• Water and Sanitation in Africa and the Middle East Conference
• Science and Technology Education for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region Conference
• GERSS Spring Call 2013

Water and Sanitation in Africa and the Middle East Conference
28 - 29 October 2013

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with the Arab Regional Office of TWAS will organize “Water and Sanitation in Africa and the Middle East” 28-29 October 2013, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.

The main objective of the Conference is to build capacity and awareness on water and sanitation issues in Africa and the Middle East, and to propose solutions to existing barriers to address these issues.

The conference is with registration fees. Registration deadline: 15 October 2013.

For further information and online registration, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/CSSP/Event/Event.aspx?ID=255 or contact: Esraa.Ragab@bibalex.org

Science & Technology Education for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region Conference
29–30 December 2013

Registration deadline: 31 November 2013.

The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries' Arab Regional Office (TWAS-ARO) will hold its 9th Annual Meeting, 29‒30 December 2013, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. On the occasion of its annual meeting. An inter-disciplinary forum on Science and Education will be held under the theme: Science & Technology Education for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region.

This forum intends to bring together TWAS-ARO members and young affiliates, along with other distinguished speakers, to highlight the linkages between science, technology and society. This will be achieved through discussing issues related to quality, relevancy, and equity in the Arab countries’ education systems which is essential to provide a generation that can face future challenges.

As scientific research is an important tool for the social development of any country, TWAS-ARO continues its support for young Arab researchers by holding a poster session where they can showcase their researches related to the theme. TWAS-ARO will sponsor 10 outstanding young researchers, from different Arab countries, to present their projects/researches on Science & Technology Education for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region.

For more information about the conference, registartion fees and offers, and for online registration, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp/Event/Event.aspx?ID=258

GERSS - German Egyptian Research Short Term Scholarships: Spring Call 2013

Deadline for Application: 15 October 2013.

The German Egyptian Research Short term Scholarship GERSS is a program jointly funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and the German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn (DAAD) in order to finance short term scholarships for young Egyptian scientists to travel to Germany.

The target groups of the program are researchers enrolled in MSc, PhD programs and young Post-Doctoral candidates.

The scholarships may be awarded for a period from three to six months.

For more information, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp/opportunities/opportunities.aspx#3