KCST held its first Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, 30th November at 5.30 pm in a spacious, beautiful tent erected on campus for this purpose. For the first time since covid restrictions came in March 2020, and after several postponements due to the pandemic, KCST went ahead and held the in-person ceremony, following covid protocols. Because the number of attendees were restricted, a private live stream link to the event relayed the ceremony to every family member who could not attend in person. For students whose learning had been disrupted for over two years, this was a bit of normalcy and a beautiful memory to cherish.
HE Ambassador Nabeela Abdulla Al Mulla, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
“At this important moment, we think with gratitude of the visionary founders of this institution and all those who contributed to its development.”
Professor Khalid Al-Begain, President of KCST
“We are proud of our graduates who have gained the necessary skills to lead the development of the future of Kuwait through their knowledge of technology and devotion to Kuwait.”
“Kuwait College of Science and Technology has made remarkable achievements despite its recent establishment, the most important of which is obtaining institutional accreditation for five years and its students winning many national and regional competitions.”
Eng Omar Al Kandari, Acting Undersecretary of Private Universities Council
KCST is proud of its Graduates who are a step closer to their dreams and will soon be reaping the
fruits of their hard work. Congrats!
In her graduation commencement speech, Yasmeen Burezq thanked her family, friends, colleagues, and lecturers and summed up her experience
as a unique journey. She said these were the most resilient classes of KCST who made it through a global pandemic when all the odds were
against them to come out stronger with knowledge, wisdom and many life-changing experiences.
The ceremony was held for the Classes of 2019/20 and 2020/21. Two hundred and eighty-five students graduated, of which twenty-five graduated with honours. In the Class of 2019/20, the top honours went to Reem M O Ahmed in Computer Engineering and Amani A F A F Alajmi in Electronics and Communications Engineering. In the Class of 2020/21, the top honours went to Zainab Atef Mohmoud Basyouny Abouelhassan in Computer Engineering and Mohammad W M A A AlKhulaifi in Electronics and Communications engineering..
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, at a ceremony at the KCST campus, Her Excellency Ambassador Alina L. Romanowski, US Ambassador to Kuwait, honoured Stevens Initiative's "The NextGen Coders Network" student participants. The NextGen Coders Network is funded by the Stevens Initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government.
During her visit to the KCST campus on December 09, 2021, Her Excellency, Ayşe Hilal Sayan Koytak, toured the campus and visited the labs. She was impressed with the high standards maintained in the labs in providing the latest facilities to students. She also took time to meet with the Turkish members of our Faculty. In her meeting with the President, they talked about the possibilities of collaboration between KCST and universities in Turkey.
Her Excellency Aliya Mawani, Ambassador of Canada to Kuwait, visited the KCST campus on December 16, 2021. During her meeting with the President, she explored the capabilities of KCST and talked about the possibility of collaboration between KCST and Canadian universities. She took a tour of the campus, visited the Fab Lab, where she saw the model of the Nano-Satellite and the creation of face shields. She also had a look at the latest facilities available in the Cybersecurity Lab.
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His Excellency Sibi George, the Ambassador of India to Kuwait, visited KCST on February 9, 2022. He was accompanied by Ms Danah Al Mulla, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Mr Minoo Patel, Trustee member of the Board of Trustees. He met with the President and the Dean and took a campus tour. He was pleased to see the state-of-the-art facilities available to students, especially the Cybersecurity Lab and Fab Lab.
Prof Khalid Al Begain signed an MoU with NBK's representative, the Head of the Human Resources Unit, Mr Emad Al Ablani, to embark on a collaboration involving internships and employment for KCST students at the iconic establishment.
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The National Library Director, HE Sheikha Rasha Al Sabah, discussed with Prof Khalid Al Begain the possibility of internships and work opportunities for KCST students and Alumni.
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KCST's President signed an MOU with Kuwait Youth Development Association President, HE Sheikh Fahed Al Sabah.
KCST students finished in the top places for the second consecutive year in Huawei Seed for the Future 2021
Four KCST students were a part of the Winning Team in Tech4good Project section of the Huawei Seed for the Future 2021 program
KCST launched the Stevens Initiative "The NextGen Coders Network" (NGCN), a 10-week online experience by World Learning held for the first time in Kuwait.
KCST students participated in the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition held by Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai, in two phases: regional and global.
The programming club organized a two-day Figma workshop on campus on the 15th and 16th of September. The workshop ended with a competition for participants to demonstrate what they had learned.
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The 2021 ICPC Kuwait Collegiate Programming Contest was held from November 4 to 6.
Dr Hassan Ghura from KCST's Department of Management co-hosted a seminar titled Global Entrepreneurship Monitor with GEM President Dr Ionescu Somers
The 'Education for Climate Change' seminar was hosted by KCST and organised by the SL & A Unit. The Dean of Faculty, Prof. Ali Chamkha, gave an informative lecture on climate change and how to reach net zero.
