Science & Development Bulletin

Science & Development Bulletin monitors science development and highlights the role of science and technology in establishing knowledge-based economy in the Islamic world.

Issue No.61 – March 2010

Islamic scientific channel

	Message from Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud for young researchers

Muslim women in science

	SAUDI ARABIA: Women take international lead in university enrolment
	Women in Saudi Arabia are vigorously pursuing higher education ahead of Western women, according to 2009 Global Education Digest of UNESCO and international gender gap index

	First annual Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum Award for early-career women wheat researchers.
	Deadline: March 1, 2010

Studies and reports

	Strategy for establishing Saudi knowledge-based society

opinion

	Google says Middle East innovation is in bad shape
	Google Day sees calls for more regional and Arabic content online and talks up need for innovation environment

netwatch

Science and technology Arabic videos

Spotlight

Strategy for becoming the happiest one in the world

The Prophet Mohamed said: "Seeking knowledge is a mandate for every Muslim (male and female)." (Sahih Bukhari)

Ranking of Universities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and USA

A 10-year action programme for science development in Islamic States (2005-2015)

Swine flu......
How to protect yourself and others

Arabic - English

Meetings and conferences

9th Gulf Water Conference " WATER SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GCC COUNTRIES”

Date: 22-25 March 2010
Location: Muscat, Oman

The 4th International Symposium on Water Resources and Sustainable Development.

Date: 22-23 February , 2011
Location:Algiers, Algeria

First Turkish conference on solar energy

Date: April 29-30 , 2010
Location: Ankara, Turkey

International conference "innovation in food science and nutrition……future challenges"

Date: 27-29 September 2010
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Documents: Image 1 - Image 2

Fellowships, awards and & training opportunities

Fellowships for Developing Country Students, 2010: International Tropical Timber Organization Fellowship Programme

Fellowships offered through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development & to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry & related disciplines.

Habitat Partner Universities: Strengthening Urban Research through Centres of Excellence and an International Urban Research Network

Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

ADB - Japan Scholarship

e8 Masters and Post-Doctoral Program Scholarship

The purpose of the e8 scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.

Joint EMRO/TDR Small Grants Scheme for Operational Research in Tropical and Other Communicable Diseases

Deadline: 31 March 2010

DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship

The Asia-Europe Meeting##$$s (ASEM) DUO Fellowship Fund aims to promote student exchanges between European and Asian ASEM member countries. Under this fund, the DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship is awarded by the Singapore Government to Singapore and ASEAN students studying in the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU).

Saudi Arabia: KAUST fellowships at king Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Academic job opportunities in the islamic world

Faculty Members -- Marine Science and Engineering , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Saudi Arabia

vacancies at King Khaled Univ., Saudi Arabia

Job vacancies at Taibah Univ., Saudi Arabia
Documents: Application Form - Job Openings