Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Through this cooperation, KFAS, Kuwait's advocate of innovation, technology and science, aspires to enrich its expertise, scientific innovations and education for the service of the Kuwaiti community and humanity.
KFAS and AAAS will coordinate on basis of shared values for advancing science, engineering and innovation for the benefit of the society. They will set up mechanisms for expertise exchange, personnel interaction and the transfer of knowledge.
The agreement will be valid for three years and aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) awareness, and STEM education, for Kuwaiti families, build competitive research capacity in the Kuwait research community, support technology and knowledge transfer and catalyzing research for economic development in Kuwait. It also aims to enhance capacity for research management and oversight in Kuwait institutions, connect research to enterprise and boost the research and innovation environment in the private sector.
Both entities will work together to facilitate networks of expertise that include researchers from all areas of sciences and technology, persons specialised in product development and technology transfer, innovators and entrepreneurs from all fields, organize workshops, symposiums and targeted expert advice.
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