King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Since 1963
KFUPM LOCATION
City of Dhahran
Eastern Province
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dhahran
KFUPM LOCATION
KFUPM is located in Dhahran, between the headquarters of
the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (SAUDI ARAMCO) and the
Dhahran Air Base. It is situated on top of the geologic dome,
or anticline, where the first petroleum was discovered in
Dammam Well No. 7, located about half a kilometer from the
campus. A number of producing oil wells were at one time
actually on University land
KFUPM LOCATION
The campus is situated near the Arabian Gulf.
About 7 km from the town of Al-Khobar.
The port city of Dammam, capital of the Eastern Province, is only 20 km
away.
The oil refinery at Ras Tanura is 70 km from the campus.
The island of Bahrain, an independent kingdom some 35 km from the
Saudi coastline, can be seen from the campus during clear weather.
The oil-producing town of Abqaiq is located 70 km west.
the ancient oasis of Al-Hasa is situated about 130 km south of the
University campus.
KFUPM Campuses
 Dhahran Campus (Main Campus).
 Dammam Community College.
 Hail Community College.
 Hafr Al-Batin Community College.
Organization at a glance
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Date of Establishment: 1963
Language of Instruction: English
Instructional model: Semester credit-hour system
Academic Organization & Programs:
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6 Colleges
 22 Departments
 53 Degree Programs (BS, MS, ME, MAcc, MBA, & Ph.D.)
Faculty and Students:
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Above 900 faculty members (from 5 continents)
Above 8500 students (including 512 grads)
BS Graduated Students (1997 - 2001)
BS Students
1056
1083
1083
897
828
BS Students
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
828
897
1056
1083
1083
Year
College Of Sciences (CS) at a glance
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Five Departments
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Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Islamic & Arabic Studies
Mathematical Sciences
Physics
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 100 T&R Laboratories
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 140 Faculty Members (+ 40 lecturers)
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 500 papers by CS faculty in reputed intl. journals or series
(SCI/ISI Proceeding) for last 5 years
FACULTY
Assoc. Prof.: 47
Professor : 36
Lecturers: 44
Assist. Prof.: 70
Teaching Assist.: 4
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
GA
4%
RA
4%
Ad Prof
4%
Prof
13%
Lec
28%
Assoc
23%
Assist
24%
17
Nationalitie
s
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications174
Technical Reports 13
Books/Manual
04
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
PUBLICATIONS
52
•Weekly Scientific Talks
22
•Math Education Seminars
16
•Seminars by Outside Speakers
06
•Seminars by Students
8
Seminars by Dept. Fac. Given Outside the Dept 4
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
Lecture Series and Short Courses
2 Lec. Ser. + 1 SC
Nonlinear Analysis
Intr. to Commutative Algebra
Space-Time Foliations
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES (CS)
Computing Facilities
Computer Lab for teaching (35 P3)
Computer Room for Faculty
Printing facilities
Mathematical Sciences Department
Faculty Research interests
• Algebra and Number Theory
• Analysis
• Applied Math and Differential
Equations
• Geometry, Topology and
Graph Theory
• Numerical Analysis and
Optimization
• Statistics.
Major Equipment … Mathematical Sciences
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Math Library
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Three pc laboratories
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One open-access pc laboratory
(equipped with powerful machines that run such
programs as Macsyma, Mathcad, Mathematica,
Maple, Matlab, etc.).
Mathematical Sciences Department
Common Basic Courses
MATH 001
MATH 002
MATH 101
MATH 102
MATH 131
MATH 132
MATH 201
MATH 202
MATH 260
MATH 301
MATH 302
STAT 319
Preparatory Mathematics I
Preparatory Mathematics II
Calculus I
Calculus II
Finite Mathematics
Applied Calculus
Calculus III
Elements of Differential Equations
Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra
Methods of Applied Mathematics
Engineering Mathematics
Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists.
