the new global digital economy. Part of this transformation plan presents an important milestone in the history of the university with the inclusion of female students in the engineering and technical academic programs. In 2019 male and female students were equally accepted into new postgraduate programs for the first time in the history of the university, and in 2021 admissions started for female students at the undergraduate level on a merit basis. This step will open the engineering fields for women in the Kingdom and enable their effective participation in all sectors of the new modern economy. Academics Academic programs KFUPM degree offerings include Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy. The university's widely renowned academic programs are focused on engineering, sciences, computer sciences, business, management, and are accredited by international bodies such as ABET, AACSB, as well as the national accrediting body NCAAA. Since 2020 the university has introduced present-day and relevant features in the academic programs through undergraduate concentrations (CX) and professional masters (MX) that are designed to be multidisciplinary with a focus on the digital economy and emerging fields. All academic programs are offered with a digital foundation and recently there were introduced 38 undergraduate concentrations (CX), 32 one-year master's degrees, and 20 interdisciplinary research centers. Innovative learning The 35 undergraduate degrees were revised to meet the demands of the job market by including the study of modern programming languages, data science, big data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, business, and entrepreneurship. Every discipline starts with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and then branches into specific fields. This prepares the students with a common language heavily based on Artificial Intelligence satisfying the needs of highly skilled work requirements in this discipline. Additionally, KFUPM is launching an effort to migrate some of its courses into more modern instructional methods, such as inquiry-based learning (IBL), where research on the topics is encouraged to enhance the class time with discussions, debates, and questions and answers. This will transform the academic delivery from classical lecturing, which can lead to minimal retention by students, into more student engagement and participation during class. To prepare students to make meaningful contributions and to tackle the challenges of society, KFUPM's 38 undergraduate concentrations (CX) where the students not only earn a major in a certain discipline but can choose to add a degree of specialization in an