area of their interest. Some of the concentrations offered are in high demand and have been very well received by the industry through several sponsorships. A few examples of these concentrations are Hydrogen Mobility, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, just to name a few. KFUPM offers 32 one-year professional master's degrees (MX) to better prepare the professional segment of the economy in a variety of fields like Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Management, Quantum Computing, Smart and Sustainable Cities, etc. These one-year programs provide valuable professional development skills to professionals and entrepreneurs already working in the industry to make significant contributions to the advancement, effectiveness, and productivity of their organizations. Admissions KFUPM is a merit-based admissions academic institution. It is one of the most coveted universities in Saudi Arabia, recruiting roughly the top 2% of the national talent based on admission criteria that include performance on the nationwide aptitude tests to ensure the acceptance of the most promising students. The university has accelerated the admission process of female students since 2019 as both male and female students were equally accepted into the new master's degree programs for the first time in the university's history. Starting from 2021, KFUPM is opening admissions for female students at the undergraduate level for the 2021/2022 academic year, marking an important milestone in the university's history since until now it was an institution exclusively open to male students. KFUPM is improving the quality of the student intake by attracting the most outstanding high school graduates by introducing an early admissions system and accepting winners in international scientific Olympiad competitions. The progression of students in the first year has been accelerated by developing programs to bypass the preparatory year (SkipPrep). Rankings KFUPM was named the top university in the Arab Region as per the QS University Rankings for 2015 and 2016. In 2022 it was ranked the third university in the region. Since the KFUPM transformation phase started in 2019, the university's rankings have seen a steady rise. According to the QS World University Rankings, KFUPM is placed among the top 200 universities in the world at the 163rd position. Accreditation All programs of the engineering colleges were evaluated for "Substantial-Equivalency" recognition by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). They were found substantially equivalent to similar accredited programs in the United States. All Business