A private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs. 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). 

DOW ME Innovation Center located in the KAUST Research and Technology Park, designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, will house Dow's Research & Development facilities and the newly established Dow Digital Marketplace Center for the region.