KAUST POSTDOC ALUMNI NETWORK

Since its founding in 2009, KAUST has been home to more than 2,000 postdoctoral researchers, with more than 1,500 postdoc alumni now making an impact locally and globally. As a KAUST postdoc alum, you are part of a distinguished global network of researchers and innovators who have advanced science and technology in academia, research institutes, industry, and government. Your achievements reflect KAUST's commitment to excellence, and you continue to shape the future of research and innovation. No matter where your career takes you, you remain an integral part of the KAUST postdoc community. The Office of Postdoctoral and Researcher Affairs (OPRA) celebrates your contributions and encourages you to stay connected - through collaboration, mentorship, and sharing your journey to inspire the next generation of researchers.

FAQs FROM ALUMNI

What happens to my KAUST email after I leave?

After leaving KAUST, postdoc alumni can access their @kaust.edu.sa email for one year. After this period, the account will be disabled, and you will need to use your @alumni.kaust.edu.sa or personal email for future communication. We encourage you to use this transition time to update your contacts with your new email, set up an auto-response, and enable email forwarding to ensure a smooth transition.

Starting January 2025, KAUST postdoc alumni will transition to a new email format: example@alumni.kaust.edu.sa, replacing the current @kaust.edu.sa address. This change aligns with data privacy guidelines and distinguishes alumni from active KAUST users.

Your new email account will be created in batches, and you will receive an activation email once it's ready. The existing @kaust.edu.sa email will remain accessible until June 30, 2026, after which it will be permanently deactivated. While emails, contacts, and calendar data will migrate to the new Microsoft 365 account, Google Drive data will not transfer and will be deleted by June 30, 2026. Please ensure you back up important files before this date. The new platform will provide 15GB of email storage to support your continued connection with KAUST.

If you haven’t received a migration notification by June 30, 2025, contact kems@kaust.edu.sa.

  • Email Address: Your original @kaust.edu.sa email will change to @alumni.kaust.edu.sa, but your email prefix (firstname.lastname) will remain the same.
  • Email Access: You can access your new alumni email at mail.alumni.kaust.edu.sa on Microsoft 365.
  • Storage & Services: Alumni accounts have 15GB of storage on Microsoft 365 and include email, contacts, and calendar functions. Any Google Drive or Microsoft SharePoint files will NOT transfer and will be permanently deleted on June 30, 2026. Please back up important files before this deadline.
  • Security & Features: Alumni emails have different security and IT support policies compared to active KAUST users.

Alumni can volunteer to build networks, develop skills, and mentor others. Send an email to opra@kaust.edu.sa to get involved.

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