King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is a

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Dhahran Dhahran (, ) is a city located in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. With a total population of 143,936 as of 2022, it is a major administrative center for the History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia, Saudi ...

, Eastern Province,

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. Founded near the earliest local oil fields as the College of Petroleum & Minerals (1963) in response to the booming energy industry of Saudi Arabia, the University centers mainly around science, engineering, and management in order to advance the Kingdom's petroleum and mineral industries. The university ranks 2nd and 8th globally in petroleum and mineral & mining engineering according to the QS subject rankings, respectively. As of 2024, the university has been ranked 4th globally by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), first globally in the Student Unmanned Aerial Systems Ranking (SUAS), and first in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region according to the QS Ranking.

History

KFUPM is a premier university in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. KFUPM was established on September 23, 1963, by a Saudi royal

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as the College of Petroleum and Minerals, to provide high-level education in the academic fields of petroleum and minerals, two of the most valuable

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in Saudi Arabia.About us
The first students were admitted on September 23, 1964, when 67 young men enrolled in what was then named the College of Petroleum and Minerals (CPM). The original

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was designed by CRS Design Associates, architects and engineers of

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. The college was elevated to university status in 1975 when it expanded its academic offerings in science, engineering, technology, business, and management. In 1984 the Program of Industrial and Systems Engineering was first introduced. The university was renamed after

King Fahd Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King of Saudi Arabia, King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005. Prior to his ascension, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1 ...

in 1986. Since that time, enrollment has grown to over 10,000 students by the 2021 academic year and has graduated more than 39,000 students since its inception. In 2019 the university put in place a transformation plan whose primary goal was to support the transformation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from a natural resource monetizing economy primarily focused on oil and gas resources, into a diversified knowledge economy. Part of this transformation plan presents an important milestone in the history of the university with the inclusion of female students in the engineering and technical academic programs. In 2019 male and female students were equally accepted into new postgraduate programs for the first time in the history of the university, and in 2021 admissions started for female students at the undergraduate level on a merit basis. The university hopes this step will help create diversity throughout engineering fields, and other sectors in the Kingdom.

Academics

Academic programs

KFUPM degree offerings include

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, and

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. The university's academic programs are focused on engineering, sciences, computer sciences, business, and management, and are accredited by international bodies such as

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, as well as the national accrediting body NCAAA. Since 2020, the university has introduced new aspects to the academic programs through undergraduate concentrations (CX) and professional masters (MX). Recently there were 38 undergraduate concentrations (CX) introduced, along with 32 one-year master's degrees, and 20 interdisciplinary research centers.

Innovative learning

The 35 undergraduate degrees were revised to include the study of modern programming languages, data science, big data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, business, and entrepreneurship. Every discipline starts with

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(AI) and then branches into more specific fields. Additionally, KFUPM has launched an effort to migrate some of its courses into other instructional methods, such as inquiry-based learning (IBL), where research on the topics is encouraged to enhance the class time with discussions, debates, and questions and answers. KFUPM's 38 undergraduate concentrations (CX) allow students to add a concentration in an area beyond their major. A few examples of these concentrations are Hydrogen Mobility,

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and

Energy Storage Energy storage is the capture of energy produced at one time for use at a later time to reduce imbalances between energy demand and energy production. A device that stores energy is generally called an Accumulator (energy), accumulator or Batte ...

and

Machine Learning Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of Computational statistics, statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalise to unseen data, and thus perform Task ( ...

Business Analytics Business analytics (BA) refers to the skills, technologies, and practices for iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Business analytics focuses on developing new insights ...

Robotics Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...

and Autonomous Systems. KFUPM offers 32 one-year professional master's degrees (MX) in several fields such as

Supply Chain Management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished produc ...

Quantum Computing A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of wave-particle duality, both particles and waves, and quantum computing takes advantage of this behavior using s ...

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and Sustainable Cities.

