Partners and Supporters
WAYS would not exist without the help and support of its key partners. Here are some of the associations, groups, organizations and companies that WAYS is proud to be linked with :
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16, 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter.
UNESCO was present at the inception of WAYS and continues to provide logistical support.
The New Library of Alexandria, the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Its mission is to be a center of excellence for the production and dissemination of knowledge, and to be a place of dialogue and understanding between cultures and peoples.
It is our hope that the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be a worthy successor to the Ancient Library of Alexandria. That great Library was a unique ecumenical effort of the human intellect and imagination, and remains engraved in the memories of all scientists and intellectuals to this day.
The objective of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is to support and promote research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology. In so doing, it contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of all the people of the country. The organisation was established in 1999 as a result of The NRF Act.
Encouraged by the success of the World Conference on Science, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences initiated a series of events called World Science Forum taking place biannually in Budapest. As in 2001 UNESCO assigned the day of the 10th of November to serve as "World Science Day", a day dedicated to science and scientists, biannual World Science Fora take place in Budapest on and around the World Science Days of every odd year.
The first World Science Forum, focusing on "Knowledge and Society", took place from 8 through 10 November 2003, the second World Science Forum on "Knowledge, Ethics and Responsibility" was held from 10 through 12 November 2005, whereas the third one lasted from 8 through 10 November 2007 and focused on "Investing in Knowledge: Investing in the Future".
Well over 1200 scientists, politicians, decision makers from all over the world have participated in the work of the past World Science Fora, making them unique and highly diverse events. The Summaries, brochures as well as the video-archives of the previous Fora can be accessed on our web site.
Humanity’s formidable challenges need sound solutions. Challenges that affect life itself are the most pressing. People need health. Societies need stability. Our biosphere needs sustainability. Solving these challenges requires genuine dialogue followed by committed action. More than ever, our leaders must engage in purposeful discussion, notably with the broad scientific community. Simultaneously, the scientific community must keep its pulse on society.
BioVision is a forum for those who aim to shape society with Life as their guiding principle. Every two years, under the auspices of the Fondation Scientifique de Lyon, leading global thinkers from the wide range of pure and applied scientific disciplines gather with industry decisionmakers, government policymakers and civil society advocates; all parties present, listen to or argue solutions that reconcile our desire to develop with an urgent need to rationalise. In essence, BioVision is an indispensable bridge between society and science.
The International Council for Science (ICSU), formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science. Its members are national scientific bodies, and international scientific unions.
ICSU actively supports the development of WAYS-Africa.
The International Council for Science (ICSU), formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science. Its members are national scientific bodies, and international scientific unions.
ICSU actively supports the development of WAYS-Africa.
ASSAf was founded in 1996 and former President Nelson Mandela was invited to become the patron of the Academy. In 2001, the Academy was recognized through an Act of Parliament (Act 67 of 2001). The Academy of Science of South Africa was established with the purpose of mobilising academics that over the years contributed to the scientific development and have good international standing.
The Academy aspires to be the apex organization for science and scholarship in South Africa, internationally respected and connected, its membership simultaneously the aspiration of the country’s most active scholars in all fields of scientific enquiries, and the collective resource making possible the professionally managed generation of evidence-based solutions to national problems.
The ASSAf objectives include amongst other things;
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Use the common ground of scientific knowledge and activity to remove barriers between people and obstacles to full development of their intellectual capacity
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Endeavour in every possible way to inspire, promote and recognize excellence in scientific and technical practice
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Investigate and publicly report on various matters, in its own discretion or at large;
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Promote science education and a culture of science in the population at large;
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Maintain strict independence while consulting other organizations and individuals in the widest manner possible.
What’s (wlp)°?
A video library
...with links to audio and video lectures of each faculty and from all over the world; and with a search engine that helps you find the lecture of your choice.
A project
...that grows and expands permanently – with YOU as a student, scientist, representative of a university, a company or an organisation: You can create (wlp)°.
An international education network
...with forums that enable you to interact with others interested, concerned and involved in science and teaching; and with a communication system that allows you to establish scientific contacts, workgroups or conferences worldwide. Coming soon!
Sustainably improved livelihoods, worldwide, through dynamic agricultural research for development (ARD)
Mission: To serve as a global platform through which young professionals can express their ideas and realise their full potential towards a dynamic agricultural research for development.
Objectives:
- Facilitate exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals across disciplines, professions, age and regions
- Broaden opportunities for YPs to contribute to strategic ARD policy debates
- To promote agriculture among young people (activities still under discussion)
- Facilitate access to resources and capacity building opportunities
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (or AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responsibility and supports scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity. It is the world's largest general scientific society, with nearly 120,000 individual and institutional members in 2007, and publisher of the well-known scientific journal Science.
WAYS is currently developing links with the AAAS through its Science and Human Rights Program.
Scientists Without BordersSM is a new initiative that aims to improve quality of life in the developing world by linking institutions and people who perform science-based activities. Its first project is a free online database that offers its members the power to join forces across organizations, disciplines, and distances to match needs with resources and deliver an impact that they could not have achieved independently. Members of WAYS are welcome to join this new and exciting online community...and vice versa.
Contact: Shaifali Puri, e. spuri (at) scientistswithoutborders.org
