Innovation


KFUPM won two prizes in the Almarai Scientific Creativity Award

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals won two prizes in the 19th Almarai competition for scientific creativity. The research unit award went to the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CoRE-RE), and Ph.D. student Muhammad Yunus Dita from the Department of Physics shared the Student Creativity Award.
Dec. 10, 2020

With the Participation of Over 400 Students from 39 Universities Two Student Teams Won the First and Second Places in the NEOM Artificial Intelligence Challenge

Two student teams from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals won first place in the energy track and second place in the entertainment track in the NEOM Artificial Intelligence Challenge.
Oct. 29, 2020

The General Authority for Military Industries and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Cooperate to Support Research, Development, and Education in the Military Industries Sector

On Tuesday, 27 October 2020, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) signed a MoU to support Military Research and Development initiatives in the Defense Sector.
Oct. 29, 2020

KFUPM Student Team Won the First Place at the SABIC Competition for the Best Graduation Projects in the Kingdom

KFUPM student team won the first place in the SABIC competition for the best chemical engineering graduation projects at the level of the Kingdom's universities for 2020.
Sept. 1, 2020

King Fahd University Ranked 4th among top 100 universities in granted patents at USPTO for 2019

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals achieved the fourth position in the annual classification of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association for the universities worldwide
June 11, 2020

Earned 4 Patents: Distinguished Research at KFUPM is Being Commercialized to Reduce Maintenance Costs in Plants

A research team at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, in cooperation with Yokogawa, has innovated a new technology that reduces the maintenance costs in plants and improves residual life-cycle of equipments used in control systems (control loops).
June 7, 2020

A student team wins first place in the international "Hope" Hackathon competition

A student team, Electrical Engineering department, won first place in the international “Hope” Hackathon competition that was organized by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in cooperation with more than 15 entities in the public and private sectors and global partnerships. More than 15 thousand competitors participated representing 450 teams from more than 70 countries around the world.
May 15, 2020

Aims to empower promising leaders in Saudi Arabia: KFUPM Students Participate in the Qemam Program

Two students from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) participated in the “Qemam” program, which was held recently in Riyadh. Two students joined the program, namely, Sultan Al-Aboudi (Industrial Engineering) and Muhammad Al-Saeed (Financial Management).
July 10, 2019

The Expansion of "S-Oil" Refinery in South Korea Reflects KFUPM Success in Commercializing Patents

The expansion of “S-Oil” refinery in South Korea, launched by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on Wednesday (June 26, 2019) relies on several technologies. It includes an innovative technology high-severity fluid catalytic cracking (HS-FCC) developed at KFUPM and the licensing of its patent to the Korean company.
June 27, 2019

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