The Trieste Science Prize

TWAS is now accepting nominations for the Trieste Science Prize. This years prize is in the firlds of Earth, Space, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and in Engineering Sciences.Each prize carries a monetary award of US$50,000 generously contributed by illycaffè, a trophy and a certificate bearing a citation highlighting the major contributions for which the prize is awarded.

Nominations are invited from TWAS members, selected individuals, as well as from science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

The deadline for receiving nominations for the 2008 prizes (in Earth, Space, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and in Engineering Sciences) is 31 January 2008.

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TWAS/BVA.NXT

For the first time in BioVisionAlexandria, the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) is organizing, in collaboration with The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) , the interactive event “TWAS/BioVisionAlexandria.Nxt”.

The event is schedule to run concurrently with the BioVisionAlexandria 2008 conference in April 2008 under the title “Funding Research in the Developing World”.

The event will be held 11-12 April 2008 and applicants will be entitled to participate in the BioVisionAlexandria 2008 Conference as well.

100 young scientists from developing countries will be invited to share their ideas and experience, in addition to meeting mentors and eminent scientists who would enlighten their knowledge into the fields of research and development.

Each young researcher will have the opportunity to demonstrate his/her project/research in the poster session and share his/her ideas.

The event will also include various discussions focusing on difficulties encountered in their respective countries. These discussions aim at finding ways and means of overcoming some of these difficulties.

The deadline for application to TWAS/BioVisionAlexandria.NXT has been extended till the 15th of February 2008.

Chinese Delegation from the Chinese Academy of Science Visit to the BA

A Chinese delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Sunday, the 16th of December 2007. The delegation included 5 scientists and the Program Director of the Division of Asian and African Affairs from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The scientists were from the fields of Agriculture, Genetics and Developmental Biology. They were escorted by the First Secretary for Science and Technology, Chinese Embassy, and Professors from the National Research Center. Dr. Mervat Foda, director of the Office for International relationships, National Research Center, has also joined the delegation.

At their arrival at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, they were welcomed by Dr. Mohamed El-Faham director of the CSSP. Throughout the BA tour the Chinese Scientists showed their admiration especially that it was the first time for most of them in Egypt. In a meeting with the CSSP team, the Chinese scientists shared their opinion concerning international collaboration. This meeting was part of a project with the University of Toronto, Canada, on South-South collaboration. They shared their experience in particular weighing between the North and the South as collaborating partners. From their point of view, the major motivation for international collaboration is common problems in the collaborating countries and similar underlying environment. On the other hand, major obstacles are language difference and communication problems.

After this meeting the Chinese guests expressed their appreciation to this visit and in a nice gesture donated books and CDs to the Library as sign of their appreciation of the leading role of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

BA RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM

for young Egyptian postdoctoral researchers

برنامج المنح البحثية للباحثين المصريين الحاصلين على الدكتوراه