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World Conference on Science and Art for Sustainability September 22–25, 2025, Belgrade, Serbia On August 25, 2023, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDSSD), from 2024 to 2033, following a proposal of Serbia supported by Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Hungary, South Africa, Spain, and Vietnam. The idea of …
Promissory statements about an impending artificial intelligence (AI) revolution are everywhere in policy and media discourses, and the healthcare domain is currently AI’s biggest investment space. The promises include efficiency by reducing time and workload of expensive professional labor, especially by machines taking over boring and repetitive tasks.
Where should we start when it comes to peacebuilding? Should we focus on the most promising solution that delivers a quick yet potentially short-lived solution, or instead, the most difficult solution that takes longer but may deliver a more lasting peace? A simple, four-stage recipe for peace might include building support, establishing credibility, accepting compromise, …
WAAS Digest DIGEST JULY 2024 SHARE THIS STORY: LinkedIn / Facebook / X Celebrating 64 Years of Innovation at the WAAS General Assembly The WAAS@64 International Conference and General Assembly was held online on May 15 & 16 and June 26 & 27, 2024. A principle objective of the conference was to provide opportunities for …
IAP and WAAS have organized a webinar to explore AI activities around national academies, and perspectives on how academies could utilise their unique position to shape the development and application of AI in ways that are human-centric, prioritise ethical standards, and promote the broader application of science and technology for societal benefit.
The World Man Center on Cyprus was proposed in the 1960s and was envisioned as an artwork containing works of art, enclosed by a work of art, designed by WAAS Fellow R. Buckminster Fuller, and in large part funded by works of art. The World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) was proposed as the …
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16th Conference of Rectors from the Black Sea Region BSUN 2024 Congress “Summit of the Future for the Black Sea Region” SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM 11 July 2024 09:00 – 10:00 Registration 10:00 – 11:30 Welcome Speeches 11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 – 13:30 “Promoting Science-Based Decision Making in the Society and the Role of Universities” …
The Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) in collaboration with WAAS, Istanbul University and other partners, had organized the BSUN Congress 2024 in Istanbul on July 11-12, 2024. The theme of the Congress was “Summit of the Future for the Black Sea Region”. This theme harmonizes the overarching commitments of the UN with the emerging themes and trends in higher education systems globally that are of concern to the Rectors of BSUN, interested stakeholders, decision-makers, and key actors in higher education.
June 26 & 27 2024 | Agenda | Session videos
September 22, 2025, Monday, Day 0 14:00–19:00 Early registration, Courtyard Belgrade City Center, Belgrade National Museum in Belgrade 19:30–19:50 Aleksandra Stratimirović, Stockholm, Sweeden, Nebojša Popović, Belgrade, Serbia, and Đorđe Makarević, Belgrade, Serbia: Light, sound, and motion (conceptual art happening) National Museum in Belgrade 20:00–20:30 Pan African Heritage Museum, Accra, Ghana: Origin of humanity, curator: Pashington …
This WAAS Dialogues aims to introduce out-of-the-box thinking on significant contemporary opportunities and threats that could lead to action towards exciting alternative futures encompassing sustainability, high quality of life and human security for all.
The World Academy is incorporated in the State of California and has Fellows elected from 86 different countries. WAAS is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt Public Charity under section 501(c)(3).The Academy has introduced annual dues of US$225/year for Fellows and Associate Fellows and US$115/year for Junior Fellows. In its latest …
WAAS@64, an international conference and general assembly will be held online on May 15 & 16 and June 26 & 27, 2024. We will create a framework of programs and activities in support of the UN SDGs, peace and human security for all.
The World Academy is incorporated in the State of California and has Fellows elected from 86 different countries. WAAS is recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt Public Charity under section 501(c)(3).The Academy has introduced annual dues of US$225/year for Fellows and Associate Fellows and US$115/year for Junior Fellows. In its latest …
Talks The role of water vapor phase transitions generated by forests in cooling the atmosphere: Can forests regenerate a healthy climate? Abstract Global climate change has two manifestations, global warming and global climate destabilization including an increasing frequency of weather extremes with floods and droughts. While a major part of global warming is robustly linked …
REGISTER OVERVIEW JUNE 26 & 27, 2024 – AGENDA
The International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development started on January 1, 2024. Michel Spiro, President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Secretary General of the Club of Rome, Steven Hartman, Executive Director of BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition and Nebojsa Neskovic are part of the Working Group preparing the …