Conflicts, violence, human rights violations and climate change displace untold numbers of people from their homes and countries. Among them are scientists, doctors, engineers and others with advanced technical training.
The Science in Exile initiative aims to create a network of like-minded organizations that work together to develop a global platform and roll out a coordinated advocacy campaign, in order to foster a cohesive response for the support and integration of at-risk, displaced, and refugee scientists.
The Science in Exile initiative aims to create a network of like-minded organizations that work together to develop a global platform and roll out a coordinated advocacy campaign, in order to foster a cohesive response for the support and integration of at-risk, displaced, and refugee scientists.
Read the new communiqué from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) on COVID-19 research
This new cohort of members, hailing from 18 countries, adds to the wealth of talent and knowledge of our academy.
The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) launched the 2023 Young Refugee and Displaced Scientists Programme
TWAS Steering Committee is responsible for coordinated and rational use of all Academy activities and resources
Twenty-one (21) of the Islamic Development Bank Member Countries are designated as least developed by the United Nations.
Eligible institutions in Germany are all universities, universities of applied sciences, institutes or member organizations of the Max Planck Society, Fraunhofer Society, Helmholtz Association or Leibniz Association.