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39-545: KAUST is the first mixed-gender university campus in Saudi Arabia. In 2013, the university was among the 500 fastest growing research and citation records in the world. In the 2016 Nature Index Rising Stars, the university ranked 19th in the world of the fastest rising universities for high quality research output. In 2019 KAUST is ranked 8th fastest rising young universities (aged 50 and under) for their research output since 2015, as measured by fractional count (FC). KAUST

78-462: A "center of excellence", in one context, may have completely different characteristics from another. The focus area might be a technology (such as Java ), a business concept (such as BPM ), a skill (such as negotiation ) or a broad area of study (such as women's health ). A center of excellence may also be formed to revitalize stalled initiatives. The term may also refer to a network of institutions collaborating with each other to pursue excellence in

117-692: A center that provides sufficient and easily accessible medical services to patients. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States, in 2023, allocated $ 24 million to create 10 maternal health research centers of excellence. In the British NHS , the term is almost always used sarcastically , following its popularisation by Dr Peter Gooderham on the Doctors.net.uk fora. It can often be heard being used to describe tertiary centres by staff working in district general hospitals. In

156-516: A college within a university) which "continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications". Candidates for this certification are referred as centers of development (CODs) by the education body. In Russia, the Center of Excellence status (in Russian it is used notion Leading scientific school )

195-432: A coordinating function which ensures that change initiatives are delivered consistently and well, through standard processes and competent staff. In technology companies, the center of excellence concept is often associated with new software tools, technologies or associated business concepts such as service-oriented architecture or business intelligence . In academic institutions, a center of excellence often refers to

234-535: A manned aircraft design center of excellence in Melbourne, Florida . It uses modeling and simulation tools at the center of excellence which predict the performance of its test-bed aircraft, as a method for reducing risk during the process of developing the B-21. In 2013, it designated five centres for excellence in the U.S. Huntington Ingalls Industries is building out an Unmanned Systems center of excellence, which

273-528: A number of institutions within the country and internationally in a specific field of research. New centres are funded every three years and each run for seven years. 2020-2027: 2017-2024: 2014-2021: 2011-2018 2004/5-2013 In the Philippines , a center of excellence (COE) is a certification given by the Commission on Higher Education to departments within a higher education institution (e.g.

312-480: A one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Industrial Design, Physical Science and Engineering, and Bioscience. Each program is made up of soft skill, experimental, theoretical and entrepreneurship courses as well as a capstone experience. The VSRP is a three to six-month internship program available for 3rd/4th year undergraduate or master's students. During the program, students will work under

351-594: A particular area. (e.g. the Rochester Area Colleges Center for Excellence in Math and Science ). Within an organization, a center of excellence may refer to a group of people, a department or a shared facility. It may also be known as a competency center , or as a capability center , or as an excellence center . Stephen Jenner and Craig Kilford, in Management of Portfolios , mention COE as

390-443: A scientific article, it is divided accordingly, assuming that all researchers were equally involved in the article. For example, this "fractional count" (Share) received by each author would be 0.1 for an article with 10 authors. If an author is affiliated with more than one institution, that author's Share is then subdivided equally across their affiliated institutions. The process is similar for countries/territories and regions, though

429-416: A speech where he stated that places like the university that "embrace all people are the first line of defence against extremists". The university initially received a $ 10 billion endowment. Upon opening, the university admitted 400 students from over 60 countries and 70 faculty. The campus is home to Shaheen , Asia's fastest supercomputer at the time of its commissioning. In 2013, Mai Majed Al-Qurashi became

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468-716: A team with a clear focus on a particular area of research; such a center may bring together faculty members from different disciplines and provide shared facilities. The governments of Guyana and India jointly formed the Centre for Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) at the University of Guyana in 2019. In Australia, the Australian Research Council (ARC) funds a competitive grant program for centres of excellence which link

507-466: Is CoE chair, and Professor Xin Gao, Computer Science, is co-chair. This center develops innovative general-purpose AI models tailored to meet the unique demands of Saudi Arabia’s RDI priorities, pursuing Generative AI research and driving advancements across multiple sectors. KAUST Professor Bernard Ghanem, Electrical and Computer Engineering, is CoE chair, and Professor Jürgen Schmidhuber , Computer Science,

546-563: Is admitted receives the KAUST Fellowship. This fellowship covers the cost of a student's tuition fees, accommodation, health insurance, and relocation costs as well as giving the student a monthly stipend. Nature Index The Nature Index is a database that tracks institutions and countries/territories and their scientific output since its introduction in November, 2014. Originally released with 64 natural-science journals,

