The KAUST Future Forum 2024 was held in Riyadh

The KAUST Future Forum 2024 was held in Riyadh

On February 12-13, 2024, the KAUST Future Forum, organized by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and hosted by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) at “the Garage” startup district, was held in Riyadh. The event was attended by several officials, prominent scientists, specialists in research and innovation, academics, ambassadors and diplomats accredited to the Kingdom.

The event aims to bring together government, industry, investors and academia to a showcase of KAUST's 15 years of achievements in research and innovation through panel discussions and an interactive exhibition.  

H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, took part in the opening ceremony of the forum. On the sidelines of the forum, the Kazakh Ambassador met with Prof. Tony Chan, the President of KAUST, and Dr. Sulaiman M. Al-Thunayan, the Vice President of Government Affairs of KAUST, and discussed the issues of expanding cooperation in the field of education between Kazakhstan and KAUST.

Amb. B.Aryn also enquired about the educational progress and situation of Kazakhstani students currently studying at the KAUST.

According to the university's information, today KAUST has 1800 students from all over the world (55% of them are citizens of KSA, 20% from China, 25% from other countries), including about 60 students from Kazakhstan successfully receive education on master's and PhD programs.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a technical and research educational center in Saudi Arabia, which was opened in September 2009 on the shores of the Red Sea (80 km from the large port city of Jeddah). It has honor name of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The university buildings and its technical equipment are the most modern. It is among the top 40 fastest growing universities according to the «Nature Index» and ranks 1st in the «Citations Per Faculty» indicator in the international university ranking «QS World University Ranking».