Introduction of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Established in September 2009, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is the first international research university in Saudi Arabia, with world-class scientific research equipment and laboratories. Its founding purpose is to promote the scientific and technological research level in Saudi Arabia and the world. At the time of its establishment, the total donation reached $654.38+0 billion, which was the university that received the most donations after Harvard University. At present, the school does not recruit undergraduates, but only graduate students and doctoral students from all over the world. KAUST is one of the fastest growing academic institutions in the world for academic research and papers. According to the QS World University Ranking Report of 20 14, the research record of this university exceeds that of world-class universities such as Yale, Oxford, Cambridge and Princeton. According to QS statistics, the average impact factor of KAUST's published papers is higher than that of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and National University of Singapore. In the QS20 14 ranking, KAUST is ranked in 12 and MIT in 2, which is an important indicator to measure academics (single influencing factor). QS20 15, the average citation rate of teachers' research papers ranks first in the world. Because of its sudden emergence in academic circles, the university is also known as the home of wisdom and the Arab Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to KAUST's official statistics, as of 20 12, there are students and scholars from about 80 countries studying and working in the university community. The official language of the university is English, and it is an international research university. According to statistics, the school ranks third and fourth among the "50 richest universities in the world", second only to Harvard University and Yale University. At the same time, the school's landscape and architectural design are unique. At the beginning of the school, it passed the LEED platinum certification and became the largest green campus in the world.