The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_World_Academy_of_Sciences_(TWAS)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:learned_society
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TWAS
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:ICTP
gptkb:OWSD
gptkbp:awards gptkb:TWAS_Prize
gptkb:TWAS-CAS_Young_Scientists_Award
gptkb:TWAS-Lenovo_Science_Prize
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:ICTP
gptkb:OWSD
gptkbp:director gptkb:Romain_Murenzi
gptkbp:focus science and technology
sustainable development
capacity building
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Third_World_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:foundedYear 1983
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Abdus_Salam
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Trieste,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
gptkbp:membership over 1,000 scientists
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Abdus_Salam
gptkb:Yuan_Longping
gptkb:C.N.R._Rao
gptkb:Jacob_Palis
gptkb:Mohamed_H.A._Hassan
gptkb:Quarraisha_Abdool_Karim
gptkb:Romain_Murenzi
gptkb:Samira_Omar
gptkb:Youyou_Tu
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:president gptkb:Quarraisha_Abdool_Karim
gptkbp:purpose promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the Global South
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Global_South
gptkbp:supports gptkb:science_policy
gptkb:South-South_cooperation
fellowships
women in science
prizes
research grants
science diplomacy
capacity building programs
scientific exchange
young scientists
gptkbp:type gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website https://twas.org/
gptkbp:主要业务 gptkb:General_Meeting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:InterAcademy_Partnership
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4