Who is WEP for?
WEP is open to all KAUST faculty, students, staff and community members. In addition, KAUST Industrial Partners, WEP Sponsors, Undergraduates from around the world (through Undergraduate Poster Competition) and In-Kingdom students from leading universities in Saudi Arabia are invited to join through a specific program.
How to Attend WEP?
- All those who are eligible must ‘Join this Community’ on Acadox.
- Upon viewing the schedule, you will see events are color coded into different categories.
- Credited events can be clearly seen, so students can prioritize these.
- Some events are for the whole community and others have limited seats and a pre-selection process.
- Browse the schedule and select the events you wish to attend and register for them. Prior registration is mandatory; you MUST register for an event on Acadox in order to be able to attend it.
Rules for KAUST Students
- All students must be on campus for the duration of the WEP.
- It is mandatory for KAUST students to register for WEP once during their studies.
- Students must earn 40 credits and attend a minimum of 6 Keynote Lectures during one WEP.
- Credited events include Academic, Skills, Entrepreneurship and Keynote Lectures and these are clearly identified on the schedule.
- Should an event be cancelled, students must make every effort to register for an alternative event.
- Should an event be cancelled at short notice (less than 7 days before event), students must still make every effort to register for an alternative event but will be awarded the credits for the cancelled event.
In Collaboration
We would like to thank KAUST Students, Faculty, Community Members, Alumni and Industrial Partners who submit proposals each year to create WEP.
We would also like to thank the WEP Review Committee, (chaired by Professor William Roberts) which considers the scientific and technological aspects of the proposals, as well as their enriching and inspiring nature and selects events for the program.
Many KAUST departments support WEP and without their work we would not be able to bring you WEP, thank you!
In addition our Sponsors generously support WEP and we owe them a huge gratitude.
Your support and contribution makes WEP what it is!
Automatic Control of Mechatronic Systems: From theory to real-time applications
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom # 3125
Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary field of engineering dealing with the design of systems that include the combination of mechanical engineering, electronics, control engineering, and computer scie ... more
Behind The Scenes: From Motion Capture to 3D Character Animation
Location: Bldg.9 Classroom # 4222
Nowadays, virtual humans are increasingly used in many applications and industries: movies, video games, digital fashion design, cognitive science, etc. Motion capture (Mocap), as it was intensivily e ... more
E-Learning Handy Tools and Future Trends
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
This short course targets anyone interested in e-learning or in teaching any topic in a new non-traditional format. In this short course we will: 1) Introduce various categories of e-learning tools ... more
WebGL is an exciting new web standard for putting interactive real-time 3D content on the web. Using WebGL, developers can create web sites that leverage the compute capability of users' graphics car ... more
Showcasing science at KAUST! An opportunity to come and learn about the science at KAUST. There will be many different booths manned by Postdocs, KAUST Students and The KAUST School students, showcas ... more
The Business Leadership Series, Learn to Lead – The Unknown Leader: A Lifelong Journey - Brown Bag Lecture Series
Location: Bldg. 9 Lecture Hall I# 2322
12:30 – 01:15 p.m. WEP 2014 Business Leadership Series, Learn to Lead: “THE UNKNOWN LEADER: A LIFELONG JOURNEY” By Sheikh Hussein A. Al-Banawi – Chairman and CEO of The Industrial Group Lecture Ha ... more
Mathemania! - A Stand Up Comedy Show - for School Students
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
MATHEMANIA! with Simon Pampena What is maths good for? Physics? Chemistry? Economics? BORING! Finally maths is being used for something everyone is interested in… ENTERTAINMENT! Simon Pampena, the A ... more
What is WEPs greatest natural resource? The people! WEP is an opportunity to network. Make the most of this natural resource by talking to some of the most experienced, innovative, passionate people ... more
What is WEPs greatest natural resource? The people! WEP is an opportunity to network. Make the most of this natural resource by talking to some of the most experienced, innovative, passionate people ... more
Lab to Film: Story- Telling in Science
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom # 4125
Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. Tell me a story and I’ll remember it forever. - Gail Matthews-DeNatale Science and technology have infinite potential for solving loca ... more
Angklung is a traditional Indonesian musical instrument made of bamboo. In each piece, there are two tubes attached to a frame, and each has a particular pitch. Each performer in an Angklung ensemble ... more
MATHEMANIA! with Simon Pampena What is maths good for? Physics? Chemistry? Economics? BORING! Finally maths is being used for something everyone is interested in… ENTERTAINMENT! Simon Pampena, the A ... more
