Establishment of a UNESCO UNITWIN-Network for Improving Biological Science Education Through Development and Use of Information Technologies in Some Arab States Universities

Considering that,

  • Education of people, academic and vocational training, and a sustainable research and education capacity are prerequisites for the process of development of any country.
  • Human resources play a major role in the socio-economic and cultural development of countries in all parts of the world.
  • Human resources are essential to a sustainable development in developing countries in order to improve the living conditions of the population.
  • University development co-operation aims at long term cooperation with institutes of higher education and research in developing countries focusing on the transfer, and joint development of knowledge.
  • Through long-term cooperation, institution building, development of a sustainable education and nd research capacity of the counterpart institute in developing countries, will be fostered.
  • Principal starting point of any inter-university co-operation should be the development of the partner universities as seen by these partners themselves.
  • Inter-university co-operation (North-South) within the Arab States region in collaboration with universities from industrialized countries can contribute decisively to a sustainable development of a system of university education that can serve in various and important ways the whole region. Purdue University, USA, has signed a letter of intent with the UNESCO to help in establishing a UNITWIN-Network for the Arab States within the framework of the overall UNESCO-UNITWIN-program. The following institutions have expressed their interest to the UNESCO in cooperating in establishing the UNITWIN-Network: Other universities in the Arab States region and within the Western World may join the UNITWIN-Network upon mutual consent of UNESCO and Purdue.

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