Admissions

KFUPM is a merit-based admissions academic institution. With an acceptance rate of 4% (2023), it is considered to be one of the most coveted universities in Saudi Arabia, recruiting roughly the top 2% of the national talent based on admission criteria that include performance on the nationwide aptitude tests to ensure the acceptance of the most promising students. The university has accelerated the admission process of female students since 2019 as both male and female students were equally accepted into the new master's degree programs for the first time in the university's history. Starting from 2021, KFUPM is opening admissions for female students at the undergraduate level for the 2021/2022 academic year, marking an important milestone in the university's history since until then it was an institution exclusively open to male students. KFUPM is improving the quality of the student intake by attracting the most outstanding high school graduates by introducing an early admissions system and accepting winners in international scientific Olympiad competitions. The progression of students in the first year has been accelerated by developing programs to bypass the preparatory year (SkipPrep).

Rankings

KFUPM was named the top university in the Arab Region as per the QS University Rankings for 2015 and 2016. In 2022 it was ranked the third university in the region. Since the KFUPM transformation phase started in 2019, the university's rankings have seen a steady rise. According to the

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, KFUPM is placed among the top 200 universities in the world at the 163rd position.

Accreditation

All programs of the engineering colleges were evaluated for "Substantial-Equivalency" recognition by the

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(ABET). They were found substantially equivalent to similar accredited programs in the

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. All Business & Management related programs offered by KFUPM Business School (including its flagship

) are accredited by the

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(AACSB). KFUPM is a member of AACSB since 1975 and it is among the first few schools outside the US to get this prestigious recognition. KFUPM is also accredited by the national accrediting body NCAAA.

Organization

Colleges

KFUPM undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into seven colleges. As part of the university's recent transformational initiatives, all colleges recently underwent a complete restructuring to encourage collaboration among disciplines, and encourage cross-discipline research. *College of Engineering and Physics *College of Computing and Mathematics *College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences *College of Chemicals and Materials *College of Design and Built Environment *KFUPM Business School *College of General Studies In addition, Dammam Community College is under the auspices of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals as a fully approved academic entity by the Minister of Higher Education.

Leadership

The current president of KFUPM is Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf.

Previous rectors (heads of institution) of KFUPM

* Dr. Sahel N. Abduljauwad (acting) * H.E. Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan * H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Al Dukhayyil * H.E. Dr. Bakr Bin Bakr * Dr. Saleh Ambah King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals organized the international advisory board (IAB) in March 2007. The IAB is composed of senior academic and corporate executives.

IAB members

* Martin C. Jischke: Chairman international advisory board, president emeritus,

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, United States * Khalid A. Al-Falih: Vice chairman International Advisory Board, chief executive officer, Saudi Arabian Oil Company (

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), Saudi Arabia * Khaled S. Al-Sultan: Ex-Rector of KFUPM and president of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy * Andrew Gould: chairman and chief executive officer, Schlumberger Limited, U.S. * Shih Choon Fong: president of

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, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; former president of the

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, Singapore * Mohamed Al-Mady: vice chairman and chief executive officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Saudi Arabia *

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: provost of

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, California, U.S. * Hugo F. Sonnenschein: president emeritus and Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor,

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, U.S. * John G. Rice: vice chairman,

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and president and chief executive officer of GE Technology Infrastructure, U.S. * Charles Elachi: director of

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(JPL), located in

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. * Olivier Appert: chairman and chief executive officer Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), France * Nam Pyo Suh: president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),

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* Wolfgang A. Herrmann: president,

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(TUM), Germany * Henry Rosovsky: Lewis P and Linda L Geyser University Professor, Emeritus at

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, U.S. * Samir A. Al Baiyat: Secretary of International Advisory Board, and manager of Research & Innovation Support at KFUPM

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Science Park

Generally referred to as the KASP, the science park was established in 2002 and is located on a 35-hectare site north of the KFUPM campus. The park is closely integrated with the university. With its proximity to the science and engineering colleges, KASP provides interaction between tenant firms and their personnel and university scientists and engineers. At present,

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, Ciba, Yokogawa,

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, UOP,

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and JCCP have joined the park.

AMAAD Business Park

AMAAD is a mega real estate investment project of KFUPM Endowment and it converges the resources and experiences of the most prominent establishments in the kingdom to foster innovation through an energy and engineering hub spread across an area of 214,000 sqm in Dhahran. The park is designed to meet the demands of modern society that features a simple yet luxurious lifestyle for offices, residential, hospitality, as well as F&B and retail.

