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June 15, 2010 – King Abdullah hosted a large contingent from King Saud University (KSU) and the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) yesterday in his Jeddah palace for the unveiling Gazal-1, the first car to be engineered and manufactured by Saudis.

The creation of Gazal-1 is one of King Saud University’s most ambitious projects to date, and developed by a team of KSU student-engineers, who designed the car with the unique and diverse terrain of the Arab Peninsula in mind.

Ghazal-1, which is 4.8 meters (16 feet) long and 1.9 (6 feet) meters wide, has been patented by KSU and all intellectual property rights are in the University’s name. It is estimated that 20,000 cars will be produced per year.

The unveiling was attended by Saudi Minister of Higher Education, Khalid Al-Angari and

Alexandria University
Department of Public Relations & Media

The President of Alexandria University, Prof. Hind Hanafy inagurated yesterday morning the EMUNI ReSouk Confence reat Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which is held in collaboration with Anna Lindh Foundation. The conference will discuss challenges, opportunities and projects related to the context of living together in multicultural societies in the Mediterranean.

In the opening speech, Prof. Hind Hanafy asserted that the theme of the conference indicates the keenness of all state members of EMUNI to establish cooperation links and discuss challenges of cultural diversity in the Mediterranean. Alexandria University gives primacy to encourage students research and participate in the organization of the second Research Souk. The Conference calls for the cultural dialogue and the enforcement of the role of the youth, who share common values, in

Hayakum — Your future begins here.
New arrivals will be provided with information to help them navigate their new environment

As the QU community said goodbye to 964 men and women graduates at the end of June, it is preparing to welcome a new batch of students.

Hayakum, a week-long orientation program (30 Aug-6 Sept) will introduce the students to all aspects of academic and social life of the campus that would help them to navigate the university.

The new arrivals will be welcomed at the opening ceremony by QU President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad in the presence of Deans, Heads of Department, and faculty members.

Throughout the week they will receive information on academic advising, study program planning, e-facilities for registration and access to courses, classes and professors, student services, career centre,

July 8, 2010

Ali Abdullah Isa, a student from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bahrain (UoB) College of Science has been chosen for a training course at the laboratories of Dow Corning Silicon (DCS) in Belgium during July.

Isa was singled out after interviewing 15 students contesting this opportunity. The Head of the Department, Dr. Awatef Mahdi, pointed out that the DCS’s selection of Isa indicated nothing but his competence he had showed during the interviews, accurate information he possessed in the field of chemistry, his ability to communicate information as well as his interpersonal communication skills. Mahdi congratulated Isa on the occasion, expressing the College’s pride of its students, who locally and internationally represent the UoB.

Notably, Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan,

Zayed University launched the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report on entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates which was prepared by Zayed University experts in collaboration with Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The GEM report was created with the objective to collect relevant harmonized data on an annual basis from different countries and to bring together academics from all over the world to work on a common research program. 42 countries are participating in this research activity and this is the third participation for the UAE.

Zayed University organized a press conference for this occasion in its office in Knowledge Village. Dr. Sulaiman Al Jassim, Vice President of Zayed University, Dr. Ahmed Khalil Al Mutawa, CEO of

8 July 2010: Zayed University is currently preparing to open new  majors for undergraduate and graduate degrees in the next academic year 2010-2011, which will begin on 19 September. The new majors include Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts in Emirati Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences joint with the College of Communications and Media Sciences, and Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Design in the College of Information Technology joint with the College of Communications and Media Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Jassim, Vice President of Zayed University, said the new majors are part of the academic strategy at Zayed University. The courses offered at the university are linked to

10/07/2010: Microsoft Co. announced last Thursday that KFUPM Students Team took second place globally in this world’s premier student technology competition, thus becoming the first Arab nation team to win the prize in this annual global competition.  The event was hosted by the Company in Warsaw, Poland.

KFUPM team reached the final round after being nominated in the first round of the competetion in which 340 teams took part in April 2010.  In the second round, Microsoft adjudged KFUPM Team as one of the best six teams besides Brazil, Singapore, Serbia and Taiwan to compete in the final round that took place in Poland last Thursday.

“Imagine Cup” is the world’s premier student technology competition hosted by Microsoft, the world’s biggest technology company. This intense competition is open to students

DHAHRAN, June 30, 2010 –  Research and development, collaboration and technology transfer are strategic elements of a knowledge-based economy. Saudi Aramco has been supporting the country’s leadership in creating the infrastructure required to diversify and strengthen domestic trends in science and technology.

The Dhahran Techno Valley (DTV) is one example of an initiative to expand R&D and technical innovation for the benefit of business throughout the Kingdom and the region. DTV is seen as becoming the Middle East’s most influential industrial technology nucleus serving a range of industry applications.

Initiated by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in 2003 and inaugurated by King Abdullah in 2005, DTV is a major undertaking as a center for excellence in science and technology. The valley also provides development, production and marketing support services to launch

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