File 3 - KAUST 2009 Part 3

240pp

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work with KAUST [King Abdullah University of Science and Technology], Saudi Arabia, as member of extraordinary 20-member international Board of Trustees, July - October 2009. It consists of correspondence between MR and William Stamm, Secretary to KAUST Board of Trustees, in relation to establishing 5th standing committee on Community and Culture, 02/07/-15/09/2009; correspondence relating to meeting of Board, 24 September Thuwal, which MR could not attend, including briefing book, communication on planned signing of a Masters Research Agreement and non-binding Heads of Agreement with Dow chemical Company, and agenda for KAUST Inauguration symposium "Sustainability in a Changing Climate", Thuwal, 24th September, 04-24/09/2009; correspondence from Choon Fing Shih, President KAUST, to board with text of his welcome remarks at inauguration, 26/09/2009; correspondence from Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Middle East & North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, highlighting how restrictive life was for women and academics in Saudi Arabia, flagging potential role for KAUST to advance academic freedom and freedom of expression, and requesting MR use her role as trustee to promote these freedoms, with response from MR noting she had accepted role in order to promote change, 23/09-01/10/2009; email from Bill [William] Stamm to MR confirming that the KAUST Board of Trustees had approved the formation of the KAUST Culture and Community Committee, and listing out its members including MR, 07/10/2009; email from Rami Bawab, External Relations, Hayak Media, forwarding article on discrimination at KAUST against Syrian students to MR at request of Mr Abdulsalam Haykal, who MR had met previously at a Silatech meeting, 17/10/2009.

[Briefing book includes minutes, President's report, report of Board Audit committee, financial statements, faculty appointments, faculty and staff conflict of interest and commitment policies, charter of KAUST Culture and Community Committee and appointment of its members, schedule for future meetings].

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