Technology Leaders Program aims to address the gap in national human resources on the level of technical leaders by training and qualifying a generation of leaders and decision makers in the vital technical fields in the Kingdom.
To provide a world-class venue for conducting research in different strategic areas and technologies while enabling the Saudi researchers to become more technologically
Creating world-class research centers which encourage and promote research into a wide range of technologies that will contribute to steering the Kingdom's economy towards a knowledge-based economy.
KACST has established 14 centers, distributed throughout the world, in collaboration with big research institutions and universities in the field of scientific and applied research. These centers work on research in the strategic areas that are important for the development and prosperity of the national economy.
KACST focuses on conducting applied and development research in 9 strategic sectors. The main objective of these research activities is to address pressing issues in the Kingdom by enhancing the local content contribution and increasing the value retained in these sectors.
The research projects in King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology are conducted through the national institutes and centers as well as the Technology Leaders Program (TLP) in several strategic sectors such as energy, water, advanced materials.
The program is offering training and research opportunities, in order to introduce students and Saudi Scholars to research and scientific exploration, and help them acquire the needed practical experience in specified fields concerning the Kingdom’s strategic.
Technology Leaders Program performs consulting services and studies and offers innovative solutions to government and private bodies to promote the role of science and technology in the Kingdom’s sustainable development.