The one-week E2C (Engineers and Entrepreneurs Creation) seminars aimed to teach students about the business world and its different scopes. Mr Osama Bastaki, Founder & CEO of OBIG, chaired the seminar on 'Leadership in the Business World'
The SL & A unit collaborated with the Hackers Club in their second Cyber Security Week synced with CERC International Conference for Cyber Security Education & Research.
In collaboration with the Hackers Club, the SL & A unit organised a workshop on Cyber Ethical Hacking under the supervision of Dr Basil Al Othman, Department of Computer Engineering.
Students learned how to protect their Snapchat account from hacking from a demo of how a Snapchat account may get hacked. The Hackers Club organised this workshop
Mariam Saad Assaf AlEniz qualified for the Stars of Science Season 14 competition that was held in Doha, Qatar
KCST students participated in the Mena Hackathon and qualified for the final round. They submitted their Final Year Project (FYP) titled 'Cloud-enabled smart retail marketing with BLE beacon technology' for the competition
KCST student, Dania Abdelsamie, represented Kuwait in the most prominent tech exhibition of the year, GITEX 2021 - Dubai.
The Robotics Club organised a two-day event where students learned how to control robots by using their phones.
The Gaming Club invited all gamers to join their event 'Winter Festival' to play video games.
KCST students participated in the fifth Debate Competition, held in KIST for all public & private universities.
The Student Life & Alumni Unit welcomed KCST new students on campus with several informative sessions to learn more about the university policies and PUC rules. They also had the opportunity to meet with the President & the Dean.
In collaboration with KCST clubs, the SL & A Unit welcomed the first-year students by arranging different entertaining activities to give the students a flavour of university life and team spirit.
The Student Life & Alumni Unit invited all students, academics, staff and alumni with their families to attend the 'FUN DAY' events to kick off the holidays.
The Student Life & Alumni Unit started its internal internship program for students and alumni.
The University of Cambridge, as part of their continuing professional development program, offered their summer training courses for KCST's final year students and alumni.
The SL & A Unit is initiating a dedicated centre to serve KCST students and Alumni to prepare them for the complexities of professional life
The Student Life & Alumni recently signed an MOU with ALLIANCE Company with the view of expanding educational opportunities to our students and alumni.
The Student Life & Alumni Unit recently signed an MOU with Prime Agency specialising in providing different post-graduate services to facilitate studying abroad
The Student Life & Alumni Unit announced the signing of an MOU with AMIDEAST - the region's leading institution in providing specialised courses and opportunities for students.
In the light of raising awareness of general health and well-being, the Student Life & Alumni Unit arranged several seminars in collaboration with different entities & individuals. The unit worked with the MOI to assign L-Colonel to provide information and advice about drugs and their impact. Also, the unit hosted Dr Nayef Al Mutawa, who talked about Drugs & Emotional Well-being. Since students were heading to the midterm exams, the unit hosted Ms Nesreen Bahar, who gave students valuable tips for preparing for the exams. On the entertainment side, the unit hosted Mr Bashar Al Jazzaf – actor and social influencer – to speak about his journey and how he was determined to achieve his goals, become famous, and create a successful impact on the community.
In the current Covid situation and the continuous demand for blood donations at the Kuwaiti Blood Bank, Trash Hero – Kuwait, a group of volunteers, and a few other well-wishers joined in organising a five-day blood donation campaign to supply the demand for blood and help those in ICUs in critical conditions.
Under the slogan 'Your health is important. Please do the early dictation!' in collaboration with the SSC & YES Club, the Student Life & Alumni Unit arranged the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness about Breast Cancer & Women's Health. The Unit hosted Dr Tarik Al Arabi, who talked about the importance of early dictation and answered all questions. The SSC prepared a bunch of activities to compel every girl and woman to take care of her health. They distributed giveaways and flowers with beautiful messages.
KCST students, academics and staff participated in the Cleanup Campaign in partnership with TRASH HERO – Kuwait. The campaign aimed to clean up the outside area and the street leading to the university. The volunteers collected more than 400 Kilos of plastic trash in four hours, and the place looked completely different with this initiative that will be arranged frequently.
KCST students took part in AMIDEAST's free Career Empowerment Program for Kuwaiti and Stateless women. The US Embassy sponsored this program. The course was 30 hours of live, virtual instruction and covered topics of Interview Skills and CV Building, Presentation Skills and Public Speaking, Innovation and Creativity, Emotional Intelligence and Business Etiquette. The course aimed to help the participants in their career growth and enhancement.
The Student Life & Alumni Unit collaborated with the Arts Club and, under the supervision of Dr Mubarak Al-Enezi arranged the Arabic Calligraphy Workshop. During the workshop that lasted for two weeks, Dr Mubarak taught the participants how to write in different Arabic styles and enhance the beauty of their handwriting. The participants received a certificate of participation in the workshop.