Consulting Services Center

The Consulting Services Center facilitate the consulting services for the university faculty to serve the industrial community in

which contributes to their professional development and helps the outside community to resolve problems that require high intellectual and technological background.

Technology Business Incubator

The Technology Business Incubator provides a set of logistical, strategic, and operational support for start-up Saudi technology companies and entrepreneurs.

Liaison office

The Liaison Office is a point of contact with the industry/business.

Sultan bin AbdulAziz Science & Technology Center (SciTech)

The center is at the corniche of nearby

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city on 21,700 m². The buildings area is 14,100 m². It consists of seven main show halls, dealing with different sciences and technologies. There are more than 350 scientific exhibited pieces and the

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scientific dome, the Astronomic Observatory, Educational Unit, Conference Hall, Temporary Exhibitions Hall and Administrative and Services Facilities.

Research

Research innovation

The Research Institute (RI) has 16 research centers and is looking to expand into 20 centers in the coming year. Spanning engineering research, environment and water, refining and petrochemicals, communications and IT, economics, and management systems. KFUPM has introduced new inter-disciplinary research centers bringing together faculty members, researchers, and students in exciting topics such as advanced materials, intelligent manufacturing, robotics, security, smart mobility and logistics, hydrogen and energy storage. The Research Institute has produced hundreds of research reports for industrial and government sponsors. King Fahd university offers different scholarships for international students to support the needy students. These scholarships cover all tuition fee, living cost, monthly expenses, medical coverage, free textbooks, subsidized meals in the university cafeteria, funds for projects and along with other privilege's.

Dhahran Techno Valley

The Dhahran Techno Valley Holding Company (DTVC) is a subsidiary company fully owned by KFUPM. It was created to promote a knowledge-based economy in Dhahran and the Eastern Province. It is a hub for entrepreneurship and a launchpad for innovators from within and outside KFUPM. The ecosystem includes KFUPM and national companies like

, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company, technology partners, small to medium size companies, and multiple startups. The mission of the Dhahran Techno Valley Holding Company is to foster an environment for innovation and collaboration by attracting and supporting industry players focused on creating innovative technologies and adding value to its stakeholders. DTVC also plays an important part in revitalizing the role of entrepreneurship in the research system by rejuvenating and encouraging a spirit of developing new business opportunities for faculty, students, and stakeholders from outside the university.

University bodies

President

The president is the head of the institution and the university's chief academic and executive officer. The current president of KFUPM is Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf. Previous presidents: * Dr. Sahel N. Abduljauwad (acting) * H.E. Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan * H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Al Dukhayyil * H.E. Dr. Bakr Bin Bakr * Dr. Saleh Ambah

International advisory board (IAB)

The international advisory board (IAB) of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals provides KFUPM's senior management with a global perspective on trends and issues that may affect the university. Since its establishment in March 2007, the IAB membership has included renowned academics and some of the most influential local and international corporate figures. Dr. Martin Jischke, president emeritus of Purdue University, continues to serve as chairman of the board. IAB members discuss a wide variety of topics related to the university and have been very effective in guiding the university's academic programs, research activities, faculty recruitment, outreach to peer institutions, and others. The IAB has guided the development of action plans and specific strategies on key educational and research areas of national interest. The current IAB Members are as follows: * Martin C. Jischke: chairman international advisory board, president emeritus,

, United States. * Amin H. Nasser: vice-chairman international advisory board, president and CEO,

, Saudi Arabia. * Muhammad M. Al-Saggaf: president, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. * Charles Elachi: director of

(JPL),

. * Abdulaziz Saleh Aljarbou: chairman, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Arabia. * Seifi Ghasemi: chairman, president, and CEO Air Products,

. * Paal Kibsgaard: CEO of Katerra

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. * Suh Nam-pyo: president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),

. * Tony F. Chan: president of

(Kaust), Saudi Arabia. * Samir A. Al Baiyat: secretary-general of international advisory board, and director of the Office of International Cooperation, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia. Former IAB Members * Abdallah S. Jum'ah: former vice chairman of international advisory board, former president and CEO audi Aramco Saudi Arabia. * Tony Meggs: former group vice president – technology BP,

