The KAUST 2012 Winter Enrichment Program (WEP) will be held January 14-29, 2012 with a special opening evening on January 13. WEP aims to broaden our intellectual horizons and stretch our collective imaginations. Through an expansive offering of courses, workshops, lectures and cultural and recreational activities, WEP is a time to discover new fields of interest and to be inspired.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Cornell Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing Clinic
Location: Auditorium - Between Building 2 & 3 (across from Lina's Cafe, Level 0)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THIS COURSE WHICH IS LISTED BELOW;;Your APPLICATION is to be sent by 20 December 2011 to Faran Siddiqi at faran.siddiqi@kaust.edu.sa;;The goals of ... more
Come and see some TingaTinga paintings and maybe get some ideas for your own paintings! Eduardo Saidi Tingatinga lent his exotic and frivolous name to the style he created single handedly. He was one ... more
This course will focus on the theory, fundamental operating principles and specimen (sample) preparation techniques of the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) ... more
In this course we, present some basic algorithms, their mathematical background, and some of the physical principles underlying to enable the audience to develop a small game physics engine on their o ... more
Python for Scientists
Location: Campus Library - Computer Room
Scientists and engineers at KAUST interact with numerical software on a daily basis, whether they are visualizing whale shark migration patterns on the visualization laboratory’s Showcase, analyzing p ... more
This course of 4 lectures will introduce students to the rapidly growing field of mathematical modelling in biology and medicine. We will begin with simple ordinary differential equation models which ... more
Improved Visualization System Interactivity using Audio Rendering and Capture Technologies
Location: Building 1 - 2418 - Multi-Purpose Room
This presentation provides an overview of improvements to visualization system interactivity. In particular, we discuss enhancements to collaborative communication capabilities, room interactivity and ... more
Painting Class C - "My Favorite Animal In Tingatinga Style"
Location: Multipurpose Room in Discovery Square
The Tingatinga painting workshop will be fun, exciting and rewarding to all participants. You will learn how to create your own amazing Tingatinga painting in exotic and attractively blended colors.;; ... more
The Industrial zone in Jeddah which was developed in 1973, reflects the non-oil economy of Saudi Arabia. The Industrial Zone has over 500 factories in heavy, medium and light industries. These industr ... more
Living Gifts’ 2011 Poster Exhibit: Acknowledging a year of Giving at KAUST
Location: Building 20, Lobby of the Auditorium
Exhibition of posters of winners from 2011 in the lobby outside the Auditorium;;Opening of the poster exhibit by Dr. Almojel;;All winners will be invited to be at the opening session to meet with view ... more
Sit back and enjoy beautiful strains of music presented by our TUM (Technical University of Munich) guests as they perform in various small ensembles.
Sit back and enjoy beautiful strains of music presented by our TUM (Technical University of Munich) guests as they perform in various small ensembles.
Sit back and enjoy beautiful strains of music presented by our TUM (Technical University of Munich) guests as they perform in various small ensembles.
Sit back and enjoy beautiful strains of music presented by our TUM (Technical University of Munich) guests as they perform in various small ensembles.
Biological Economics and Decision-making
Location: Building 9 - 3128
The biological revolution of the last 40 years has now positioned modern science to tackle one of the deepest and most vexing problems of the modern era - the biological basis of human choice. A large ... more
This event will be a rapid-prototyping workshop with the purpose of learning how to build a satellite from scratch, which will be launched into orbit during 2012. Students taking the seminars will lea ... more
Course: Network information theory and wireless systems applications
Location: Building 9 - 3128
Introduction by Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri and Prof. Slim Alouini.;;Network information theory studies the fundamental limits of reliable transmission of information in multi-terminal systems. While netw ... more
This event will be a rapid-prototyping workshop with the purpose of learning how to build a satellite from scratch, which will be launched into orbit during 2012. Students taking the seminars will lea ... more
Statistical Inference with high-frequency financial data
Location: Building 9 - 3125
Ito's semimaringales are widely used in modeling the asset prices in financial markets. Ito's semimaringales can model both continuous and discontinuous components. In recent years, the availability o ... more
This interactive lecture explores the style of scientific writing for peer-reviewed journals. During the session participants discover the complex relationship between lucid and economical writing. Ba ... more
Light emitting organic materials have progressed tremendously over the past few years. It is literally now possible to paint your own home lights on your own walls. Organic light emitting diodes are n ... more
Painting Class D - "My Favorite Animal In Tingatinga Style"
Location: Multipurpose Room in Discovery Square
The Tingatinga painting workshop will be fun, exciting and rewarding to all participants. You will learn how to create your own amazing Tingatinga painting in exotic and attractively blended colors.;; ... more
In this visually stunning exploration, Werner Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, the hub of the US Antarctic Program and home to eleven hundred people during the austral spr ... more
In this visually stunning exploration, Werner Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, the hub of the US Antarctic Program and home to eleven hundred people during the austral spr ... more
“The Life Cycle of an Entrepreneur (From startup to sustaining the Family Business – SEDCO’s Experience)”.
Location: Building 9 - Lecture Hall 2322
Dr. Adnan Soufi;CEO of SEDCO Holding;;Dr. Adnan Soufi is the CEO of SEDCO Holding since January 2010, and a Board member of SEDCO Capital. Previously he held the Managing Director’s position at Financ ... more
Storytelling Workshop: How to Create and Tell a Story
Location: Building 9 - 3125
As educators in schools and universities struggle to find ways to engage students in literacy development, content area exploration, sharing stories for business, for pleasure, and responsible citizen ... more
In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of th ... more
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn the Arabic alphabet, basic writing and conversational skills, and entry-level Arabic gram ... more
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic. Students will learn the Arabic alphabet, basic writing and conversational skills, and entry-level Arabic gram ... more
Bertrand Piccard - Solar Impulse : a new vision of sustainable development
Location: Main Auditorium, Building 20
Today’s technologies – if only governments had the courage to promote them on a massive scale – would allow us to reduce our dependence on fossil energies significantly. It’s not only the environment ... more
