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Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
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| Contact: |
Mohamed
HassanSecretary General |
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| Address: |
c/o
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP), Strada Costiera 11I-34014, Trieste, ITALY |
| E-mail: |
info@twas.org |
| Tel: |
0039
040 224 0683 |
| Fax: |
0039
040 224 0689 |
| HTTP: |
www.ictp.trieste.it/~twas |
| Type: |
International
NGO |
| Sector: |
basic
sciences |
| Geography: |
in
developing countries |
| Activities: |
funding,
institution-building and networking |
| Budget: |
c.
US $1.8 million in 2000 |
| Profile: |
The Third
World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is an autonomous international
organisation, founded in Trieste, Italy in 1983, by a distinguished
group of scientists from the South. It was officially launched
in 1985. TWAS represents the best of science in the developing
world, and its principle aim is to promote scientific capacity
and excellence for sustainable development in the South. Since
1986 TWAS has been supporting research work of scientific merit
in 100 countries in the south through a variety of programmes.
Its objectives are: i) to recognise, support and promote excellence
in scientific research in the South; ii) to provide promising
scientists in the South with research facilities necesary for
the advancement of their work; iii) to facilitate contacts between
individual scientists and institutions in the South; iv) to
encourage South-North cooperation between individuals and centres
of scholarship; and v) to encourage scientific research on major
Third World problems. |
| Approach: |
TWAS's major activities include awards and prizes, capacity building for research,
Fellowships and Associateships and organising meetings and lectures.
In terms of capacity building, TWAS offers Research Grants of
up to US $10,000 to scientists from developing countries, provides
funds for cover the cost of small spare parts for scientific
equipment in Third World Institutions, and provides books and
journals to a number of libraries in developing countries. TWAS
jointly hosted the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) workshop on 'Capacity
Building for Academies in Africa' in May 2001. TWAS works with
individuals and institutions. |
| Finance: |
Total
funds received in 2000 amounted to US$1,777,896. The main contributors
were the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SIDA (SAREC),
the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Kuwait
Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. |
| Notes: |
See the web site for more
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| Last Updated:
13 January, 2009
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