Arab Science Week

Your First Science Platform

Arab Science Week is an annual celebration of science and technology in the MENA region, aiming at stimulating curiosity to encourage learning. It covers a broad spectrum of interesting science topics and the intersection of science and other aspects of life.

We provide a platform on which science is accessible and enjoyable!

Arab Science Week connects the scientific community with the public audience through hosting discussions which support the progress of the scientific community, accelerate innovation, and adapt to changes and challenges in the world of science and technology.

A Hub for Science & Technology Engagement

Our vision is to create MENA’s most unprecedented and sustained hub for engagement with science and technology, where science is put into action and inclusive participation is enhanced in science.

Learning, Communicating, Growing Together!

Our mission is to bring together all levels of expertise in the scientific community, and provide a platform for learning, communication, knowledge-exchange and growth together.

The Beginning

Science for Everyone!

This was the first spark that triggered us to launch a celebration of science and technology for everyone without any restrictions. Believing that science can be fun, however challenging it may seem, and that it should be accessible in a simplified way for all segments of society, we launched the 1st local edition of the Arab Science Week in 2016 from Egypt.

From a Local to a Regional celebration of Science

From a series of Egyptian Science Week 2016-2018 in one country, to Arab Science Week 2020 taking place in 19 countries.

From science as a concept to science in action

From 16K attendees in 2016, up until 75K attendees in 2018, reaching 24K active attendees and 132K views in 2020.

Meet The Board!

Board of Trustees

Prof. Farouk Elbaz

Space scientist and geologist, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ASW

Princess Sumaya bint Hassan

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Princess Sumaya University for Technology

Dr. Mahmoud Sakr

President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology

Dr. Eesa Bastaki

President of the University of Dubai

Dr. Saaïd Amzazi

Minister of Education, Vocational Training Higher Education and Scientific Researchin the Kingdom of Morocco

Sheikha Suhaila Al-Sabah

Honorary President of the United Nations Program for the Empowerment of Arab Women to Work in International Organizations

Advisory Council

Ahmed Ali Murad

Professor, Acting Associate Provost for Research at United Arab Emirates University

Islam Hussein

Molecular virologist & Senior Scientist at Microbiotix, Inc

Amal Amin

Associate Professor at National Research Center (Egypt) & Founder of Women In Science Without Borders Initiative

Bothina Osama

MENA regional co-ordinator at SciDev.Net

Jauad El Kharraz

Senior Water-Energy-Climate expert & R&D Director at the Middle East Desalination Research Center

Gad El-Qady

President at National Research Institute of astronomy and Geophysics

Jamal Al-Dabal

Chairman and Co-Founder at DaamInno

Rana Dajani

Molecular Biologist & Tenured Professor of Biology and Biotechnology at Hashemite University

Zahra Al-Rawahi

Director of Innovation Capacity Building and Support at The Research Council Oman

Alaa Khamis

Smart Mobility Technical Leader at GM & Professor of Autonomous Vehicles

Ali Alshidhani

Undersecretary for Communications and Information Technology at Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology Oman

Ali Albahrani

Specialist in Science Communication & Science

Amr Almaddah

Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Services at Ministry of Hajj and Umrah & Assistant Professor at King AbdulAziz University

Ghina Halabi

Senior Associate at Churchill College, University of Cambridge & Founder & Executive Director at She Speaks Science

Mohamed Essaaidi

Professor at Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco

Mohamed El-Sonpaty

Freelance Science Journalist and Science Communication Consultant & Co-founder of Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication

Mariam Matar

Founder & Chairperson at UAE Genetic Diseases Association

Nasser M. Alzeidi

Associate Professor of Communication and Computer Systems at Sultan Qaboos University

Nidhal Guessoum

Professor of Physics at American University of Sharjah

Heba EL-Deghaidy

Professor of Curriculum and Science Education. American University in Cairo- AUC

Yasser Elshayeb

Chief of Party, Center of Excellence for Water, The American University in Cairo

Your First Science Platform

We provide a platform on which science is accessible and enjoyable!

A Hub for Science & Technology Engagement

Learning, Communicating, Growing Together!

18 Arab Countries

+29K Registrations

Gender Equality

233 Scientists

73 Partners

+9.31 Million

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