Our partners

Gender in Science, Innovation, Technology and Engineering (GenderInSITE) is an international initiative to raise the awareness of decisionmakers on the gender and SITE dimensions of development, aimed at both men and women. The GenderInSITE secretariat is hosted by TWAS partner OWSD.

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) was inaugurated by President Nelson Mandela in 1996, three years after he won the Nobel Peace Prize. It was formed in response to the need for an academy of science congruent with the dawn of democracy in South Africa – an activist in the mission of using science for the benefit of society. ASSAf was host to TWAS's 11th General Conference and 20th General Meeting Durban, South Africa, in 2009. As of 2015, ASSAf is also the host of TWAS's Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa.

DST was established in 1971 with the objective of promoting new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organizing, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. DST operates within the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. Among other initiatives, it funds scientific research and international science engagement by Indian researchers. TWAS and DST have a cooperation agreement for PhD training, postdoctoral research and science diplomacy.

The International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) operates under the auspices of UNESCO as an international platform for cooperation among developing countries to increase the capacity for management of science, technology and innovation throughout the developing world.

The National Council on Science and Technology advances the scientific development and technological modernization of Mexico by supporting high-level human resources, promoting and maintaining specific research projects, and disseminating scientific and technological information.

The Science Initiative Group (SIG) at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study in the USA is an international team of scientific leaders and supporters dedicated to fostering science in developing countries. SIG and TWAS have repeatedly collaborated over the years, inter alia in publishing some of the volumes in TWAS's Excellence in Science series.
 

OWSD is the first international forum to unite eminent women scientists from the developing and developed worlds with the objective of strengthening their role in the development process and promoting their representation in scientific and technological leadership. OWSD's secretariat is hosted by TWAS.

Named after its founder, Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP provides scientists from developing countries with continuing education. TWAS's headquarters is located on the ICTP campus. Both organizations collaborate in various ways, for example by organizing such courses as the ICTP-TWAS School on functional analysis.

The Fondation maladies rares is a unique cooperative framework dedicated to rare diseases research. Co-founded by university hospitals, research organizations and patients’ organizations, it acts as a strategic hub to coordinate, federate and fund rare diseases research. The Fondation and TWAS have issued a call to award the best international outreach and awareness-raising project on rare diseases.

The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) is a private non-profit organization established in 1976. It aims to develop strong awareness in favour of science and scientific education and culture. KFAS supports TWAS's publications programme, in particular the TWAS Newsletter.

The Science and Development Network, SciDev.Net, is a unique science news website committed specifically to covering science and related policy issues in the developing world. TWAS was an early supporter of SciDev.Net, sharing its aim "to empower both individuals and communities in ways that will increase the impact of science and technology on sustainable development and the reduction of poverty."

GYA is an international society of young scientists working to address global challenges and policy issues that require interdisciplinary expertise. TWAS's treasurer and former executive director, Mohamed H.A. Hassan, is a member of the GYA Senior Advisory Board.

The International Science Council (ISC) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the advancement of science. Its members are national scientific bodies and international scientific unions. TWAS is a Affiliated Member of ISC.

The Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC) unites the most eminent scientists in Brazil. It focuses on the country's scientific development and promotes the interaction among Brazilian scientists and with their colleagues in other nations. ABC is hosting TWAS's regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is a coalition of the best virologists in more than 20 countries working to advance knowledge about viruses, and to develop drugs and vaccines. TWAS's executive director is a member of the GVN Board of Directors.

The new Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Library of Alexandria. It aims to be a centre of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge and a place of dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and peoples. The Center for Special Studies and Programs at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina hosts TWAS's Arab regional office, TWAS-ARO.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute situated in Jakkur, a locality north of Bangalore, India. Its mandate is to pursue and promote world-class research and training at the frontiers of science and engineering. JNCASR is the host of TWAS's regional office for central and south Asia.
 

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is an Africa-wide scientific organization that encourages the development of the research and technology base throughout Africa. AAS was founded with the help of TWAS in 1985 in Trieste, Italy. Until 2015 AAS served as host of TWAS's Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa, TWAS-ROSSA.

The African Union (AU) is a union consisting of 54 African state, established in 2001. One of its objectives is to advance African development by promoting research in all fields, in particular in science and technology. AU and TWAS collaborate in the awarding of the annual AU-TWAS Young Scientist National Awards.

The Argentinian Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva hosted TWAS’s 24th General Meeting in 2013.

The Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) is Argentina's national research council. In 2013, it hosted TWAS's 24th General Meeting.

Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science seeks to "advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people." AAAS and TWAS collaborate at the interface of science and diplomacy, jointly operating an annual summer course in science diplomacy.

The Global Research Council (GRC) is comprised of the heads of science and engineering funding agencies from around the world. It promotes best practices for high-quality collaboration among funding agencies worldwide. TWAS is represented on the Governing Board, and in 2012, it helped to organize a key regional conference in Ethiopia.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. WMO are collaborating with the TWAS PhD fellowships.