increased its budget by 3 folds
Established Dhahran Techno valley, which became a leading technology center in the region
Developed numerous academic buildings and
constructed new student dorms.
King Abdullah Educational Legacy
KFUPM development journey under the
patronage of King Salman
HIGHLIGHTS
Passing away of His Majesty King Abdullah (may Allah
be pleased with him).
Welcoming new Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Appointment of new Minister of Education;
Clubbing of Ministry of Higher Education with the
Ministry of Education.
Outgoing Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid Al-
Anqari. His special favors to KFUPM were appreciated
and acknowledged.
Appointment of new Deans and Supervisors;
Contributions of outgoing IAB member Mr. Andrew
Gould were appreciated.
News on Alumni, SAARA, Budget, New infrastructure
in the University, Accreditation, ABET, Students
activities, Technology transfer, Innovation, DTV, etc.
Prof. Omar Yaghi of University of California,
Berkeley, a Saudi Aramco sponsored Chair Professor at
the Center of Excellence for Nano Technology of
Research Institute-KFUPM, received the prestigious
King Faisal International Award in Chemistry this year.
NEWS ITEMS
Azzam Al-Dakhil,
Appointed as the
Minister Education.
Khaled Al-Sultan,
Reappoinedt as the
Rector of KFUPM for
another four years.
Congratulations
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SAARA Signing Ceremony in Dhahran
SAARA - Saudi Arabia Advanced Research Alliance, a
Saudi-based and Saudi-staffed center of excellence for
technology development, commercialization and cultivate
ecosystem. The signing ceremony of SAARA held on 3
Dec, 2014 in Dhahran.
Mechanical Engineering Department
FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
Preparatory Year Building
Deanships Building
Innovation Center Building
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
6th
Annual KFUPM Students Scientific Forum
6th Annual KFUPM
Students Scientific
Forum was held under the patronage
of His Excellency
the Rector Dr.
Khalid Al-Sultan
from 1-2 February.
ACCREDITATION at KFUPM
National Commission for Academic Accreditation
& Assessment (NCAAA)
Programs for the College of Science and Architecture Department as well
as all programs at Dammam
Community College were accredited
in 2012 by NCAAA for the first
time. The NCAAA will visit
KFUPM from 15-19 February, 2015
for Geology and Geophysics
program accreditation site visit.
ABET Accreditation of Engineering and Computer
Science Programs
Engineering and Computer Science
programs were accredited by ABET
in 1993 for the first time. The visit of
ABET team will visit again on November 2015 and the decision will
announced in June 2016.
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Papers
Innovations Entrepreneurships
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Social
Service
Projects
Arabic
Elocution
Contests
Documentary
Films
Art
Works
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Forum Contributions
Open Day for Employment
It is one of two Career fairs events organized by KFUPM
every academic year
Arranged in campus during the period 21– 24 Dec. 2014
126 Companies participated.
Job offering > 2000
Internship offering > 350
KFUPM Participants in the Student Exchange
Program(SEP)
Summer Enrichment Program2014-2015: Mitcas
Globalink
Mitacs Globalink offers competitive
10-12 week research internships in
Canada for top students who are
currently in their 3rd year of a 4th
year undergraduate degree. Two of KFUPM students will
participate in the program.
The First KFUPM Technology Showcase was
organized jointly with MIT on Jan 6, 2015 in presense
of about 140 industry participants.
KFUPM received its first revenues from an
option/license to a US startup.
Joint Technology Development Activities started with
DTV Tenants
Comprehensive Assessment for KFUPM IP Portfolio is
Underway.
Innovation Centre Highlights
The recently developed KFUPM Innovation Centre
Building in Dhahran Techno-Valley represents the most
advanced infrastructure for supporting technology
entrepreneurship in the region. It includes:
Largest incubation area in MENA
Most progressive prototype design/development, 3D
printing facility in MENA
Developmental Spaces for Technology -Based SMEs
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, INNOVATION,
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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The 17th meeting of the IAB was held at KFUPM in Dhahran
on 8 & 9 February, 2015.
Martin Jischke chaired the meeting and On behalf of the
Board, he paid condolences on the sad demise of King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and recalled the fond memory of some of the first Board members meeting with the late King at
the time of the establishment of the International Advisory
Board (IAB). He appreciated the late King’s remarkable
support for the education.
The board also congratulated H.E. the Rector Khaled Al-
Sultan for his re-appointment as Rector for another four years.
They appreciated and admired his leadership in facilitating the
remarkable progress of KFUPM. The board wished him all the
best to serve the University by his remarkable leadership and
rich experience. Khaled Al-Sultan thanked the Board members for their congratulations and also for their support.
Dr. Martin Jischke presented a brief summary of MIT-
KFUPM project update, as Chair of the Oversight Committee.
