Doha: Some 180 scientists of Arab origin from across the world will participate in the inaugural Conference for Expatriate Arab Scientists, starting today in Doha.
The three-day event to be held under the auspices of Shaikha Mouza Bint Nasser Al Misnad, wife of the Emir of Qatar, aims at setting up the basis for a research partnership that can secure the expatriate Arab scientists' contribution to boost scientific research in the Arab world.
The conference will highlight the infrastructure and opportunities for research in Qatar and research the partnership mechanisms and collaboration channels among expatriate Arab scientists.
Among the 180 scientists who will be attending the conference are Hilal Al Ashoul, Walid Kronfla, Salim Shaib, Mohammad Nashai, Imad Al Kadi and many others scientists based in European countries and the United States.
The conference has been designed with a focus on the academic aspect and its relation to the priorities of human development in Qatar, organisers said at a press conference yesterday. Scientific research in several fields including medicine, environmental sciences, information technology and the interest in building a communication network through creating a scientists' database will be under discussion at the event.
Qatar-based educational and scientific institutions will also attend an exhibition on the sidelines of the conference.
