Old Jeddah Tour

When: Saturday, January 20, 2018 [7:30 AM - 5:30 PM]
Where: TBD

Description

WEP 2018: join us on a trip to Old Jeddah!

Saturday, January 20th 2018

This fascinating trip, part of WEP 2018, includes the following:

  • Al Tayebat Museum
  • Safeya Binzagr Art Gallery
  • Lunch at the Movenpick Resort Al Nawras
  • Old British Legation House
  • The Naseef House
  • Tour of Old Jeddah

Registration is as follows:

Thursday, January 11 from 9:00 am to Tuesday, January 16 at 5:00 pm or until the trip is fully booked.

Cost: SAR 200 per person.

Graduate Students: please register via Student Life Forum

https://kaust.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/156004

Visiting Students/Faculty/Community Members: please register in person at the Student Life Forum Help Desk, Level 2, Student Center (building 18) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the dates above. Payments are to be made in cash at the Petty Cash Office in the Government Affairs Service Center on the Spine, open from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Bookings will be made on a “first come, first served basis”.

Please note that children under 12 years of age are not allowed on this trip.

This trip is organized by the Office of Graduate Events and Recreation, Graduate Affairs and sponsored by the Office of Enrichment Programs.

 

 

 

Sat, Jan 20, 2018 [07:30 AM - 05:30 PM]

Paul Bennett

Paul Bennett leads the Jeddah Through Time tour during WEP 2019. Paul is the Manager of Graduate Events and Recreation and his career includes managing sports, recreation and stadia facilities and events and sports marketing and advertising. His experience in Saudi Arabia and in the United Kingdom spans operations in private, non-profit and government sectors. Paul joined KAUST in 2008 from the Recreation Services Department of Saudi Aramco, in Dhahran. Upon arriving at KAUST, he played a key role in establishing the recreation facilities on campus, before joining Graduate Affairs in 2009.

Paul and his team manage over 600 events, programs and activities per year to serve the extracurricular needs of graduate students. In addition, they also organize a number of annual events for graduate students, such as during Orientation in August that includes the Orientation Expo. Paul’s team also organizes exhibitions and sports events during the year, as well as trips for graduate students. The office furthermore organizes events open not just designed for students, but where community members can participate as well, such as the annual Lunar New Year celebration and the University Badminton Championship. Since 2014, Paul and his team have organized well over 100 Thursday Night Live! music sessions held each week during the semester, in the Student Center.

Paul has been a resident of Saudi Arabia for just over 20 years and organized some of the first off-campus trips for KAUST community members back in 2008, which included trips to Jeddah and various parts of Saudi Arabia. Paul’s qualifications include a Master’s degree from Loughborough University in the UK, and his interests include scuba diving, music and travel.

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