with thanks to the EPFL....
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“This is a tremendous opportunity for our Emirate to benefit from the EPFL’s international reputation and its expertise in academics and technology transfer,” said Khater Massaad, RAKIA’s CEO. Mr. Masaad is a Swiss citizen who earned a mathematics degree at the EPFL and is also the founder and CEO of RAK Ceramics, the world’s leading ceramics company. RAKIA is the structure that is managing the Emirate’s economic development. "