CISTRAT Visits Malaysia to Join the International Symposium of the Category 2 Institutes and Centres under the Auspices of UNESCO in the Field of Natural Sciences
June 4,2024
The International Symposium of the Category 2
Institutes and Centres under the Auspices of UNESCO in the Field of Natural
Sciences was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 15 to 17 May 2024. The
symposium was co-hosted by UNESCO, International Science, Technology and
Innovation Centre (ISTIC), the Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO and the
Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO. Lidia Arthur Brito, Assistant
Director-General of Natural Sciences Sector of UNESCO, attended the event and
delivered the keynote speech. Minister of Education of Malaysia Fadhlina Sidek
and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia Chang Lih Kang
respectively attended and addressed the meeting.
At the invitation of the hosts, representatives of
CISTRAT attended the symposium. During “The intersection of Science and Policy:
Transformative Progress” session, Dr. Li Zhe, Director of the Office of Think
Tank Operation and Research Management, introduced CASTED and CISTRAT, the
international academic exchanges, training workshop, cooperation network and
other work they carried out in recent years, and the role they played in
China’s STI policy. In the Q&A session, Dr. Li answered questions about the
formulation the evaluation of China’s STI policies.
This symposium was attended by representatives of
34 UNESCO Category II centres in the field of natural sciences from 23
countries. Delegates focused on realizing the Decade of Sciences for
Sustainable Development and exchanged insights on seven themes, including
“Water Sciences Research, Education and Capacity Development”, “Hubs for
Sustainability: UNESCO-designated Sites and Networks”, “Water and Disaster Risk
Reduction”, “Addressing the Planetary Crises: Climate Change and Biodiversity”,
“Revolutionising Capacity Building in Engineering for SDGs”, “The Role of Basic
Sciences in Advancing Emerging Technologies and Breakthrough Innovations”, and
“The intersection of Science and Policy: Transformative Progress ”.
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