April 2012

Vice President’s Message

 

The new scholastic year 2011/12, carries forward the institutional scientific momentum with greater commitments and opportunities, with the Research Administration bringing to faculties two new programs, Postdoctoral Fellowship and Research Chair, adding a significant international dimension to KU research. The programs open new employment channels in faculty research, with Postdoctoral Fellowship providing avenues for hiring newly graduated Ph.D. holders on research projects, and Research Chair opening the path for appointing international experts for high quality research. Faculty nominations are currently being invited for these positions. RS also took the preliminary step towards developing the concept for Kuwait University Research Park, in compliance to government approved strategy, more...  

 

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Faculty members may submit nominations of potential candidates for Fellowship from May 1st until October 15th 

RS announces the Implementation of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program with immediate effect

 

The Research Administration is pleased to announce the implementation of the Postdoctoral Fellowship program with immediate effect, opening the door for receiving nomination of newly graduated Ph.D. holders for employment on  approved projects. The potential candidates for  Postdoctoral Fellowship are to be nominated by  faculty members, who are  full Professors and Principal Investigators (PIs) of  funded projects by RS. The starting date for receiving the applications is  May 1st  until October 15th of each year.     The nomination procedures, submission of applications,  eligibility criteria, conditions and employment requirements concerning the fellowship position  are outlined  in the attached Postdoctoral Fellowship brochure, 2011. more... 

 

BROCHURE          APPLICATION            FEEDBACK

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Preparations underway for Agreement on  the Gulf COAST Project

RS signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AstraZeneca setting the basis  for collaboration in the sphere of coronary research

Following its policy of developing effective partnerships  with external  institutions for research collaboration, the Research Administration  recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AstraZeneca FZ LLC,UAE, on June 23, 2011,  setting the basis for  collaboration  in the sphere of coronary  research.  The MOU marks the beginning of a series of  collaborative  agreements that would see the advent and initiation of research projects, funded by AstraZeneca and  implemented by research teams from Kuwait University. Preparations are already underway for the signing of a collaborative agreement on Gulf Coast Project within the next few weeks, that will mark the  initiation of a prospective study entitled  “Gulf Locals with Acute Coronary Syndrome Events,” (Gulf Coast),  to be undertaken in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain. more... 

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Recipients of US Registered Patents honored 

RS organizes annual felicitation ceremony for Distinguished & Best Young Researchers, and Graduate Students Project Prize winners

 

The Research Sector maintained its annual cycle of felicitating outstanding researchers and graduate students for their meritorious research accomplishments by organizing an awards ceremony on June 20, 2011, to bestow honors on the recipients of Distinguished and Best Young Researchers awards, and Graduate Students Project prize for the academic year 2010/11 This year’s event was particularly significant with the inclusion of first ever awardees of US registered patents for their scientific inventions that critically reflected on the quality of research at Kuwait University. more...

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Presentation unveils vision and goals of research park, and introduces KURP’s  model

 

OVPR organizes  Concept Development  workshop for Kuwait University Research Park,  involving active  participation of all faculties for sharing their views

The Office of the Vice President for Research recently organized a workshop on Developing the Concept for  Kuwait University Research Park (KURP)  on June 14, 2011, at 10 am, where RA’s viewpoint, vision and goals of Research Park were outlined,  and KURP’s model introduced.  The workshop, chaired  by Prof. Hasan Al-Sanad, Vice President for Research,  was in  response to KU President’s Implementation Committee decision, for  soliciting  faculties diverse views  as a basis  for developing  KURP’s concept. The purpose was to  encourage research in basic and applied sciences, and in humanities, and promote  interdisciplinary  research through  effective partnerships. more...

Full REPORT – KURP Workshop

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 Ten positions of Research Chair would  be offered each year

University Council approves RS’s proposal on the establishment of Research Chair at KU

In a major breakthrough, the research sector at Kuwait University is poised for acquiring significant international dimensions, in line with distinguished universities and institutions of higher education worldwide,  with the approval; granted by University Council to the proposed establishment of Research Chair at Kuwait University,  in its recent Meeting No. (2/2011),  held on June 8, 2011. more...

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RS receives six-member KNPC delegation, carrying forward the collaborative process with a consensus on joint research in areas of modeling, simulation & control, and catalysis

 

In continuation of the collaborative process in the spheres of research and technology,  a six-member delegation from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) visited the Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR) on May 23, 2011,  where they attended a meeting with the Vice President for Research, Prof. Hasan Al-Sanad, and his Assts. Vice President, Prof. Haitham Lababidi and Dr. Obaid Al-Otaibi. more...

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UNEP delegate visits OVPR and discusses possibilities of research collaboration on alternative refrigerants 

 

The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) delegate,  Dr.  Rajendra  Shende, Head of   Ozone Action at UNEP, along with  Prof. Walid Chakroun,  from Mechanical Engineering Department, KU,  visited the Office of the Vice President for Research on May 17, 2011,  and were received by Prof. Hasan Al-Sanad,  Vice  President for Research, and his Asst. Vice President, Prof. Haitham Lababidi, for a meeting on an area  of strategic significance to Kuwait, concerning  environment and sustainable development. more... 

 

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Statistics on total ongoing, completed and under-process projects by faculties During Academic year (5-months) 2011/12

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Recent Publicationc Released 2010/11 & 2011/12

 

 

    

     

    

 

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Accessing Refereed Journals & Ascertaining Impact Factor

The Research Administration in its endeavor to facilitate researchers to aim at high quality research is providing two major links below to facilitate access to... more

 

 

News

Presidential decision renews  Prof. Nejib Smaoui’s tenure

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RS   Asst. Vice President, Finance & Research Implementation, selected as committee-member

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APC releases Vol. 27, Issue 88 of the Journal of Sharia & Islamic Studies

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APC releases Vol. 38, No. 4, 2011 Issue of Journal of the Social Sciences

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APC releases  Vol. 38, No. 144, January 2012 issue of the Journal of Gulf & Arabian Peninsula Studies

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APC releases  Volume 27, Issue 88, March 2012 of the Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences

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A Three-member Delegation from Centre for Arab Genomic Studies Delegation Visits OVPR

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