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The National Commission for Science and Technology(NCST) and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) will, soon, send out a call for applications for grants to interested innovators, who have created inventions in Renewable Energy Technology (RET). The Hackathon comes under the theme Advancing Innovations in Local Manufacturing and will be conducted in response to the call made by the State President, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, who, at the official launch of the University Read more…

The Academy of Sciences (TAS) is now under the National commission for science and technology. TAS has been under the Malawi Implementation Plan (2021-2030) through the Ministry of Education to play a critical role of advising Government on Science Technology and Innovation (STI) policy development and implementation in order to address socio-economic challenges and promote development through NCST. It is dedicated to promoting excellence in natural sciences, mathematics, medicine, environmental and life sciences, engineering sciences, Read more…

TWAS is pleased to share with you information on the following TWAS Calls for applications. We would be grateful if you can please share them via your networks to anyone who may be interested in these opportunities: 1) TWAS Fellowships for PhD and Postdoctoral research: Host countries, eligibility criteria and deadlines vary depending on the Fellowship. Deadline of the TÜBİTAK-TWAS Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships tenable in Turkey (Türkiye) is extended to 26 February 2024.PhD https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-tubitak-postgraduate-fellowship-programmePDoc Read more…

Salima, 29th November 2023 – The Government of Malawi is pleased to announce the hosting of the 6th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Policy Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), scheduled to take place from November 29 to December 1, 2023, at the Sunbird Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Salima. This landmark regional event will unfold under the theme, “Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Agro-processing and Pharmaceutical Value Chains for Industrial Development”. Initiated by Read more…