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This is the 22nd Annual Conference sponsored and organized by the Arab Academy of Sciences. The first one was held in Beirut, Lebanon on 1-2 March, 2003 and since then these meetings have been held annually. Below is a complete list of the Conferences. Further information can be found on our website: http://www.arabacademyofsciences.org


  • Bioethics: How to Adapt Biotechnology to Culture and Values (Beirut, Lebanon, 1-2 March 2003)
  • Drug Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants (Amman, Jordan, 9-11 October 2004)
  • Nanoscience and its Impact on Renewable Energy and Medicine (Beirut, Lebanon, 5-6 December 2005)
  • Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region (Beirut, Lebanon, 14-16 December 2006)
  • Science Parks for the Developing World: Engines of Economic and Social Growth (Amman, Jordan 14-17 December 2007)
  • Bridging the Digital Divide in Developing Countries (Beirut, Lebanon, 14-15 November 2008)
  • Training Managers of Science Parks (Beirut, Lebanon, 17-18 November 2008)
  • Alternative & Renewable Sources of Energy (Beirut, Lebanon, 25-26 November 2010)
  • Water and Energy in Sustainable Food Security (Beirut, Lebanon, 2-3 December 2011)
  • Energy and Water Sustainability (Beirut, Lebanon, 7-8 December 2012)
  • Water-Energy Nexus and Waste Management for a Sustainable Arab World (Beirut, Lebanon, 6-7 December 2013)
  • Sustainable Energy and Water Resource Management for Food Security in the Arab Middle East (Beirut, Lebanon, 12-13 December 2014)
  • Climate Change and Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Arab Middle East (Amman, Jordan, 5-6 December 2015)
  • Arab Universities: An Urgent Need for Change (Beirut, Lebanon, 4-5 November 2016)
  • Major Challenges facing Higher Education in the Arab World: Quality Assurance and Relevance (Beirut, Lebanon, 10-11 November 2017)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: Building a Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Beirut – Lebanon, 16-17 November 2018)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: Government and Governance (Beirut – Lebanon, 6-7 December 2019)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: Research and Development (Online – 18-19 November 2020)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: New Priorities in the Post COVID-19 Era (Online – 24-25 November 2021)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: E-learning and Distance Education (Beirut, 11 -12 November 2022)
  • Higher Education in the Arab World: Digital transformation (Beirut, 19 April 2024)