online International Seminar on COVID-19 epidemiology Evidence Based Policy, and Prospects for Vaccine”.  May 06, 2020 at 02:00 PM Islamabad, Karachi, Tashkent with the patronage of COMSTECH. Join Zoom MeetingProf Saad B. Omer, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Yale School of Medicine, and Director of Yale Institute for Global Health will deliver the seminar. Downloads: 1 – 2

Against estimates that COVID-19 containment measures will result in an immediate decline in African GDP growth from 3.2% to 1.8% in 2020 – with further adverse impacts if the pandemic is not contained – universities are being challenged to consider their roles in mitigating socio-economic impacts. Read more>

The 2020 edition of the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings has been published revealing the top universities around the world. The rankings measure actions taken by universities to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to promote social and economic wellbeing around the world. The rankings were carried …

While there are tuition free universities, there are also universities that offer tuition fee scholarships for excellent international students. Scholarships in the form of full or partial tuition fee waivers are the most common international scholarships offered by Universities. Read more>

2020-2021 Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program are open to developing country nationals from World Bank member countries. The scholarships are towards preferred Master’s Degree Programmes offered at participating Universities around the world. Deadline is 23 April 2020. Read more>

While some African universities are forging ahead with end-of-semester exams using alternative online methods, others are still considering their options. At the root of the issue are resources and preparedness. Read more>

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ISID and the Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SSI) jointly sponsor the SSI/ISID Infectious Diseases Research Fellowship Program. The purpose of this Fellowship Program is to support infectious disease physicians and scientists from under-resourced countries through multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training at select biomedical institutions in Switzerland. Read more>

It’s a common trope that Arab women lack equality of opportunity and freedom to engage with the world. The received wisdom is that they are prevented from pursuing an education and a career by religious and/or cultural restrictions. But the truth is more nuanced. Religion and culture are not the …

There are a significant number of scholarships offered by Universities, Foreign Governments, and International Organizations that support development-related studies such as agriculture, education, global health, environment, public policy, peace, water and sanitation etc. Read more>