585-487: Is clustered into four main areas: Research in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE) includes areas such as theoretical physics and physical chemistry; catalysis and bioengineering; polymers and composites; energy production, storage and conversion; water purification and environmental protection; novel materials, nanodevices and systems; sensors and smart devices for the detection of pollutants and

624-471: Is co-chair. This center develops agricultural technologies to enhance resource efficiency, crop improvement and sustainable biosystems, aimed at strengthening both Saudi and global food security. KAUST Professor Mark Tester , Plant Science, is CoE chair. Professor Peiying Hong, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Associate Professor Brande Wulff, Plant Science, are co-chairs. The Master of Science (M.S.) program at KAUST can be taken in one of

663-402: Is designating certain employee healthcare venues as centers of excellence. In 2013, several regions of the country (Dallas-Fort Worth; Northern Arkansas; Orlando, FL) Walmart is offering employees free treatment when they use the designated CoEs. Treatments are administered to covered employees, who travel to the centers, along with a caregiver, for a course of treatment at the center. Depending on

702-638: Is granted by the Council for Grants of the President of the Russian Federation since 1996. To obtain the COE status, a group of scientists, usually based on a department at a university or a laboratory at an academic institute, and its leader should have a high scientific reputation and should submit an application, which presents a plan of scientific and educational work for the period of two years, to

741-637: Is the highest ranking university in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023. Since September 2024, neuroscientist Sir Edward Byrne has served as KAUST’s fourth president. In 2006, Ali Al-Naimi chaired a Saudi Aramco team to undertake the building and planning of the academics. Nadhmi Al-Nasr was chosen to lead the project. They employed the Washington Advisory Group's Frank H. T. Rhodes and Frank Press to design

780-637: Is working on Boeing's project for the Navy's Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle. Asda 's merchandising centre of excellence in Leeds contains "a full-size model store for mocking up different shelf layouts and a state-of-the-art virtual reality lab, where Asda and its suppliers can test store layouts and construction plans". Unum opened its IT centre of excellence in Carlow , Republic of Ireland in 2008, expanding it in 2020 promoting business technology in

819-440: The 16 available disciplines. It is expected that students complete the degree in 18 months and may be completed with or without a thesis component. Admission to the M.S. program requires the satisfactory completion of an undergraduate science degree in a relevant or related area, such as engineering, mathematics or the physical, chemical and biological sciences. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program at KAUST can be taken in one of

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858-530: The 16 available disciplines. It typically takes three to four years to complete. Admission to the Ph.D. program requires the satisfactory completion of a master's degree in science in a relevant or related area, such as engineering, mathematics or the physical, chemical and biological sciences. The M.S./Ph.D. program allows students to apply for the Ph.D. program after completing a bachelor's degree. The program typically takes four to five years to complete. KAUST offers

897-714: The European defense community, the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats is a response to hybrid warfare on its periphery; the COE seeks to inform, and also protect its non- NATO components, as well as its non- PESCO members. The US Department of Defense (DoD) intends to use CoEs that focus on key technologies, such as drones, and commercial satellite imagery. The Army maintains numerous Centers of Excellence (CoE) at major universities, training installations, and other locations: TRADOC oversees ten of these Centers of Excellence, each focused on

936-715: The Future. The KAUST centers include the following: This center develops and deploys renewable energy and storage technologies, supporting Saudi Arabia’s sustainable energy transition by prototyping and commercializing innovations that enhance industrial competitiveness. KAUST Professor Husam Alshareef, Materials Science and Engineering, is CoE chair, and Professor Zhiping Lai, Chemistry, is co-chair. This center develops and deploys digital and AI-driven technologies aimed at transforming healthcare delivery in Saudi Arabia through precision medicine, promoting innovation, education and entrepreneurship. KAUST Professor Imed Gallouzi, Bioscience,

975-470: The Nature Index 2024, which is valid for the calendar year 2023. million people ten million people Center of excellence A center of excellence ( COE or CoE ), also called an excellence center , is a team, a shared facility or an entity that provides leadership , best practices , research , support, or training for a focus area. Due to its broad usage and vague legal precedent,

1014-556: The Nature Index expanded to 82 natural-science journals in 2018, then added 64 health-science journals in 2023. Each year, Nature Index ranks the leading institutions (which can be companies, universities, government agencies, research institutes, or NGOs) and countries by the number of scientific articles and papers published in leading journals. This ranking can also be categorized by individual fields of research such as life sciences , chemistry , physics , or earth sciences , with different institutions leading in each. The Nature Index

