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Berkeley, Stanford Partner with Saudi University

American schools to help develop science and technology graduate school

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2008 2:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Berkeley and Stanford University will help choose faculty and develop curricula for a new university in Saudi Arabia, reports the San Jose Mercury News. The graduate-level King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, funded by a $10 billion gift from the king, will focus on... Read full story »

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