Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
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The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international scientific organization
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learned society → non-governmental organization → |
| abbreviation |
TWAS
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| acronymOrigin |
Third World Academy of Sciences
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| collaboratesWith |
International Centre for Theoretical Physics
→
UNESCO → |
| country |
Italy
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| field |
science and technology
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| focusArea |
capacity building
→
promotion of scientific excellence → research support → science policy → |
| formerName |
Third World Academy of Sciences
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| foundedBy |
Abdus Salam
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| foundingLocation |
Trieste, Italy
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| foundingYear |
1983
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| hasAbbreviation |
TWAS
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| hasCurrentName |
The World Academy of Sciences
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| hasMemberType |
fellows
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young affiliates → |
| headquartersLocation |
Trieste, Italy
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| language |
English
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| mission |
build scientific and technological capacity in developing countries
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support scientific excellence in the developing world → |
| objective |
promote sustainable development through science
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reduce the scientific gap between developed and developing countries → |
| offers |
fellowships
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prizes and awards → research grants → |
| primaryBeneficiaries |
researchers in low- and middle-income countries
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| regionServed |
developing countries
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| renamedAs |
The World Academy of Sciences
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| scope |
global
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| shortName |
TWAS
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| sponsors |
collaborative research projects
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scientific meetings → |
| status |
active
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| supports |
scientists in developing countries
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| supportsDiscipline |
agricultural sciences
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engineering → medical sciences → natural sciences → socially relevant science → |
| typeOfSupport |
individual support
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institutional support → |
| website |
https://twas.org
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ismail Serageldin
→
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan ("The World Academy of Sciences") → Yuan T. Lee ("The World Academy of Sciences") → |
memberOf |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("TWAS")
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abbreviation |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("Third World Academy of Sciences")
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acronymOrigin |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("Third World Academy of Sciences")
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formerName |
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Abdus Salam
("Third World Academy of Sciences")
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founded |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("TWAS")
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hasAbbreviation |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("The World Academy of Sciences")
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hasCurrentName |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("The World Academy of Sciences")
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renamedAs |
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
("TWAS")
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shortName |