New (proposed) Program
Master of Science in Industrial Mathematics
• Modeling
– Real world problem
– Identify criteria
– Formulate mathematical equation
• Methods
– Search / Survey / Develop / Modify /Apply
• Computer Simulation
– Computer codes
OPEN ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Dep. of Mathematical
Sciences
Math Learning Center
1) Professor
3) Senior Tutor
A PhD in Mathematics or Statistics
PhD in Mathematics or Mathematics
Education
2) Lecturer
M.A/ M.Sc. in Mathematics or
Statistics
4) Tutor
MA, M.Sc or MEd in Mathematics or
Mathematics Education
5) Courseware developer
Master or BS in math with strong
background in computing
Master or BS in computer sciences or
related field with strong back
ground in math.
BENEFITS TO FACULTY
Two-year renewable contracts
Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
Air ticket to Dammam on appointment
Free furnished air-conditioned on campus housing unit with
free essential utilities and maintenance
Assistance with local tuition fees for school-age dependent
children
Annual repatriation air tickets for up to four persons
Local transportation allowance
Two months paid summer leave
End-of-service gratuity
KFUPM campus has a range of facilities including a medical
and a dental clinic, an extensive library, computing, research
and teaching laboratory facilities and a recreation center.
BENEFITS TO FACULTY
During the year, faculty can get extra money by
working at:
Extra teaching at the Community College.
Extra teaching at the Diploma Program.
Research fund from KFUPM.
Research fund from local organizations:
ARAMCO, SABIC, KACST.
In the Summer, faculty can enjoy the vacation in
his home country or work and gain double
payment.
FACULTY HOUSING
The housing units provided by the University as residences for faculty and
eligible staff are considered to be a special benefit offered to them rather than an
earned right. The University will normally hand over assigned houses to the
faculty and staff in a condition ready for occupancy after comprehensive
maintenance of utilities, furniture and appliances. Each house shall contain the
standard furniture according to established lists prepared by the Housing &
Office Services Department.
RECREATION CENTER & BEACH
KFUPM has a recreation center in the service of its faculty and their families
including: swimming pool, gym, cafeteria, library…etc
KFUPM has its private beach on the Arabia Gulf for faculty and their
families.
MIDICAL CLINIC
The KFUPM medical clinic provides all essential medical
treatments to faculty and students.
KFUPM LIBRARIES
 350,000 books + 553,000 items available in other formats
 1,500 periodicals (586 are full-text accessible on-line)
 17 professional on-line databases (in sciences & technology)
KFUPM LIBRARIES
Main KFUPM library has an available floor space of
nearly 7000 square meters. It is an "open stack" library,
allowing users free access to its resources.
The current collection of books and bound periodicals
totals over 328,000 volumes, 32% in Science, 21% in
Engineering, 24% in Humanities, and 23% in Social
Sciences.
The Library has over 23,000 volumes in Arabic and
over 300,000 volumes in English, and also subscribes to
approximately 1,500 periodical titles.
There are some 490,000 research reports on
microfiche and 63,000 documents in other media,
including more than 25,000 educational films and
38,000 reels of journal back issues on microfilm.
Audiovisual materials are provided through a wellequipped AV department with a collection consisting
principally of motion pictures, filmstrips, videotapes, and
audiocassettes.
Information Technology Center (ITC)
 An IBM RS/6000 (7015-R24) UNIX server
 A state-of-the-art Enterprise Server IBM 2003-215
 Full-scale Enterprise Network where all University servers, PC labs,
workstation labs and office PCs are inter-connected
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The RI is actively engaged in contract research with
government agencies and industry
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Enable faculty to reach their full
potential in teaching and research
and also advice the University to
enhance its academic programs,
facilities and processes to the best
available quality standards.
DEANSHIP OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Teaching and Learning Center
To provide opportunities for the faculty development in
teaching for the purpose of the enhancement of students’
learning at the university.
Program Assessment Center
To promote university-wide culture of assessment towards
developing quality education that copes with new
technological changes and meets industry needs.
e-learning Center
The e-learning Center is engaged in providing a number of
services to the the university community in order to
achieve its goals. Following is a list of services and
activities currently being offered by the center related to elearning at KFUPM.
THANK YOU
Application …Check List
1.
Application form
2.
Degree certificates
3.
Transcripts (undergraduate & graduate)
4.
Three recommendation letters
5.
TOEFL & GRE scores
6.
One page summary outlining previous research
and/or practical experience
7.
Abstract of the MS thesis (for Ph.D. applicants)