WHY KAUST?
KAUST Fellowship with unmatched benefits. Freedom to focus solely on work. The right environment to make a meaningful impact.
Fostering an ideal environment for experimental research. Providing access to cutting-edge equipment, research centers, core labs and major facilities.
Combines science and engineering, and brings together perspectives from a variety of specializations to find solutions to fundamental problems.
Hosts leading international corporations. Supports the incubation and acceleration of new businesses. Offers innovation and economic development programs.
The University's award-winning campus is a diverse community on the shores of the Red Sea, offering a unique environment to live, learn and thrive.
ACADEMIC DIVISIONS
VSRP interns may participate in the program through one of the University's three academic divisions.
OUR ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
1500+
Students
121
Nationalities
183
Faculty
8:1
Faculty Ratio
2400+
Alumni
477
Postdocs
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77 %
PH.D
Degrees
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23 %
MS
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![](/images/default-source/vsrp/female-icon.png?sfvrsn=66770e1b_1)
38 %
Female
Students
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62 %
Male
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