Science Diplomacy and Other Training

TWAS offers financial assistance to the organizers of international and regional scientific conferences, workshops, symposia and special meetings in the developing world. 

TWAS offers financial assistance to the organizers of international and regional scientific conferences, workshops, symposia and special meetings in the developing world. 

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to participate in the annual summer course on science diplomacy to be held on 17-21 June 2024 in person in Trieste, Italy.

2025 Call to open soon
Location of the event
Eligible Applicants
Field
Science diplomacy
Age limit
None

A joint Initiative by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the course will take place on 4 – 8 March 2024 in Trieste, Italy

Eligible Applicants
Field
Interdisciplinary
Age limit
None

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) through the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), and TWAS Arab Regional Partner (AREP) are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on Science Diplomacy for the Arab Region that will be held in hybrid format from 24 to 26 October 2023.

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Location of the event

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), The World Academy of Sciences Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the inaugural regional training workshop on science diplomacy to be held in South Africa, from 21 to 25 May 2018.

Eligible Applicants
Field
Science diplomacy
Age limit
None

The Global Conference for Diaspora Networks in Science, held virtually in Zoom from 21 to 23 September, aims to enable science diaspora from all scientific disciplines, including basic, social, applied, and humanities to come together – and with other multi-stakeholders such as academia, governments, industry and media – to learn from each other, share experiences, challenges, and success and identify best practices that can make these networks more efficient in their work wherever the scientists are located, and especially in their home countries. Registration is free.

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
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Location of the event
Field
-
Age limit
None

TWAS Central and South Asia Regional Partner (TWAS-CASAREP) and TWAS are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy to be held online from 12 to 16 September 2022.

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
-
Location of the event
Online
Eligible Applicants
Field
Interdisciplinary
Age limit
None

TWAS and TWAS Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Partner (TWAS-LACREP), which is hosted at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the São Paulo Innovation and Science Diplomacy School are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean region

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Location of the event
Online
Eligible Applicants
Field
Interdisciplinary
Age limit
None

The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) and TWAS are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific region

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Location of the event
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Eligible Applicants
Field
-
Age limit
None

The “Ernesto Illy Colloquia: Sustainability challenges in coffee-growing worldwide" is co-organized by UNESCO-TWAS and the Ernesto Illy Foundation and will take place in Trieste, Italy, from 27 to 29 September 2022

The call is closed
Partner Organizations
-
Location of the event
Eligible Applicants
Field
-
Age limit
None

The Horizon 2020-funded S4D4C project is seeking candidates to participate in two workshops on science diplomacy.
The workshops are designed for scientists, diplomats, policymakers, research institution administrators and representatives from NGOs. They aim at building the knowledge and the capacity skills of participants creating a network around science diplomacy that will grow beyond the workshops.

Eligible Applicants
Field
Science Diplomacy
Age limit
None

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) invite expressions of interest for the first Train the Trainers Course on Science Diplomacy to be held on 26-28 August 2019 in Trieste, Italy

The call is closed
Location of the event
Eligible Applicants
Field
-
Age limit
None

The third edition of a workshop on “Policy and Diplomacy for Scientists: Introduction to Responsible Research Practices in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences” will be held from 9 to 13 September 2019 at the headquarters of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy. The workshop will be organised in collaboration between TWAS and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).

The call is closed
Location of the event
Trieste, Italy
Field
Biology, Medical and Health Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics
Age limit
None

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) through the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries’ Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy, that will be held on 12-16 June 2019 in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.

The call is closed
Location of the event
Alexandria, Egypt