WEP 2019
The Winter Enrichment Program (WEP), a hallmark event of KAUST, returned on Sunday, January 13 to Thursday, January 24, 2019. Chaired by Professor Valerio Orlando, Head of Environmental Epigenetic Program. #WEP2019 featured 12 days of keynotes, lectures, discussions, master classes, exhibits, and cultural events all relating to the theme of TIME.
Be Mind full or Mindful? Group A 1/2
Location: Bldg 5, Level 5, Room 5220
Mindfulness is a fundamental skill The concept of time in our everyday life mainly consists of being caught into the past or the future. Present sometimes is almost nonexistent or we rush it too quic ... more
Reinventing Al Jazari's Time Machines 3/4
Location: University Library, Sea View Room, Level 3
Al Jazari: A mechanical genious of his time Al-Jazari (Turkey, 1136- 1206) was the most outstanding mechanical engineer of his time. He served the Turkish Artuqid kings as a mechanical engineer and i ... more
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 1/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Make your research meaningful for a general audience Science and technology have infinite potential for solving local and global concerns. However, many scientists are unable to convey their research ... more
(Re)Conceptualizing Time
Location: Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room
Contemporary artist Rachel Sussman will share her creative process, and challenge students to reframe the concepts of "personal time" and "cosmic time," to provide a forum for a dynamic, p ... more
KAUST is excited to present its annual International poster competition. Everyone is welcome to attend the exhibit as undergraduate students from around the world present their best research in a post ... more
Intellectual Property; What is It and Why Should I Care
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Intellectual property (IP) protection is essential to foster innovation. For the protection of important technology for commercialization, a strong and enforceable patent is required. Hence, scienti ... more
Escape Room- Sunday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
We bring to KAUST the most exciting room escape experience! Open to KAUST Community Members only Escape Hunt noun, Def: The name given to 20 minutes of pure, unadulterated excit ... more
KAUST Live Interview with Martin Van Kranendonk
Location: Lobby, Building 20
KAUST Live consists of a 20 minute live interview and a 10 minute Q&A with the audience livestreamed at KAUST's Facebook page. The speaker will have a chance to talk about his top ... more
About this two-day workshop To kick-off 2019 we are planning a short fun activity: The goal is to build a simple but large (~10m) sundial. In this workshop organized by the self-directed group Maker ... more
The Search for Life on Mars
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
The details of this event will be confirmed shortly.
Related Events
Film Screening and Discussion: The Story of Earth (2018)
Watch WEP 2019 Lectures
Time and Creativity Panel
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
The details of this event will be confirmed shortly. Related Events Kontinuum: Photography, Time, and Technology (Re)Conceptualizing Time All the Time in World We value your feedback and welcom ... more
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 2/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Make your research meaningful for a general audience Science and technology have infinite potential for solving local and global concerns. However, many scientists are unable to convey their research ... more
Take a guided tour of the Museum of Science and Technology in Islam with Ana Catarina D. Matias, acting manager, Public Relations at KAUST. The Museum celebrates the contributions of Musli ... more
KAUST Live Interview with Rachel Sussman
Location: Lobby, Building 20
KAUST Live consists of a 20 minute live interview and a 10 minute Q&A with the audience livestreamed at KAUST's Facebook page. The speaker will have a chance to talk about his top ... more
Join us for the opening of the photo exhibition Moving Forward Together by artist Adam Magyar and the WEP students. Members of the KAUST university were invited to participate in a photographic pro ... more
LEGO Workshop - January 20, 3-5 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
About this 2-hour Workshop Open Lego EV3 Mindstorm core set, think, design and build and program the project using the kit and let see the result. During this 2-hour workshop, 20 participants will em ... more
We are excited to host the 2019 WEP Film Festival, where renowned scientists will introduce and lead discussions for a range of educational documentaries and fictional film screenings related to thi ... more
Kontinuum: Photography, Time, and Technology
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Adam Magyar finds innovative ways to use tech to observe life. That led him to capture the passing of time and freeze it into still photographs and videos. Using modified or self-built high-tech dig ... more
Artist Rachel Sussman has spent over a decade creating and portraying the dynamic relationships with personal and cosmic time. During her lecture, Rachel will discuss several of her projects includi ... more
LEGO Workshop - January 20 7-9 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
About this 2-hour Workshop Open Lego EV3 Mindstorm core set, think, design and build and program the project using the kit and let see the result. During this 2-hour workshop, 20 participants will em ... more
We are excited to host the 2019 WEP Film Festival, where renowned scientists will introduce and lead discussions for a range of educational documentaries and fictional film screenings related to thi ... more
We are excited to host the 2019 WEP Film Festival, where renowned scientists will introduce and lead discussions for a range of educational documentaries and fictional film screenings related to thi ... more
