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  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.A French speaking Emirati student takes an exam at the Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi temporary campus...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University.

  • 10/22/2007. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<br /> A Saudi Aramco employee walks through the KAUST construction site in Thuwal, outside Jeddah, Monday...Saudi VIP's including His Majesty King Abdullah, the custodian of the two great Mosques, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday. The University, which is due to open in 2009, is a massive and ambitious undertaking, and is scheduled to be completed at a break-neck pace in under three years.

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.<br /> A student enters the Texas A&M campus in Doha, Qatar.<br /> <br /> Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students at Texas A&M's Doha campus play fusball in the student lounge during a break between classes..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.<br /> Qatari students at Education City's LAS building, which houses Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the ABP program?a one year intensive English course designed to bring students educated within the local system up to US standards. .Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.<br /> A female professor lectures at the Texas A&M Campus in Doha's education city.<br /> <br /> Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.With visiting professors from their home campuses, the Education City Universities in Doha aim to provide world class instruction to students from around the Middle East. Here, professors and students at the Weill Cornell Medical School walk to their respective lectures..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Qatari's eat in a cafe in the recently remodeled Old Souk of Doha. .Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.<br /> The Georgetown Doha campus at Education City, Doha..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students lunch in one of Education City's cafeterias. .Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Education City is a massive project that is still under construction. Carnegie Mellon's facility is still under construction as is a large Equestrian school. Northwestern's Journalism school will arrive soon as well..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Australian Dr. Wyatt "Rory" Hume (Center in Suit), UAE University's new Provost, sits with Emirati students in the lobby of the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, where the University's Islamic Institute is housed. Dr. Hume was previously the Provost for the University of California in Los Angeles...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.The United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students mingle with one another in the halls of the United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.French speaking Emirati Students listen to an art history lecture at the Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi temporary campus...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University.

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.The on campus Mosque of the United Arab Emirates University's Islamic Institute rise above classrooms on the Universities Al Ain campus...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Law Students at the UAEU's Islamic Institute talk amongst each other between classes at the University's campus in Al Ain...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students listen to instruction in English in a class on Digital Technology at the UAEU's new Information Technology campus in Al Ain...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.UAEU's new building housing the college of Information Technology in Al Ain is truly built for the 21st century, with Wifi and Smart Classrooms. In addition English is the primary language of instruction...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at Al Ain's UAE University study English...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at Al Ain's UAE University study English, taught by a teacher from the United Kingdom...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at Al Ain's UAE University study English, taught by a teacher from the United Kingdom...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at the UAE University are taught mathematics in English at the University's Al Ain campus...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at the UAE University are taught mathematics in English at the University's Al Ain campus...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 9/15/2008 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.Emirati students at the UAE University are taught mathematics in English at the University's Al Ain campus...Investment in higher education in the United Arab Emirates is at an all-time high today, with millions of Dirhams going towards new facilities, and the development of campuses for internationally renowned western universities. These significant investments have also come with cultural realities, as the UAE attempts to bring it's own national universities up to International standard, prompting local critiques to argue that western education is diluting the local culture-already strained by the influx of millions of foreigners into bustling business centers like Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 10/22/2007. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.A massive crane drops a 20 ton steel block into the sand at the first stage construction stage of KAUST. This process is essential to provide stable ground to build on. ..Saudi VIP's including His Majesty King Abdullah, the custodian of the two great Mosques, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday. The University, which is due to open in 2009, is a massive and ambitious undertaking, and is scheduled to be completed at a break-neck pace in under three years.

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students review results of EKG tests with their professor at the Weill Cornell Medical School in Doha, Qatar..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students review results of EKG tests at the Weill Cornell Medical School in Doha, Qatar..Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students at Georgetown Doha listen to a professor lecturing via video-link from Georgetown's Washington DC campus. .Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 2/2008. Doha, Qatar.Students at Georgetown Doha listen to a professor lecturing via video-link from Georgetown's Washington DC campus. .Doha's Education City, which houses the campuses of Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, and the Weill Cornell Medical School is at the forefront of the education initiate being adopted by many of the countries on the oil rich Arabian Peninsula. With degrees awarded from their main campuses in the states, and recognized by the American education system, the institutions aim to educate a new generation of great Arab minds closer to home. ..Credit: Bryan Denton

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Dr. Norman Salt of the National Institute for Vocational Studies, and Head of Academic Affairs holds a traditional wooden baton used in Emirati dances as a student takes his picture with a cell phone camera in Dubai Academic City...Dubai Academic City, which opened in January of 2006 is set for completion in 2012, and will house a number of Universities including the American University of Dubai, The British University, as well as the Dubai Aviation College. Once completed, Academic city will be able to house over 150,000 students from across the world.