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, England * Kazuo Oike: former president of

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. * David J. O’Reilly: chairman and chief executive officer,

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, U.S. * G. Wayne Clough: secretary of the

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, U.S. * Shih Choon Fong: president of

, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; former president of the

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. * Wolfgang A. Herrmann: president,

(TUM),

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. * Henry Rosovsky: Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser, professor emeritus at

, United States. * Robert J. Birgeneau: chancellor,

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, Berkeley, United States. * Andrew Gould: non-executive chairman of the board,

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, England *

: provost of

, California, U.S. * Khalid A. Al-Falih: chief executive officer of

, Saudi Arabia. * Mohamed Al-Mady: vice-chairman and chief executive officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Saudi Arabia. * Olivier Appert: chairman and chief executive officer Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP),

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. * Joe Saddi: vice chairman, Booz & Company, U.S. * Khaled S. Al-Sultan: ex-rector of KFUPM and president of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE). * Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan: vice-chairman and CEO, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Arabia. * Didier Houssin: chairman and CEO, IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN), Paris, France * George P. "Bud" Peterson: president,

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, United States. * John G. Rice: vice-chairman,

and president and chief executive officer of GE Technology Infrastructure, United States. * Jean-Lou Chameau: president, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia * Hugo F. Sonnenschein: president emeritus and Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor,

, United States. * Khattab G. Al-Hinai: former secretary-general of international advisory board. * Muhammad A. Al-Arfaj: former secretary-general of international advisory board.

Entrepreneurship

Since 2010, the mission of the Entrepreneurship Institute is to encourage and advance the development of an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by providing education, training, and research. The institute also provides access to physical space and professional resources to students, faculty members, and entrepreneurs for the inception and growth of high potential startups.

Notable alumni

Government and public service

* Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy (BSc and MBA, in industrial administration, '85) * Abdullah Abdulrahman Almogbel, former minister of transport and mayor of

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* Abdulaziz bin Majid, former governor of Al

Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

Al Monawwarah. * Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, former chairman of Sama Airlines and member of Arab Thought Foundation

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(BSc, Computer Science, '88) * Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal, deputy governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and president of National Competitiveness Center(NCC) (BSc, Finance '01) *

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, was

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under the Iraqi Interim Government after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. * Fahd bin Abdul Rahman Balghunaim, former Saudi minister of agriculture (BSc,

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, '75). * Abdullatif bin Ahmed Al Othman, former governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and former senior vice president of finance

(BSc,

, '79). * Ahmed Alsuwaiyan, was appointed Governor and board member of the Digital Government Authority (DGA) in May 2021.

Academics

* Khaled S. Al-Sultan: former Rector of KFUPM, former Dean of the college of Computer Systems and Engineering, former Chair of the Department of Systems Engineering at KFUPM, former professor of Optimization and Operations Research at the Department of Systems Engineering at KFUPM, former Assistant Minister of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia, KFUPM, (BSc and MSc,

Systems Engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their Enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering uti ...

, '87) * Zaghloul El-Naggar, a Muslim scholar and chairman of Committee of Scientific Notions in the

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, Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs,

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, Egypt. El-Najjar worked as a professor of geology at KFUPM from 1979 to 1996 * Ali Abdullah Al-Daffa, professor in field of

History of Mathematics The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the History of mathematical notation, mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples ...

. * Hamdi Tchelepi, he is the professor and chair of the department of energy science and engineering at Stanford university, Tchelepi got his B.Sc, and M.Sc from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1985 and 1988 respectively, he is well known researcher in the field of reservoir simulation and multiphase flow.

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* Khalid A. Al-Falih, former Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources and former chairman and president and CEO of

, earned M.B.A.in 1991. * Nadhmi Al-Nasr, former interim president of

and

Vice President of

KAUST The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; ') is a private research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official ...

(BSc in

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'79). *Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Qanbar Entrepreneur and Chairman of ''Saja Energy Company'' based in

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* Olayan bin Mohammed Alwetaid, CEO of Saudi Telecom Company (BA, electrical engineering)

Sports and media

* Yasser Al-Qahtani,

n footballer ( drop-out)

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