1. Facts About King Fahd University of Petroleum &Minerals KFUPM

2.  KFUPM is one of 9 state universities in Saudi Arabia.  It the most prestigious university in the Arab World (270 univ.)  We take the best 5% of high school students.  Our graduates are Saudi leaders.  KFUPM is a publish-or-perish institution.  Ph.D. granting institution.

3.  Program are designed after the US education model, with some Saudi perspective. model, with some Saudi perspective.  MIT model, six engineering and science colleges and a business school. colleges and a business school.  ABET Accreditation.  Established 42 years ago by a consortium of US Ivy-League universities, and served on its board Ivy-League universities, and served on its board of trustees. of trustees.  English is the medium of instruction.

4.  State of the art technology of education.  No. of Students 10,000; Faculty 1,028; Staff 2,146  Research Institute: Contractual research.  2004 budget (capital and operating) is $170 million.  Tuition-free university.

5. Facts About College of Industrial Management CIM

6.  CIM is accredited by the AACSB International.  Our programs are designed after the US business education model, with some Saudi perspective.  The College uses English as the medium of instruction.  Established in 1975

7. We offer undergraduate BBA degrees in:  Accounting  MIS  Finance  Management  Marketing We offer:  MBA  EMBA

8. CIM Departments  Accounting & MIS  Finance & Economics  Management & Marketing

9. Statistics  Full time faculty 60  Enrollment, Undergrad 1600 Graduate 160 Graduate 160  # of Graduates Since 1979 BS 2800 GRADUATE 400 GRADUATE 400

10. EXECUTIVE TRAINING  We provide executive training to major corporations in Saudi Arabia and Region. ENDOWED CHAIRS  Finance  Energy Economics  Accounting  International Business  Entrepreneurship With UNESCO

11. RESEARCH GRANTS 1. CIM Research Grants 2. KFUPM Research Grants 3. SABIC Research Grants 4. SABIC Fast Track Grants 5. Research Institute Internal Grants

12. GRANTS/ CONT. 6. Junior Faculty Research Grants 7. Special Societal Studies Grants 8. Book Writing and Translation Grants 10. DAD summer grants for instructional development. 11. King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) Research Grants

13. OTHER RESEARCH SUPPORT  Faculty can attend up to three conferences a year.  Library Databases  Data: IMF IFS; S&P Emerging Markets; GCC; UNCTAD; OPEC.  Business Application Software

14. FACULTY BENEFITS  Tax-free environment  Free Housing  Free utilities  Free maintenance  Healthcare  Average teaching load : 6 – 9 Hours  Highly subsidized kids education

15. FACULTY BENEFITS / CONT  Annual roundtrip tickets  University Beach  Recreation center (tennis, squash, table tennis, weights, swimming pools, library, cafeteria)  Inflation rate  1.0%  High net savings 50% - 70% of Income

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