On December 14, 2018, KAUST welcomed 243 graduates into its international alumni community at the University’s ninth Commencement ceremony.
Attended by members of the University’s Board of Trustees, including Board Chairman HE Khalid A. Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources; senior leadership; faculty; students; and the KAUST community, the ceremony saw 102 Ph.D. candidates and 141 master’s degree candidates receive their diplomas.
Ceremony highlights included the official inauguration of KAUST’s third president Dr. Tony Chan and a special conferral of the University’s first honorary doctoral degree to HE Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, former chairman of the KAUST Board of Trustees, former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Commencement 2018 distinguished speaker.
Read more about the 9th KAUST Commencement ceremony here.