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Shinaishin, Osman Egypt         Osman A. Shinaishin, is Senior Program Manager, for North Africa, Near East and South Asian the Office of International Science and Engineering at the US National Science Foundation. He was born in Egypt, graduated with a B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences from Cairo University in 1952, received a M.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State University in 1960, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis and Berkeley in 1965. He held positions at NSF since 1976 managing programs with India and South Asia and then with the North Africa, Near East and South Asia. Prior to that he was Program Manager, Acoustics Unit at Mechanical Technology Inc. Albany, NY, and Program Coordinator, Research & Development Directorate, Environmental Protection Agency. Earlier he worked as a Research Acoustics Engineer at the General Electric Company R&D Center in New York and at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. He has also taught at Egyptian Schools before going to the U.S. Much of his publications is on dynamics, acoustics, and since joining the NSF on the status of scientific research in the developing world. Abstract: Comments on a Number of Successful Institutions in Developing Countries In seeking common denominators or factors for what makes World-Class Research Institutes, this presentation will describe a number of institutes, academic and non-academic research centers in what is considered to be the Developing World. These institutions are recognized in their respective countries, and in many cases in the Western World, as outstanding research institutions. Attempts are made to highlight what makes each of these institutions what it is, and to draw some conclusions on what may be selected in seeking to build new centers in Arab countries.