1053-402: The U.S. and abroad IBM Consulting launched its center of excellence for transformative generative AI in 2023. Alliant Techsystems , Otis Elevator , Alcoa , Greatbatch , and GE have each used centers of excellence as organizational mechanisms to gain economies of scale , when discovering and sharing efficiencies of operation. In the healthcare sector, the term often refers to

1092-713: The academic structure, SRI International to develop the four research institutes, and the architectural firm of HOK for the campus master plan, which included wind towers and solar panels. The location of the campus at Thuwal included 16.4 sq km on land and 19.6 sq km of marine sanctuary offshore. Ground breaking took place in October 2007, and 178 scholarships were awarded in January 2008. KAUST officially opened on September 23, 2009, at an inauguration ceremony, where King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud gave

1131-531: The areas of food and health, water, energy, environment and the digital domain. Research in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) is organized around six focal areas: environmental systems; epigenetics; functional biology; genomics; imaging/structural biology; and marine science. Research in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE)

1170-450: The budgetary outcome, Walmart will be sharing its operational results with other employers, as a method of controlling its healthcare costs. Ford Motor Company opened its Ford Ion Park battery center of excellence, meant to centralize a cross-functional team to accelerate the development of battery and battery cell technology. Electrical batteries would then serve as the basis for all-electric vehicles. Northrop Grumman has invested in

1209-518: The council. The council issues a special certificate of the COE status to the leader of the group. In the United Kingdom, schools and sixth forms specialising in an area of curriculum are known as specialist schools . These schools are recognised as centres of excellence in their specialist subject areas. Schools that attained Beacon status were also recognised as centres of excellence, however this status has been discontinued. Walmart

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1248-430: The fact that some institutions have overseas labs makes the process more complicated, with such labs being counted towards their appropriate host countries. The top 25 institutions with the highest share of articles published in scientific journals according to the Nature Index 2024, which is valid for the calendar year 2023: The countries with the highest share of articles published in scientific journals according to

1287-499: The first woman to receive a PhD in Saudi Arabia, from KAUST. In September 2018, KAUST signed a 5-year R&D partnership agreement with McLaren . The university's core campus, located on the Red Sea at Thuwal , is sited on more than 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi), encompassing a marine sanctuary, museum , and research facility. KAUST is the first mixed-gender university campus in Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities hope

1326-450: The guidance of KAUST faculty mentors on a current research project. Students accepted into the program receive a monthly stipend as well as having their accommodation, health insurance and travel costs covered. The Visiting Student Program (VS) is a flexible program allowing 3rd/4th year undergraduate or master's students to work directly with KAUST faculty members. Its length can range from a few days to several months. Students accepted into

1365-489: The mixed-gender center will help modernize the Kingdom's deeply conservative society. The religious police do not operate on-site. Women are allowed to mix freely with men and they are not required to wear veils in the coeducational classes. KAUST was Saudi Arabia's first LEED certified project and is the world's largest LEED Platinum campus. Designed by international architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum , it

1404-401: The program normally receive a monthly stipend as well as having their accommodation, health insurance and travel costs covered. While there is no minimum academic entry requirement, those admitted typically have strong grade profiles and clear research interests. Applicants are also required to meet English language requirements for entry unless they qualify for an exemption. Every student who

1443-420: The purification of air, water, and food; earth sciences, mechanics and geomechanics; oil exploration and recovery; and CO 2 sequestration. In July 2024, KAUST implemented four new Centers of Excellence (CoEs) aimed at driving research, development and innovation (RDI) to address Saudi Arabia’s four RDI priorities: Health and Wellness, Sustainable Environment, Energy and Industrial Leadership, and Economies of

1482-542: Was also chosen by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) as one of the 2010 Top Ten Green Projects. The university library received the 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Award for accomplishments in library architecture. KAUST organizes its research teams across three academic disciplines, 12 research centers and individual faculty labs. KAUST focuses its research around

1521-468: Was conceived by Nature Portfolio . In total, more than 17,000 institutions are listed in the Nature Index. The Nature Index attempts to objectively measure the scientific output of institutions and countries, taking into account differences in quality. Therefore, only articles published in 145 selected high-quality journals are counted. These journals were selected by independent committees. If authors from several institutions and/or countries are involved in

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