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Thursday, October 25, 2012

KFUPM Online Application for Graduate Studies is now Open - Spring Semester


KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS (KFUPM)
DEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES  Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD9351.D602E380 Description: Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CD9351.D602E380
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia



It is highly appreciated if you kindly forward this e-mail to potential graduate students in your institute and elsewhere. We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this e-mail.

Please ignore this message if you are an applicant who has already applied to KFUPM in previous admission cycles.

The Deanship of Graduate Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is pleased to invite your attention that application to Graduate Studies at KFUPM is now open online from the link http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/gs/application/preonline.asp until October 8, 2012. KFUPM provides full MS and PhD scholarships for distinguished graduate applicants who demonstrate high potential for conducting original research in the fields of Engineering, Sciences and Business.

Distinguished Partnership of KFUPM with International Institutions

KFUPM has very strong collaborative partnership on conducting innovative research with the following international institutions:

  • MIT: Clean Water and Clean Energy.
  • Stanford: Oil, Gas and Geosciences.
  • California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Petrochemicals and Polymers.
  • Technical University of Munich: Refining and Petrochemicals.
  • Cambridge University: Oil and Gas.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech): Geo-signal Processing and Smart Grids.
  • National University of Singapore: Refining and Petrochemicals
  • KAUST:  Many research disciplines in Engineering and Sciences.
  • Saudi Aramco (the largest oil company worldwide): Many research disciplines.
  • SABIC (one of the leading petrochemical companies worldwide): Refining, Petrochemical and Polymers.
  • In addition to many world-class universities and industries on different research fields.

Centers for Research Excellence at KFUPM

To provide extreme support for research in areas of excellence, KFUPM has established National Centers for Research Excellence in the following areas:


The Research Institute

The Research Institute is the cornerstone of applied research activities at KFUPM, solving critical scientific and technical problems as well as working on turning knowledge into practice. More details are available on the website of the Research Institute at the link: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/ri/

Research Groups at KFUPM

To provide special support for research in focused areas of interest to Saudi Arabia, KFUPM has established 13 Research Groups in Science and Engineering areas. More details are available on the website of the Deanship of Scientific Research at the link: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/dsr/

Graduate programs offered at KFUPM

DISCIPLINE
DEGREES
M.Sc.
Applied Statistics
M.Sc.
M.Sc.
M.B.A.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M.C.R.P.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M.Sc.
M.Sc.
M.Sc.
Ph.D.
M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M.Sc.
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
M. Med. Phys.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Software Engineering
M.Sc.
Ph.D., M.Sc.
Security & Information Assurance
M.Sc.
Telecommunication Engineering
M.Sc.

Online Admission System

The online graduate admission application for the coming Spring Semester 2012-2013 (Starting in Jan. 2012) will be available until Oct. 8, 2012, 2012 through this link: http://www1.kfupm.edu.sa/gs/application/preonline.asp  Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD9351.D602E380 Description: Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CD9351.D602E380

After submission a complete online application, mandatory documents need to be uploaded before Oct. 15, 2012 through the Upload System using the same Login ID and PIN created for the online application using this link: http://adgs.kfupm.edu.sa/  

Mandatory documents for application (without which application will not be processed)

  • Copy of identification (Passport for international applicants / National ID for Saudi nationals / Iqama for residents of Saudi Arabia).
  • Complete official transcripts for BS degree (and MS degree if applying to PhD).
  • Statement-of-Purpose (a one-page essay focusing on career and research goals at KFUPM).
  • Recommendation Letters from academic referees through the online recommendation system after submitting the online application.
  • Certificates for BS degree (and MS degree if applying to PhD) if degrees granted.
  • GMAT score (for international MBA applicants).

Other supporting documents (needed for final decision)

  • TOEFL score (min. is 68 IBT for MS and 79 IBT for PhD) or IELTS score (min. is 6 for MS and 6.5 for PhD).
  • Acceptable GRE General score (min. Quant. is 720 (or 156 on the new scale), min. Analytical is 4.0).
  • Upon approval, original/certified copies of degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) are to be sent through postal mail.

Application Deadlines

  • TOEFL score (min. is 68 IBT for MS and 79 IBT for PhD) or IELTS score (min. is 6 for MS and 6.5 for PhD).
  • Deadline for submitting the online application is Oct. 8, 2012.
  • Deadline for uploading mandatory documents is Oct. 15, 2012.
  • Deadline for recommendation letters to be received via the online recommendation system is Oct. 15, 2012.

If there are any questions or further clarifications are required, please feel free to contact us at gs-admissions@kfupm.edu.sa or Telephone : +966-3-860-2800, or check our website at: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs or follow us on Facebook and Twitter via the links Description: Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CD9332.9CE4CA60 Description: Description: cid:image004.jpg@01CD9332.9CE4CA60.

We wish you the best in your endeavor.

Best regards,

Admission Office
Deanship of Graduate Studies
Tel: 00966-3860-2800
Fax: 00966-3860-2829
P.O. Box 5055
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
Dhahran 31261
Saudi Arabia

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American Indonesian Exchange Foundation
Balai Pustaka Building, 6th. Floor
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No. 4
Jakarta 10720, Indonesia

1. The buses which goes to Senen Bus Station all of them pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. Especially which route is through Pasar Baru .

2. Bus Transjakarta, from Blok M you have to change the bus 2-3 times.
Way 1 : from Blok M change the bus in Dukuh Atas bus stop to the bus towards Pulogadung, then take a bus in Pramuka bus stop towards Ancol, this bus pass through Gedung Balai Pustaka. The closest bus stop (Budi Utomo) is about 800 meters from Gedung Balai .
Way 2 : From Blok M take the bus in the Harmoni Bus Stop, the bus towards Pulogadung, get down in Senen Bus Stop and walk about 800 meters, or from this bus stop take the bus towards Ancol and get down as mentioned in way 1. About the distance, this two bus stops is about the same. (It is better if you take ojek or bajaj from this bus stop to Gedung Balai Pustaka)

3. If you take taxi with old tariff (TL=Tarif Lama) from blok M with no traffic jam is about Rp. 30.000,00.

4. From Blok M use bus Patas AC 76. Gedung Balai Pustaka is in the right side, after you pass through Depag, and say to conductor "Balai Pustaka"

5. Use a busway from Blok M towards Kota, get down in Sawah Besar bus stop. From here take a Mikrolet M12 towards Senen. After cross road Wahidin and before senen get down and cross the street.

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Student accommodation or private sharing : 180 - 230 euros per month
Food : 10 - 12 euros per day (if eating outside)
Transport for students : free within Aachen and until Koln and Dusseldorf in regional trains)

Living Cost In Austria

Living Cost in Austria is depending on the city, for example the Capital of Austria, Vienna:
- Dormitory is about 250-400 euro per month.
- Living Cost 200-400 euro per month.
- Transportation 128 euro per 4 months (student and age < 26), or 49 euro per month (ordinary)

For visa, it has to be a letter from the University/Scholl in Austria. It takes about 2-3 months.

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GMAT Tests are held in Jakarta, Indonesia :
1. EEC Slipi +62-21 5320044 or +62-215323176
2. Kaplan GMAT Preparation +62-81388908450, +62-21 5211588, +62-215211701 (Information abaout this test can be asked in that number)
3. Or this number +62-213159225

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