A new video about the TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP) highlights the partnership between TWAS and Biblioteca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, that has allowed the Regional Partner to flourish for over 20 years now.

TWAS is based in Trieste, Italy, in the global North, but represents scientists everywhere in the world, with an emphasis on the global South. To maintain a presence in developing countries that TWAS is focused on helping, the Academy maintains five ‘Regional Partners’ based in the five regions designated by TWAS programmes. Regional Partners nominate scientists for TWAS awards and select TWAS Young Affiliates. They also raise awareness of TWAS and its programmes among scientists of their regions—in particular young scientists under 40—and help to advance support for science among policymakers and with the general public.

The video summarizes the two-decade history of TWAS-AREP, honouring “20 years dedicated to fostering scientific excellence and building the future of the Arab world”, within the Academy’s broader 42 year history. The video is primarily in Arabic, and has English subtitles.