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.68 – October 2010
Islamic scientific channel

Foreign universities in the Arab world

الجامعات الأجنبية في الدول العربية

Science and faith programme for Dr. Mostafa Mahmoud (arabic)

 

 

News

Afghan and Pakistani scientists to collaborate

US initiatives connect Afghan and Pakistani scientists with American counterparts, but a new project will connect them with each other

 

Muslim women in science

African women in agricultural research and higher education

The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative and the CGIAR Gender & Diversity Programme partnered to address information gap on the role of women in agricultural research and higher education agencies in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries

 

Studies and reports

Scientific, Intellectual, and Governance Cooperation on Emerging Environmental Challenges in the Muslim World

This new report provides a brief overview of the challenges posed by environmental change in several regions where significant Muslim populations are found: Southeast Asia, South and Central Asia, Southwest Asia/Persian Gulf, North Africa, and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa (the Sahel, coastal West Africa, and East Africa). It then discusses the major needs for improving scientific and technical research in these regions and reviews extant environmentally-focused scientific cooperation between the US and the Muslim world. Finally, the paper presents some recommendations suggesting how scientific cooperation between the US and the Muslim world could be expanded and deepened in the future.

 

Feature

The Star Students Of The Islamic Republic

Forget Harvard—one of the world's best undergraduate colleges is in Iran.

 

netwatch

Tips on Applying for a Scholarship

Expert Pakistan
It is pioneering in the registration of Pakistani experts and professionals with an aim to better utilize their services for scientific, economic and social development of the nation. It intends to provide “one stop” source of information for individuals, companies, government agencies and international organizations who are looking for expertise in all areas of socio-economic development.

Websites on Islamic scientific medical miracles
-www.nooran.org
-www.kaheel7.com
-www.55a.net
-www.islamicmiracles.net
-www.way2allah.com
-www.aleijaz.net
-www.al-waha.net
-www.tasabeeh.com


 
Spotlight


30 recommendations for success

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






Science and technology education observatory

SAUDI ARABIA: Rapid growth for universities
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to continue the rapid expansion of higher education as part of its ninth five-year development plan, for 2010-14. A nearly quarter billion dollar annual investment in science and technology research will help strengthen the country's growing international position in innovation capacity.

Quality Assurance in Postgraduate Education
This report focuses on postgraduate education in Europe, its evolution and major challenges for quality assurance. It presents national experiences and approaches to quality assurance of postgraduate education and offers viewpoints from the main stakeholders in higher education, namely higher education institutions, doctoral candidates, and quality assurance agencies. This report contributes to the important debate on quality assurance of postgraduate education and will hopefully provide insight into the future direction of this dynamic topic.

University Ranking Watch
A blog devoted to the analysis and discussion of university rankings and other topics related to the quality of higher education.


Fellowships, awards and & training opportunities

Erasmus Mundus - AFEPA Schlolarships
European and non-European students can apply again for admission and Erasmus Mundus (EM) scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year from September 1, 2010 to January 10, 2011. The European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis (AFEPA) aims at providing a high quality education in designing and assessing public policies targeted to the agricultural and food sector as well as the rural environment. This European Master responds to the increasing need to better understand and anticipate the various and often complex socio-economic and environmental effects of these policies either in a functioning market economy as in the European Union or in economies in a development or transition phase. The European Master offers a two-year academic curriculum with integrated and advanced theoretical, methodological and empirical courses in economics and quantitative methods as well as in agricultural, food and environmental sciences, agricultural and trade policy, environmental and natural resource policy, rural development policy and agribusiness management and market analysis.

FSC Scholarships
The Food Security Center (FSC) is a university center of excellence in development collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one of five excellence centers of the pro- gram “exceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”, which is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany. FSC’s mission is to make effective and innova- tive scientific contributions in research, teaching, and policy advice to eradicate hunger and achieve food security in collaboration with partner research and education organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and national and international development and research organizations. Thematically, FSC’s activities deal with issues of sustainable food availability, food access, food use, and food utilization. FSC awards up to 29 scholarships.

PhD Research Fund at Ghent University
Ghent University supports students who want to take a doctorate under joint supervision of Ghent University and a non-Flemish partner university or institution for higher education. No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nor on the age of the applicant. The PhD-student has to stay minimum 6 months and maximum 24 months at Ghent University. The stay may be divided into several periods within the span of 4 years.

NUS - NGS Scholarship
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) welcomes students from around the globe. Students are encouraged not only to integrate different areas of research, but to learn to integrate and interact with people from all backgrounds. Hosting students from over 15 different countries enables NGS to gather some of the best minds in the world, regardless of international borders. International students may apply to NGS under the NGS Scholarship (NGSS). Once in Singapore, International Students can take full advantage of the NUS Office of Student Affairs’ International Student Services as well as join clubs, such as the NGS Scholars’ Alliance, to make new friends.NGS Scholarship is awarded to talented students with an aptitude for innovative


Academic job opportunities in the islamic world

International Research Scientist Position :Climate Change Adaptation and Governance, Indonesia

International Research Position, WorldFish Center, Malaysia

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Political Economy of Fisheries & Aquaculture Development, Malaysia

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