KAUST launches Lifelong Learning Initiative to support in-Saudi development

KAUST launches Lifelong Learning Initiative to support in-Saudi development

THUWAL — King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is launching the Lifelong Learning Initiative (LLI), a series of hands-on, educational training courses designed to support priority objectives of the Kingdom in key development areas, and mobilize the labor market across governmental and private sectors.

Packaged as micro courses in a three- to five-day format, the program utilizes world-caliber expertise at KAUST in areas such as cyber security, food security and semiconductors, and will be available to Saudi nationals and residents with varying background skills, from recent graduates to business professionals to company executives.

The inaugural courses, centered on the theme of artificial intelligence (AI), are geared for those with basic coding skills who are interested in expanding their knowledge into the AI arena. The first class, Introduction to Machine Learning Bootcamp, will be offered May 10–12, 2022. in Riyadh.

Participants will learn fundamental concepts in machine learning and deep neural networks, developing skills in areas such as network architecture and data visualization, and culminating in an end-to-end machine-learning project using tools such as Scikit-Learn and PyTorch.

Additional courses in AI and other subjects will be added at later dates in different locations across the Kingdom, including KAUST.

LLI is administered by the KAUST