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OPEN FORUM ON AND LAUNCHING OF THE REPORT ON SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
Thursday 26/11/2015
Open Forum on and Launching of the Report on Science at the Universities of the Muslim World will be held as follows:
Day/Date : Monday 30 November 2015
Time : 9:30 am to 11:45 am
Venue : Reflexion, Connexion@Nexus, Bangsar South City, No. 7, Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur.
Programme
9:30 am : Arrival and Registration of Invited Guests
10:00 am : Welcome and Opening Remarks by YBhg Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, Chairman of the Taskforce on Science at Universities of the Muslim World
10:15 am : Panel Discussion based on “Science at Universities of the Muslim World” Moderated by Dr Athar Osama
11:30 am : Launching of the Report on Science at the Universities of the Muslim World by YBhg Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
11:45 am : End/Press Conference
The Muslim-Science Task Forces Initiative was funded partly by John Templeton Foundation and the Task Force on Science at Universities of the Muslim World is hosted and supported by Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), and is partnering with the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) and the Malaysian Academy of Sciences (ASM)
Task Force on Science at Universities in the Muslim World, launched by Muslim-Science.Com, seek to jumpstart a serious discussion on critical issues and big questions at the intersection of science and religion within the Islamic World.
The Task Force is chaired by Professor Zakri Abdul Hamid - the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia and hosted by the (MIGHT). Professor Nidhal Guessoum of the American University of Sharjah (UAE) is the Coordinator of the Task Force, and Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, President and CEO of MIGHT is the Co-Convenor of the Task Force. The Task Force includes eminent scholars of education such as Dr. Michael Reiss, University of London; Dr. Bruce Alberts, University of California at San Francisco, former president of US National Academy of Sciences and a recent US National Medal of Science Laureate; and H.E. Professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the President of Mauritius – the first woman scientist ever to hold such an office.
As the Task Force assessed the state of science at universities of the Muslim world, it reviewed the rankings of Muslim-world’s universities globally, the scientific production (number of papers published and citations), the level of spending on research and development (R&D), female participation in the scientific workforce, and other indicators. The Task Force calls for broad liberal education for scientists and engineers to enable them to function effectively in addressing complex multi-disciplinary challenges that the world faces today.
Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee under the purview of the Prime Minister’s Department. MIGHT, the implementing agency for Science to Action (S2A) national agenda, plays a key role in developing Malaysia’s high technology for business through its role as a think-tank, private- public consensus building and business nurturing platforms. It is an organisation built on the strength of public-private partnership with more than 100 members, both local and international, from industry, government and academia.
(www.might.org.my)
MUSLIM-SCIENCE.COM
Muslim-Science.Com is an online platform and portal dedicated to a revival of science and a scientific culture within the Islamic World. Muslim-Science.Com seeks to go beyond historical facts and comparisons to spotlight and address contemporary issues of policy and practice of science and innovation within the Islamic World that may not receive adequate attention in the international (western) scientific media. It also seeks to address specific challenges emanating from religious, cultural, or historical factors. Muslim- Science.Com aims to create a culture of dialogue, discourse, and critical inquiry that is crucial to the development of a scientific culture in the Islamic World.
You are cordially invited to send your reporter and photographer/cameraman to cover the event.
SOURCE : Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Fatin Asmida Asman
Executive, Group Communications
Tel : 03 – 8315 7938 / 012-549 6504
Email : asmida@might.org.my
MIGHT’s Official Website: www.might.org.my
MIGHT’s Official Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/mightmalaysia
MIGHT’s Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/mightmalaysia
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