The Ibn Khaldun Fellowship amplifies the impact of Saudi women postdocs through hands-on research with MIT faculty, and leadership and professional development opportunities at MIT.

“Before MIT, I usually asked whether a result was interesting. Now I also ask who it serves and how it reaches them.”

— Dr. Mnerh Alqahtani
Research Area
Machine Learning and Optimization for Extreme Event Prediction
PH.D.
Applied Mathematics
University of Warwick
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Dr. May Almousa receives an MIT IBK Research Award
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Dr. Razan Nughays receives MIT IBK Research Award
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MIT LEAPS Course in KSA
MIT and Academy32 collaborated to offer LEAPS in Saudi Arabia for the first time.