Aswan University is represented in the scientific councils and committees at the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT):
The Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT)
The Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT) is a non‐profit organization affiliated to the Ministry of Scientific Research, established in September 1971 by the Presidential Decree No 2405 as the national authority responsible for science & technology in Egypt. In 1998, ASRT was reorganized by the Presidential Decree No 377 that defined its mission, function and activities.
ASRT is the Egyptian house of expertise. It brings together outstanding Egyptian scientists and experts from universities, research institutions, private sector, NGOs, policymakers and prominent Egyptian scientists in Diaspora to deliberate country problems, propose and carry out scientific studies and future strategic basic plans to tackle these problems.
ASRT adopts a comprehensive plan for developing Egyptian S&T to support relevant national ministries and research institutions in creating an integrated system of scientific research together for increasing the number of trained scientists in Egypt, and giving science a leading role in the country’s development and knowledge based economy. ASRT also promotes and encourages female and youth participation in S&T and scientific leadership.
Vision:-
Effective National Academy, cooperates with other entities of STI, to improve scientific and economic status of Egypt
Mission:-
Nurturing enabling environment for STI and supporting the complete cycle of innovation
ASRT Mandates:-
- Deliberate country problems; putting scientific solutions, and to set strategic studies, foresights and technological roadmaps through its 20 Specialized Scientific Councils, 300 ASRT Fellows, 20 National committees, 200 members).
- Appreciate excellence in STI (State Prizes, STI indicators, STI evaluation, monitoring and benchmarking).
- Provide national central core facilities (Scientific Publishing, Internationalization of Local Journals, Digital Library, ENSTINET, GLORIAD, cloud, grid and Super Computing, E-Science, EKB……etc).
- Support national industry, technology transfer and deepen the local manufacturing (Egyptian Patent Office, IPR Help Desk, Quick Prototyping Fund, National Network of Technology and Innovation Commercialization Offices (TICOs), Regional Technological Incubators (Intilac), knowledge and technological alliances (KTA).
- Propose, fund and manage National Multidisciplinary and Multi institutional Applied Projects, Initiatives and Campaigns, to tackle National stressing problems & demands
- Establish, support and manage National and International Scientific Research Networks (Basic and Converging Sciences) , joint R&D labs and centers (China-Egypt Joint Lab of Renewable Energy, MATS,..etc)
- Empowering young and women in STI (Children University, Scientists for next generation, Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences, National Committee of women, My project my future …etc)
- Science & Society (Simplification of Science and Scientific Culture, Innovative Education of Science, Science Explainers, Scientific Books, Science Magazine, TV Programs & Series, Translations of scientific books, Exhibitions, Cairo Innovates, 1001 invention, Conf. , Workshops, Forums and Scientific Festivals).
- Propose, fund and carry out Social Studies and humanities and Surveys
Duties of the Councils:-
Specialized Scientific Councils SSCs are a national house of expertise and a center of knowledge and are the entity charged with guiding future policies in different scientific disciplines at the national level in light of regional and global changes.
SSCs serve as a vessel for strategic thought and the beating heart of knowledge transfer through a distinguished group of Egyptian scientists and experts representing universities, centers, institutes, scientific and research bodies, experts, industrialists and Egyptian scientists in the diaspora, and provide the product of their expertise and research to decision makers in the form of strategic and future studies, technological road maps, reports and independent data on controversial topics related to science, technology and innovation and awareness messages.
The academy has 20 SSCs, each specializing in the fields of science and technology including social and human sciences, each of the 15 best scientists selected by accurate, international and transparency standards, and the percentage of outstanding young researchers from 20% to 30% of the membership of each quality council, and the total membership of quality councils is about 300 scientists and experts who are colleagues of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT Fellows).
The scientific reference SSCs are for all state institutions in all fields (health, agriculture, food, medicine, environment, water, water, water, energy, culture, sociology, economy, technology, transportation, communications, industry, oil, mineral resources, remote sensing, future studies, risk management, future studies, education policy studies and scientific research).
Mandates:-
- Develop strategic studies and road maps in the diverse fields of science and technology of high priority to the state based on the strategic plan of Egypt 2030.
- Contribute to formulating the policies via providing future studies and scientific consultation to entities concerned.
- Implement the directives addressed to the specialized councils from decision-making bodies.
