• TWAS Young Arab Scientist (YAS) Prize 2018: Scientific and Technological Achievement in Medical and Health Sciences
• TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP)
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa (BAIFA)

Deadline is extended to 15 October 2018

Acknowledging the vital role Science and Technology plays in our societies, TWAS Arab Regional Partner has named the theme “Scientific and Technological Achievement in Medical and Health Sciences” for the 2018 Young Arab Scientist (YAS) Prize.

The prize will be awarded to a young scientist from the Arab region who has accomplished an unusually notable research or technological effort in Medical and Health Sciences.

The prize will be awarded for a substantial revision or modification of a scientific and technological principle or procedure, or an important improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or public service.

For more information about the prize eligibility criteria and for the online nomination, please visit: Young Scientist (YAS) Prize

TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, is a global science academy founded in 1983 in Trieste, Italy, by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world under the leadership of Nobel laureate Abdus Salam of Pakistan. TWAS works to support sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy and diplomacy. TWAS’s mission is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South.

To help organize activities and disseminate information, TWAS has established five regional offices —as first known. In 2018, the TWAS council approved the change of the regional offices name to be TWAS Regional Partners. The five Regional Partners are located in: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Beijing, China; Alexandria, Egypt; Bangalore, India; and Pretoria, South Africa.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosts the TWAS Arab Regional Office (as first known) since June 2005. In 2018, by action of the TWAS Council, the name was changed to TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP). TWAS-AREP aims to promote scientific capacity and excellence in the region through annual activities for the Arab scientists especially young researchers (prizes, affiliation program, meetings for the Arab members, young scientist’s conferences, workshops and public lectures). 

For more information, please visit TWAS-AREP.

Please click here to subscribe to TWAS-AREP Newsletter.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is pleased to introduce one of its newest leading networks: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa (BAIFA) which is an online information service designated for the African countries that works on:

• Promoting research and enhancing the role of information services for African countries
• Establishing an innovative approach to professional developmen
• Launching a platform for sharing experiences among peers and experts.

In order to achieve its objectives and address the needs of its users, BAIFA offers through its website free access to a large number of e-resources on diverse themes; an extensive collection of selected free databases covering a wide range of multidisciplinary subjects; a wide range of open-access training programs on information literacy and library professional development; and the Resource Sharing service which is an online service provided through African libraries, to African researchers.

BAIFA also launches a number of programs and activities in several fields of interest. Through these programs, BAIFA connects those with common interests together, provides varieties that best fulfill the different needs and preferences, helps raise awareness and stimulate action, engages professionals, and supports building and developing capacity-building.

For more information about BAIFA and its services, we cordially invite you to visit our website, and register, to consequently receive all our regular updates and news. 

Moreover, you can also like our official Facebook page: BAIFA - Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa to follow our services news and updates too.

If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us through this email: baifa.services@bibalex.org