D02L05 M Alarkon - UNESCO IBSP

UNESCO International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) Minella C. Alarcon Senior Programme Specialist Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences

UNESCO platform to fulfill its mandate in the basic sciences and science education. Within the United Nations system, UNESCO has a unique mandate for the basic sciences and the promotion of cooperation in this field.

Objectives of IBSP
Building national capacities for basic research, training, science education and popularisation of science through international and regional cooperation in development-oriented areas of national priority;
Transfer and sharing of scientific information and excellence in science through North-South and South-South cooperation; and
Provision of scientific expertise for, and advice to, policy- and decision-makers, and increasing public awareness of ethical issues that progress in science entails.

Emphasis on capacity-building in science, science education, advancement of scientific knowledge, and the use of this knowledge to meet societal needs.
Physics,
Mathematics,
Chemistry,
Biological sciences,
Science education

IBSP Scientific Board
Advises on and monitors programme activities
Members (20):
Professor Herwig Schopper, former Director-General of CERN, Chairperson
Academician Vladimir Fortov, Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), Vice-Chairperson
Professor Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Executive Director, TWAS
H.E. Ambassador, Dr Addulsalam El-Qalali
Professor Jens J. Gaardhoje
Professor Annick Suzor-Weiner
Professor Laszlo Baksay

Collaborating Partners
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), Trieste, Italy
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics (CIMPA), Nice, France
International Centre for Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), Jordan
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)

IBSP Strategy of Action
Focused on the development and execution of major priority actions:
Institutional capacity-building
Human resources development in research and advanced training
Promotion of science education
Leverage and transfer of scientific knowledge
International science expertise and advocacy for science
In cooperation with reliable partners on a cost-sharing basis, with additional support from extrabudgetary funding
UNESCO priorities on Africa, science education, science capacity-building, science policy and advocacy of science, and gender.

IBSP projects in physics & maths
CERN/IBSP Partnership in Training of Science Education Trainers from developing countries
Active Learning in Optics and Photonics (ALOP): cooperation between ICTP, IBSP and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
CIMPA-UNESCO Summer Schools and Workshops in Mathematics
UNESCO Cooperation with IUPAP and its International Commission of Physics Education (ICPE)
IBSP Cluster of UNESCO Chairs: Chair for Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at Birzeit University (Palestinian Territory), Chair for Active Learning and Hands-On Physics Education at Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco
Support to UNESCO networks through the UNESCO Field Offices: Asian Physics Education Network (ASPEN)

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