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SEPTEMBER 2011

Researchers' night

ICS participated at the Researchers' night held on 23 September in the main square of Trieste, Piazza Unità. The event is Europe-wide and brings together the general public and researchers. This year it took place in 320 European cities in 32 countries.read more

APRIL 2010

Delegation from the Government of Sri Lanka visits ICS

Further to the meeting held by the UNIDO Director-General with the Sri Lankan Minister of Technology and Research in April 2010, the Government of Sri Lanka requested UNIDO's support to establish a Nanoscience Park, as envisaged by the National Nanotechnology Initiative launched in 2007 by H.E. Mahinda Rajapakse, the President of Sri Lanka.read more

November 2010

ICS promotes UNESCO's initiative dedicated to Education for Sustainable Development

ICS recognizes UNESCO's initiative dedicated to Education for Sustainable Developmentread more

September 2010

Visit of South African delegation to ICS

A delegation of the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa and a representative of the South African Academy of Science paid a visit to ICS on 9 September 2010 to be acquainted with ICS areas of interest and to explore possible joint collaborations.read more

Collaborative Project

Next Generation Biofuels for Africa

ICS-UNIDO is currently finalising with the African Union Commission a collaborative project (estimated Euro 20 Mil) on the development of Next Generation Biofuels and Biorefinery, to be submitted before the end of the year to the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, for endorsement and subsequent funding by the European Commission.read more

Cooperation Project

Geothermal development in East Africa

A regional cooperation project (Euro 16 Mil) for the development of geothermal energy in the East Africa Rift Region has been submitted to the ACP Secretariat in Brussels by the African Union based in Addis Ababa in cooperation with ICS-UNIDO.read more

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 8 December 2009 (at midnight Paris time)

New Executive Director for TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world Trieste, Italy

UNESCO is seeking the appointment of a renowned scientific leader and administrator to serve as Executive Director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) based in Trieste, Italy.read more

18/09/2009 Bologna

Training course on Next Generation Biofuels: Development of sustainable chemical processes for production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals from agricultural waste and non-food biomass"- Bologna, Italy, 14-18 September 2009

ICS-UNIDO, in collaboration with the University of Bologna and with support from the EU FP7 project CHRISGAS, has organised a training course on Next Generation Biofuels: Development of sustainable chemical processes for production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals from agricultural waste and non-food biomass" on 14-18 September 2009, in Bologna, Italy.read more

August 2009

ICTP Dirac Medallists 2009 announced

ICTP (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics) has announced that the recipients of its 2009 Dirac Medal are Roberto Car and Michele Parrinello - member of the International Scientific Committee of ICS - for their revolutionary "molecular dynamics" numerical simulation method for condensed matter.read more