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THE KGSP

KGSP Students’ Business Pitch Wins at ASU’s Global Launch Program

08/13/2018

During Summer 2018, fourteen KGSP students participated in a new global training program, Global Launch, at Arizona State University (ASU). Global Launch teaches students about creating their own businesses, learn new skills in marketing, finance, advertising, and network with venture mentors from the ASU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Venture Devils program.

As a final capstone of the program, KGSP students worked in groups to design a new company addressing current issues in Saudi Arabia. The students developed full business plans and presented their ideas to a panel of judges composed of U.S. business people and entrepreneurs. KGSP students’ business proposal for a company called “Go Divine” which would develop and produce sensory bracelets for autistic children won the competition.

“We want to give kids with autism and their families a better quality of life while raising autism awareness in our country,” said Taher Othman, a KGSP senior majoring in chemical engineering at University of California- Davis during an interview with ASU Now.

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KGSP student presenting the “Go Divine” business pitch

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STUDENT PROFILE 

KGSP students represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s future scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and thought-leaders. As both individuals and as a community, they reflect the KAUST mission of driving scientific discovery through excellence in education and cutting-edge research, and share a commitment to fostering innovation, economic development, and social prosperity throughout the Kingdom and the world.  

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ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Selection to the KGSP is extremely competitive, and currently by invitation only. Successful applicants are Saudi Arabian students in their final year of high school who demonstrate impressive academic credentials within STEM fields, meaningful extra-curricular achievements, and who share the KAUST ethos of continuous discovery.  Learn more here.

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The KGSP is administered by KAUST Academy under the leadership of Dr. Sultan Al-Barakati. KAUST Academy is mandated by KAUST to support the acceleration of Saudi Arabia's knowledge-based economy by providing world class training programs in emerging technologies aligned with Vision 2030. KAUST Academy crafts these unique learning interventions by exporting the intellectual DNA acquired by KAUST for the benefit of the entire Kingdom.