TWAS-ROSSA stands for The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World - Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa. TWAS-ROSSA is currently hosted by The African Academy of Sciences, AAS in Nairobi, KENYA. The AAS Provides administrative support as well as office space for the TWAS-ROSSA office.

The main objective of TWAS-ROSSA is to promote the acitvities of TWAS and its affiliated organisations in Africa, including training of fellows, issuing of grants and awards and networking amongst its members. The TWAS-ROSSA regional office currently undertakes the following duties and responsibilites:

• Enhancing the visibility of TWAS among young and promising scientists, policy makers and media, through the organisation of public lectures, discussion meetings, television programmes, and local ewspapers/magazines.
• Identifying eminent scientists in the region and nominating them for TWAS membership and awards.
• Assessing the vitality and effectiveness of TWAS's activities in the region.
• Organising activities in areas of science and technology of critical importance to the region. These activities will include periodic meetings of TWAS members, TWAS symposia and lectures.

TWAS-ROSSA also works to establish linkages with existing TWAS National Chapters in Africa and provides capacity building support to these Chapters. There are five TWAS National chapters in Africa.

• Madagascar Chapter based at the National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology
• Senegal Chapter based at the Academie des Science et Technique du Senegal
• Zimbabwe Chapter based at the Scientific and Industrial Research and development Centre
• Kenya Chapter based at the African Academy of Sciences.
• Ghana Chapter based at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences 

TWAS National Chapters

 

For further enquiries contact:

The TWAS-ROSSA Programme Officer
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