At the 108th GRIPS Forum on May 25, 2015, Mr. Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), gave a lecture titled “Capacity Building in Science & Technology for Sustainable Development”.

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Abstract

Challenges such as food and water security, infectious disease, environmental degradation and climate change disproportionately affect developing nations. The enormous science gap between developed and developing nations undercuts the global response. Through support for education, research and policy, TWAS and its partners are building sustainable scientific strength in the developing world.

Speakers’ Profile: Mr. Romain Murenzi

1993 to 2001 Physics Professor at Clark Atlanta University (USA)

1999 to 2001 Chairman of the physics department

2001 to 2009 Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research

2006 to 2009 Minister in the President’s Office in Charge of Science, Technology, and Scientific Research

In 2009 Senior scholar at the Center for Science ,Technology and

Sustainable Development American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2010 to 2011 Director of AAAS, also a visiting professor at the University of Maryland

April 2011 Executive Director of TWAS