Main Research Areas of RTV

Three areas of research and technology have been proposed for the Valley as a result of feasibility studies based on the needs of the local and global market and the overall trend of the strategic plans of the Saudi Arabia, while keeping in mind the research areas that characterize the university. The feasibility studies were conducted by firms of international experience specialized in science parks.

• Chemicals Technologies and Materials. • Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental technologies. • Information and Communications Technologies.

Chemical Technology and Materials

This research area has been selected for its importance of chemical and petroleum research and its subsidiary specialties for the Kingdom and because King Saud University is characterized by distinct possibilities for research in this field. The four sub-areas of research are: • Petrochemicals technologies • Chemicals technologies • Materials technologies • Renewable Energy

Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Technologies

This unique area links the strategic needs of the Kingdom in the areas of health and food to the progress of research at the university in these technologies. It is compatible with the results of local and international industry market analysis, as well as the trends and mergers in the international biological, environmental and agricultural technologies sector. The three sub-areas of research are:

• Pharmaceutical technologies. • Environmental technologies. • Food science and agricultural technologies.

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

This area of research and development has been selected in view of the remarkable expansion and competition in the market of information and communications technology in the Middle East with the growing demand for various telecommunications services and high speed internet, as evident in surveys conducted by King Abdullah Institute for Research and Consulting Studies. This area of research also supports other research areas in the Valley.

The sub-areas of research include:

ICT Information security Electronic Services Software Engineering