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Ministry of Interior programs by the numbers

Since the first cohort, KAUST has taught 302 Ministry of Interior employees in its Master of Engineering programs in AI and cybersecurity and its Postgraduate Diploma in AI. Here are their numbers: cohorts, summers and the dates ahead.

By the numbers

The programs at a glance

  • 302

    students so far, all Ministry of Interior employees

  • 115

    graduates of the MEng in AI

    66 from cohort 1, 49 from cohort 2

  • 187

    students enrolled today

    in 5 cohorts

  • 7

    cohorts: 5 in AI, 2 in cybersecurity

  • 3

    programs: two master’s degrees and a diploma

  • 91

    students finishing their master’s degree in May 2027

Source: KAUST Academy, October 2026.

Cohorts

Seven cohorts in three programs

Every cohort is made up of Ministry of Interior employees, selected through the bridging program. This is where each one stands in the fall 2026 semester.

Students by cohort302 students in seven cohorts
  1. MEng in AI, cohort 1 66
  2. MEng in AI, cohort 2 49
  3. MEng in AI, cohort 3 42
  4. MEng in AI, cohort 4 26
  5. MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 1 49
  6. MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 2 29
  7. PGDip in AI, cohort 1 41
Students by cohort
Students by cohortStudents
MEng in AI, cohort 166
MEng in AI, cohort 249
MEng in AI, cohort 342
MEng in AI, cohort 426
MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 149
MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 229
PGDip in AI, cohort 141
Where each cohort stands
CohortStudentsStatus
MEng in AI, cohort 166Graduated
MEng in AI, cohort 249Graduated; commencement on 27 November 2026
MEng in AI, cohort 342Year 2, semester 3; final semester in spring 2027
MEng in AI, cohort 426Year 1, semester 1
MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 149Year 2, semester 3; final semester in spring 2027
MEng in Cybersecurity, cohort 229Year 1, semester 1
PGDip in AI, cohort 141Semester 2; spring and summer to come
Total302

Fall 2026 semester.

Summers

Summers at KAUST, Oxford and Cambridge

Between their two years, master’s students spend an enrichment summer at KAUST and at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Now showing

MOI MEng AI: summer at Oxford 2026

All films (3)

  1. MOI MEng AI: summer at Oxford 2026
  2. MOI MEng Cybersecurity: summer at Cambridge 2026
  3. MOI MEng AI: summer at Oxford 2025
The MEng in AI at the University of Oxford and the MEng in Cybersecurity at the University of Cambridge, summer 2026, and the summer program at Oxford in 2025.

Next

Key dates ahead

From November 2026 to summer 2027.

Coming up

  • 27 November 2026: commencement for the 49 graduates of the MEng in AI’s second cohort.
  • December 2026: the fall semester ends for the five current cohorts.
  • January 2027: the spring semester starts.
  • May 2027: 91 students finish their master’s degree, from the MEng in AI’s third cohort and the MEng in Cybersecurity’s first.
  • Summer 2027: the 41 students of the PGDip in AI’s first cohort finish the diploma.

See the programs: the MEng in AI, the MEng in Cybersecurity and the PGDip in AI, or the numbers for other programs.