- Strengthen the scientific bonds with the local and international peer institutions.
- Transfer of expertise to the outstanding elements of the new generations to be included to participate in the specialized councils.
- Each Council or Committee has its own details such as:
Basic Sciences Research Councils
Vision:-
Basic Sciences Research Councils are considered a house of local expertise and knowledge and are specialized in developing future trends in various scientific disciplines at the national level in light of the next generation.
Mission:-
Basic Sciences Research Councils are a platform for research thought and the beating heart to transfer knowledge through a distinguished elite of Egyptian scientists and experts, the presence of institutions, institutes, institutes, scientific and technological bodies for industry and Egyptian scientists abroad, exclusively the product of their experiences and research for industry in the form of strategic and future studies, technology roadmaps, reports, and independent data on disciplines related to general science, technology and awareness.
Duties:-
After the number of the Academy’s Basic Sciences Research Councils is twenty specialized councils, each council specializes in the field of advanced fields of science and technology, including social and human sciences, behind each council are 15 of the best scientists who are selected according to precise, cooperative and transparent criteria, and the percentage of distinguished young people reaches 20% to 30% of the membership of each specialized council, the total members of the specialized field became about 300 scientists and experts with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology Fellows (ASRT Fellows ).
Achievements:-
The Basic Sciences Research Councils are the scientific reference for all state teams in all fields (good health, food and medicine, others, irrigation, social and good management, information, transportation, choose, petroleum and mineral resources for planning after and future studies and managed by many and future studies and scientific education planning studies). Conducting its own studies and roadmaps in various fields of modern science and technology one day, and building on the strategic construction of Egypt 2030 in drawing progress to provide future studies and scientific advice to public bodies, and forming studies and specializations based on requests from ministries or direct assignments from advanced manufacturing bodies. Unifying scientific links with academics and local and international scientific bodies to transfer expertise to distinguished elements of the new generations that are included in the qualitative field.
The Egyptian National Committee for Mathematics
Overview:-
In view of the development that has been determined for scientific and research institutions in Egypt, Presidential Decree No. 377 of 1998 to reorganize the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, a new regulation has actually been put in place for the requirements of recognition, formation, tasks, and method of work of national specializations in all specializations.
The requirements for the formation of specializations are as follows: –
1- The formation of gentlemen, professors, scientists, and experts from universities and researchers should be distinguished by the following proportion: 40% from the innovations of scientists and experts, 40% from the generation of innovators, and 20% from the younger generation.
2- Choosing a chairperson, deputy, and secretary for each committee, provided that the chairperson is from the experts and the deputy are from the generation of innovators, and the secretary is from the younger generation.
3- The duration of the committee is three years, and based on these instructions, the National Mathematics Committee was formed by the decision of the President of the Academy No. 115 of 2013, issued on 10/6/2013. There are fifteen members in specialized specializations in the field of mathematics from the various departments of the Republic, in addition to the secretary of the technical department.
Vision:-
The National Committee for Mathematics is one of the popular committees of the Academy of Scientific Research, which raises Egypt’s level in the International Federation of Mathematics, Level III, by 2020. The University: To become the committee that primarily supports the field of in Egypt for education and research in order to raise Egypt’s level in the international classification of mathematics and present an image. Supervisor of researchers in the field of mathematics in Egypt and benefit from national expertise to achieve maximum benefit from the International Federation of Mathematics in addition to international conferences benefit Experience in organizing specialization including achieving for courtesy.
Mandates of the National Committee for Mathematics:-
1- Benefit from the goals of specialized creators or international bodies of the center and follow up on the conferences and studies that it aspires to and follow up on its activities in a way that benefits the national scientific community in the field of work of the committee.
2- Representing Egypt in international federations and expressing the Egyptian public opinion in its fields and contributing to its work and proposing international cooperation in its field of specialization with submitting a report on it to the Academy.
3- Providing models for projects, activities and studies that the committee deserves to carry out within the framework of the general vision of the Academy.
4- International and regional scientific conferences and seminars in the field of the specialized committee to introduce global activities and update in the field of specialization and recommend benefiting from them.
5- Assisting in scientific publishing by introducing the national scientific community to the mutual scientific fields in the field of specialization of each committee.
6- Preparing an annual report on the activities of the International Union of the Academy with a statement on how to benefit from Egypt in this issue.