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates..Students at Middlesex University in Knowledge Village study in their library between classes...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free.

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.A student reads a book in the Middlesex library stacks between classes...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.A student at Middlesex University in Knowledge village crams for an exam in the library between classes...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free.

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Students work together in a group study room in the MIddlesex University Library, part of Knowledge Village in Dubai...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free.

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Teachers walk to their classes at Engecon, The St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, in Knowledge Village, Dubai...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Students work together in a business management class at Engecon in knowledge Village, Dubai...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Students study in the Libarary at the Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi temporary campus...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University.

  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.French speaking Emirati Students listen to an art history lecture at the Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi temporary campus...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University.

  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.French speaking Emirati Students listen to an art history lecture at the Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi temporary campus...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/6/2007. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Arab students sit in the lobbby of Sorbonne-Abu Dhabi's temporary campus between classes...The Universite Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi is a parallel campus of the esteemed french Institute. Temporarily based in a small strip mall in Abu Dhabi, the programs offered are currently taught only in French, and degrees earned are awarded from Paris, and the programs offered include Art History, Music, and Urban Planning. Once completed, Sorbonne will be moving into it's new campus on Saadiyat Island, alongside prestigious institutions like MIT and New York University.

  • 12/6/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.An Engineering student at Heriott-Watt in Dubai Academic City works with precision equipment during class...Dubai Academic City, which opened in January of 2006 is set for completion in 2012, and will house a number of Universities including the American University of Dubai, The British University, as well as the Dubai Aviation College. Once completed, Academic city will be able to house over 150,000 students from across the world...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/6/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Emirati Students perform traditional dances at an Emirates National Day celebration in Dubai Academic City...Dubai Academic City, which opened in January of 2006 is set for completion in 2012, and will house a number of Universities including the American University of Dubai, The British University, as well as the Dubai Aviation College. Once completed, Academic city will be able to house over 150,000 students from across the world.

  • 12/6/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.A female Emirati student leaves the National Institute for Vocational Education in Dubai Academic City...Dubai Academic City, which opened in January of 2006 is set for completion in 2012, and will house a number of Universities including the American University of Dubai, The British University, as well as the Dubai Aviation College. Once completed, Academic city will be able to house over 150,000 students from across the world.

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Dr. Abdullah al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Knowledge and Humand Development Authority (KHDA), looks out the window at a vast swath of desert that is slated to be transformed into a world academic hub in the next four years...Dubai Academic City, which opened in January of 2006 is set for completion in 2012, and will house a number of Universities including the American University of Dubai, The British University, as well as the Dubai Aviation College. Once completed, Academic city will be able to house over 150,000 students from across the world...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • 12/5/2007. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.A student crosses the street to the main entrance of Knowledge Village in Dubai...Knowledge Village, located near Media City in the heart of Dubai, is a collection of international universities from all around the world. Students from around the world study everything from sound engineering at SAE-Middlesex, to advanced mathematics. Launched in 2003, the 1km long campus is 100% foreign owned and operates completely tax free...Credit: Bryan Denton / ATLASPRESS

  • ****FOR STORY OUT OF SAUDI ARABIA ON KAUST BY THENASSIS CAMBANIS..10/21/2007. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.A Saudi VIP looks at an animated wall sized computer model of what KAUST will look like once complete at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new university, outside Jeddah, Sunday...Saudi VIP's including His Majesty King Abdullah, the custodian of the two great Mosques, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday. The University, which is due to open in 2009, is a massive and ambitious undertaking, as the first coeducational University in the Islamic Kingdom...CREDIT: Bryan Denton For The New York Times

  • 10/21/2007. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.VIP's view a model of the now under construction KAUST, at the groundbreaking ceremony outside Jeddah, Sunday...Saudi VIP's including His Majesty King Abdullah, the custodian of the two great Mosques, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) outside Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday. The University, which is due to open in 2009, is a massive and ambitious undertaking, as the first coeducational University in the Islamic Kingdom.

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