30 March 2015
As part of IIASA’s global strategy, IIASA is investigating how to develop closer collaborations between the Institute and countries in the Middle East.
In March, IIASA Director General and CEO Professor Pavel Kabat and his Special Advisor, Professor Chin-Min Lee, visited Amman to explore areas of common research interest and opportunities to collaborate together.
During the high-level visit, Kabat met with:
1. HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal
2. HE Dr Hazem El Naser, Minister of Water and Irrigation
3. HE Dr Labeeb El Khadra, Minister of Higher Education
4. HE Dr Khaled Elshuraydeh, Secretary General, Higher Council for Science and Technology
5. Dr Ghaleb Ma’abrah, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Following these meetings, both IIASA and Jordan agreed to collaborate more closely.
Professor Dr Pavel Kabat & Professor Chin-Min Lee meet HE Dr Labeeb El Khadra, Minister of Higher Education to discuss closer collaboration with Jordan.
IIASA researchers have recently conducted the following research about Jordan or with researchers from Jordan:
Partners on these studies include scientists from University of Jordan.
IIASA ACTIVITIES WITH JORDAN
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