He informed the members about the excellent progress of the
project, how it is impacting the KFUPM faculty to increase
their publications and their serious involvement for the success
of the project. The first phase of the KFUPM-MIT
collaboration is coming to an in August 2016 and negotiations
are underway to extend it for another five years as phase two.
He said that he is enthusiastic about what is accomplished so far and hopes that the proposed phase two will be pretty
successful collaboration as well.
The following four topics were chosen for this meeting, which
were thoroughly discussed on the first day with the concerned faculty. A brief description by each of the presenters is given
below:
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MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Research Institute
Alaadin Bukhari gave a brief presentation on this topic,
wherein he highlighted the activities, present status and
future plans of the various Centers and Centers of Excellence in the Research Institute. Then Charles Elachi,
who chaired the small team of IAB members on the first
day, presented the observations and comments. The Board
held prolonged discussions and made several
recommendations for improving the activities at the
Research Institute.
College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences Abdullah Sultan made a brief presentation covering the
background of the college, its aims and how it will operate.
It’s a joint project between KFUPM and Saudi Aramco.
He presented the organizational structure as well as the
committees that would be guiding the functioning of the
College, which will start admitting students from
September 2015. Martin Jischke, who chaired the mini-
session on the first day, congratulated both KFUPM and
Saudi Aramco for their untiring effort for the establishment
of this new college. He said that this new college is a
unique opportunity for KFUPM with significant
implications for the rest of the University’s colleges. It’s the result of nearly three years of debate, discussions and
arguments between KFUPM and Saudi Aramco leadership.
He congratulated both Khaled Al-Sultan and Khalid Al-
Falih for coming to a mutual agreement to establish this
College. He mentioned that the two key issues that would
determine the success of the College are the appointment
of a Dean and recruitment of absolutely first rate faculty.
College of Industrial Management
Mohammed Al-Zahrani, Dean of CIM, made a brief
presentation on the College and its transformation plan. He
threw light on the history of the College, its vision and
mission and its aim to become one of top five business
schools in Asia.
Sitting (LtoR): Bud Peterson, Khaled Al-Sultan, Martin Jischke, Khalid Al-
Falih, Hugo Sonnenschein & John Rice
Standing (LtoR): Charles Elachi, Olivier Appert, Nam Suh, Joe Saddi &
Samir Al-Baiyat
Signing of agreement between KFUPM and Saudi Aramco to establish
the College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences at KFUPM
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He mentioned about the MBA and EMBA programs which
is considered the best in the Middle East. He also
mentioned about the problems the College is facing in attracting excellent faculty, student enrolment, etc. Bud
Peterson, who chaired the first day’s small team of IAB
members, narrated the views of the team. He said that the
vision, mission and teaching goals are very carefully
thought of and well developed. The members were also
impressed the transition plan developed for the faculty.
Their overall observation was quite impressive. The Board
discussed the issue at length and provided recommendations
how to achieve its aim of becoming one among the top five
schools in Asia. It’s a long way to go but the transformation
plan developed will pave the way to achieve the goal.
KFUPM Endowment Fund
Saad Al-Gahtani made a brief presentation on this topic
covering department overview, target and future tasks,
development history, and endowment size, major sources of
funding, cumulative returns and alumni participations. The
fund supported KFUPM Scholarship Program, distinguished
star faculty of CIM, Solar Car Project, Innovation Centre
and the administrative expenses. Hugo Sonnenschein, who
chaired the session yesterday, briefed the Board on the
discussions his group had in the yesterday’s meetings,
which mainly focused on how to go forward and the choices
the University has to make in this regard within the framework suggested by the consultants.
BRIEF NEWS ABOUT IAB MEETINGS NO. 13, 14, 15 AND 16
Meeting # 14 was held held at Four Seasons Hotel, London,
UK on 28-29 August, 2013.
The following topics were discussed during the IAB meeting:
MIT-KFUPM Collaboration – Status Report.
Cooperation with GeorgiaTech, NUS and Caltech – An
overview.
The Evolving KFUPM Innovation Ecosystem.
KFUPM Startup Community.
Implementation of the University’s 2011-2020 Strategic
Plan – An Update.
The University Endowment Fund – An Update.
Community Service – KFUPM Experience: Current
Structure and Proposed Future Directions.
Preparatory Year – Recent Developments
On 28 August, 2013, H.E. the Rector hosted a dinner in honor
of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi
Ambassador to the United Kingdom & Ireland.
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz with the Board
members in London
MEETING 14
Sitting: (LtoR) Mohammed Al-Mady, Khaled Al-Sultan, Martin
Jischke, Khalid Al-Falih, Hugo Sonnenschein Standing: (LtoR) Charles Elachi, Olivier Appert, John Rice, Andrew
Gould, Joe Saddi, Nam Suh, Bud Peterson, Samir Al-Baiyat
IAB members & KFUPM officials at IAB meeting # 14 in London
On the second day, 29 August, 2013, the Board members and
KFUPM invitees visited Imperial College and met with the
Provost and the Dean of Business School. They viewed a
presentation on the current educational and training activities
between KFUPM and the Imperial College and toured its
facilities.
