Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)

A vast cultural complex rising on the shore of the Mediterranean, the BA is dedicated to recapture the spirit of the original Alexandria Library. It aspires to be the World’s window on Egypt; Egypt’s window on the world; a leading institution of the digital age; and above all a center for learning, tolerance, dialogue and understanding. In the digital age, the new Library of Alexandria has the ambition, embedded in its glorious past, to become the reference point in digital heritage and standards-setting for the third Millennium.

The beautiful building, with its decorative granite wall covered by the letters of the world’s alphabets, is already a recognizable landmark of the new Alexandria. Its internationally prized architecture and internal design truly have laid the foundation for the realization of the objectives of the New Library.

World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER)

The World Institute for Space Environment Research, WISER, is an international network of centers of excellence dedicated to promote collaboration in research and training in space environment, focusing on the study of the impact of space weather and space climate on the Earth's climate, environment and technology, as well as the prevention of natural disasters such as geomagnetic storms and earthquakes, with emphasis on theory, computer modeling, data analysis, and prediction. The mission of WISER is to link nations for the peaceful use of the earth-ocean-space environment. Hundreds of space and earth scientists from leading academic and research institutions from over 30 countries are taking part in WISER activities.