In line with IDB vision to become a knowledge- based bank, the e-monthly bulletin monitors the development of S&T within higher education sector in IDB Member Countries as well as disseminating information and knowledge generated from the QW Project to establish sustainable and innovation-based S&T higher education system for development in the Islamic world. Issue No.11   December 2009 › Science education in IDB member countries   MOROCCO: US$1.7 billion reform plan Morocco has launched a four-year US$1.7 billion emergency plan to overhaul its education system. This includes reforming universities in an effort to boost the country's science and technology workforce and promote knowledge-based sustainable development. View All Items ›› › University-industry alliance   AFGHANISTAN: Five-year higher education plan Afghanistan has launched aUS$560 million five-year national higher education plan to redirect universities towards producing graduates relevant to the market as well as providing scientific solutions for key economic and social problems. ALGERIA: ICT innovation start-up initiative Algeria has launched a start-up initiative called ASI to help university graduates and hi-tech entrepreneurs transfer ideas into innovative information and communications technology-based enterprises in the hope of establishing a Silicon Valley-style innovation zone and a "Google - made in Algeria". US-ISLAMIC WORLD: New technology and innovation fund The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation has launched a global technology and innovation fund to facilitate science-based private sector investments that promote technology developments for a knowledge-based society in the Muslim world View All Items ›› › Bank for science education resources   Animated Tutorials: General Biology   Free science and technology books online (in Arabic)   View All Items ›› › Feature   AFRICA: Science, technology and innovation observatory An African Observatory on Science, Technology and Innovation is to be established. For the first time Africa will have a facility to monitor scientific and technological development that will be the continent's central repository for S&T statistics and the main source of policy advice for bodies such as the African Ministerial Council for Science and Technology. CHINA-AFRICA: Three-year S&T higher education partnership plan announced China and 49 African countries have agreed on a three-year action plan for establishing strategic partnerships in science and technology as well as higher education to promote knowledge-based sustainable development. The plan was announced earlier this month at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. View All Items ›› › Conferences on higher education   Solar’10, “Nano/Molecular Photochemistry and Nanomaterials for Green Energy Development” Date: 14 - 17 February 2010 Location: Cairo, Egypt Workshop on Nanochemistry and Water Treatment Date: 2-3 December 2009 Location: Cairo, Egypt Egypt-France Mathematical Conference Date: May 3-5, 2010 Location: Cairo, Egypt View All Items ›› › Higher education netwatch   Arab British Academy for Higher Education   View All Items ›› Copyrights©2009. educationdev.net . All rights reserved. EducationDev.net is not responsible for the content of external linked Web sites.