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Board members & KFUPM Officials visit to Imperial College London
on 29 August, 2013
Meeting # 15 held at KFUPM, Dhahran on 4 & 5 January,
2014.
The following topics were discussed during the IAB meeting:
MIT-KFUPM Collaboration – Status Report.
Research at KFUPM.
Interaction among theResearch Institute, Central Labs,
and DTV Partners.
KFUPM-DTV Clients Collaborative Model: Baker
Hughes an Example. Saudi Arabia Advanced Research Alliance (SAARA).
KFUPM-KAUST Cooperation and Collaboration:
Future Outlook.
Student-Centered Learning.
Coop and Summer Training.
KFUPM Campus Development and Management
Meeting # 15: (sitting LtoR): Olivier Appert, Hugo Sonnenschein,
Khaled Al-Sultan, Martin Jischke, Khalid Al-Falih, Nam Suh (standing LtoR): Chales Elachi, Mohammed Al-Mady, Bud
Peterson, John Etchemendy, Samir Al-Baiyat
Following the conclusion of the meeting, the Board members
were taken on a tour of the University campus to give them a
sense of the development projects currently under progress.
The Board members were impressed by the amazing amount
of construction taking place on Campus, and for achieving it
in a coordinated way. They said it reinforces the notion that
having a long-term plan for land makes sense. An observation
was made that the KFUPM’s architecture is unique.
MEETING 15
Board members touring the University facilities
Board members visiting student dorms and interacting with students
Graduation ceremony of the Master’s of Engineering Program in Oil and
Gas Surface Facilities (OGSF)
At the conclusion of the meeting on January 5, 2014, the Board
members were invited to a graduation ceremony of the Master’s
of Engineering Program in Oil and Gas Surface Facilities (OGSF)
where 22 students were awarded. This is the first joint degree program in Saudi Arabia, accredited by the Ministry of Higher
Education and is conducted by KFUPM and the IFP School. The
program comprises 41 modules. It is a full-time program of 16
months duration on the KFUPM Campus plus a 4-month thesis
period to conduct an industrial research project at Saudi Aramco.
The program outline includes applied process engineering, surface
production, refining, gas and petrochemical processes, and
projects safety and economics.
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NEXT MEETINGS
Meeting # Venue Date
18 To be decide 7&8 Sep, 2015
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Special Thanks to:
Khalid Al Ankari, minister of higher education (1991 - 2014)
&
Andrew Gould, Chairman, BG Group.
Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat, Secretary-General, International Advisory Board
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, P.O. Box 5040, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 13 860 2329 Fax: +966 13 860 7120
Email: [email protected], http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/oic/IAB.html
Meetings # 16 was held at KFUPM, Dhahran on 8 & 9
September, 2014.
The following topics were discussed during the IAB meeting:
MIT-KFUPM Collaboration – Status Report. Strategic Plan Update.
College of Engineering Development Plan.
IAB: Experience and Impact.
Graduate Study Plan.
Research Productivity Activation.
Lab Development and Managemenent.
During this meeting, Impact of IAB was discussed both from
the point of view of the University and the Board members.
Martin Jischke reinforced the views that the IAB’s impact is
visible on the enhanced international status of the University,
Strategic Plan, initiation of several academic programs and focus on research areas, MIT Collaboration, technology
transfer and entrepreneurship activities, and its unwavering
and persistent emphasis on outstanding faculty attraction,
retention, and development.
(Sitting LtoR): Nam Suh, Khalid Al-Falih, Martin Jischke, Khaled Al-
Sultan, Hugo Sonnenschein (Standing LtoR): Olivier Appert, Joe Saddi, Charles Elachi, Bud Peterson, Samir Al-Baiyat
H.E. the Rector Khaled Al-Sultan expressed his thanks and
appreciation to the Board members for their support,
commitment, and leadership. He emphasized that it is not an
advisory board to the Rector but to the University. From the
report he received, the attendees find it to be an excellent two-
day workshop as they learn many things and benefit from the
high level of discussions.
MEETING 16
The IAB members and some of the University officials visited
Halliburton Technology Center at DTV on September 9, 2014.
Mr. Michael Bitter gave a brief presentation highlighting the
purpose of establishment of the Center and its activities. He
mentioned that the collaboration between Halliburton and KFUPM
is very strong, and he looked forward to further strengthening this
relationship. The collaboration with the Center for Petroleum &
Minerals (RI) and the Petroleum Engineering Department is
moving forward satisfactorily. Plans are underway to hold joint
seminars for mutual benefit. Halliburton is keen on providing coop
and summer training as well as employment to KFUPM students.
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