KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

The Visiting Student Research Program is like no other internship I have attended before, I got the experience to work in a fascinating project of my interest while developing in an international environment. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST) is a great university that facilitates the stay to many international students so they can only focus in their research and not worry about anything else. This program has allowed me to adquire new skills that will help me develop as a scientist in the near future.

To be honest this was one of the best experiences of my life so far, I met amazing people from different backgrounds, is a very well educated environment and you can learn so much from everyone and every interaction. In my personal experience, I had some issues with my Principal investigator, she didnt have a plan for me and wouldn't communicate either so it was difficult. But I had a direct supervisor who did everything in his power to help me learn as much as I could while I was there. KAUST provides the best environment for learning, and experiencing new things, is the safest place I've ever been and facilitates everything for personal and academic growth like laboratories and state of the art facilities to different courses and spaces to learn like language courses, art spaces and sport centers. I highly recommend this experience, I would encourage people to go, my only advice is to carefully look for a project you're interested in and try to contact someone from the laboratory before going so you have more information before arriving.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is a unique place! I had an internship there and it was awesome! There were a lot of people from over the world and I became friends with many of them. It was a great opportunity to learn culture of other countries.

I also had a great time doing my research project. My research advisor was excellent and I have gained a lot of experience during the internship. My colleagues were friendly and ready to help.

Every computer science project requires a lot of computing resources. KAUST has an impressive number of these resources so it was not a problem for me to do my project.

The VSR program was nothing short of essential for getting used to the workflow and way of life in KAUST. There is nothing peculiar about either, but it can be jarring for someone travelling for the first time, for example me. It was an absolutely fantastic experience in which I got to know the laboratory I am currently working in, grow immensely as academic, and get ready for the postgraduate life in KAUST. My sincere thanks to everyone involved in this program for organising it. Definitely recommend!

KAUST is a safe and great place to learn and have an international experience. You will work under the supervision of a experienced Professor inside a research group, with people from MSc. to Post-doc level. The university has great resources for you to carry on your research.

As a VSRP, you will have more flexibility to take free days to do activities you enjoy or travel. You will be assigned to a private room with bathroom. The apartment has kitchen as well.

You will easily make friends. Try!