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 | Central Asian Science and Technology University to be set up
The Ministers of Education of the six member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have approved the creation of SCO University designed to combine the intellectual potentials of leading national universities in abid to give youth access to high-quality education and scientific research |  | Initiative for Science video production for developing countries launched
Jordan and Pakistan in cooperation with United States have launched a two-year initiative called Blended Learning Open Source Science or mathematics studies (BLOSSOMS) to produce low-tech videos for classroom use in abid to motivate developing countries students to pursue careers in science, mathematics or engineering. |  | Iran home to Indian Ocean tech transfer centre
Iran will host a centre to promote technology transfer and industrial development among members of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC). |
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 | IP Roadmap Aims At Facilitating Technology Transfer In The Arab World
An intellectual property “roadmap” for the Arab world has been proposed for facilitating technology transfer as well as the adaptation of acquired technologies to local needs and contributing to the evolution of new technologies and their transfer to the marketplace |  | IP Model Proposed For North-South Nanotechnology Divide
Developing countries need to pool resources to ensure access to scientific and technical knowledge about nanotechnology in order to narrow the “nano-divide” - similar to the digital and genomics divides - resulting from the implications of nanotech-related intellectual property rights on monopoly practices, technology transfer and trade, according to experts. |
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 | Reform in Arab Countries – The Role of Education
Farouk El-Baz, Egyptian professor and director of the Boston University Center for Remote Sensing, call for reforming education in the Arab region in abid to assure political stability, economic growth and cultural elevation. |
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The 2nd UAE Symposium on Web Services
Date: April 15-16, 2009
Location: Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International plant breeding conference "crop research, technology dissimination and adoption to increase food supply, reducing hunger and poverty in Egypt.
Date: 3-5 May 2009
Location: Ismailia, Egypt
conference on " "Building a German Arab Partnership in Skills Development"
Date: 2-3 December 2008
Location: Amman, Jordan
Documents : Application form | Preliminarily programme
International conference on "water for agriculture and energy in Africa….The challenge of climate change"
Date: 15-17 December 2008
Location: Sirte, Libya
International Workshop on Crop Improvement under Drought Conditions: an Integrated Approach
Date: 31 January- Feb. 2, 2009
Location: Karaj, Iran
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