Planetarium Science Center
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138, Chatby
Alexandria, Egypt

+203 4839999 Ext. 1766

hanaa.hosny@bibalex.org

Research & Teaching

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is an Egyptian institution of international character, devoted to the promotion of enlightened values, good governance, and sustainable development in Egypt and the Arab World, as well as elsewhere in the World. The BA issues an annual report and audited accounts. It is governed by an international Board of Trustees, and is not part of the Egyptian Government. It was established by a special law (law No. 1 for 2001) that attached it to the Head of State.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the New Library of Alexandria, is dedicated to recapturing the spirit of the original Library. It aspires to be the World’s window on Egypt; Egypt’s window on the World; a leading institution of the digital age; and, above all, a center for learning, tolerance, dialogue and understanding.

To fulfill that role, the new complex is much more than a library. Not only can the Library hold millions of books, but it also includes a center for the Internet and its archive; six specialized libraries for audio-visual materials, the visually impaired, children, the young, microforms, and rare books and special collections; three museums for antiquities, manuscripts, and the history of science; a planetarium; an exploratorium for children’s exposure to science; three permanent exhibitions; six art galleries for temporary exhibitions; a conference center for thousands of persons; seven research institutes covering manuscripts, documentation of heritage, calligraphy and writing, information sciences, Mediterranean and Alexandrian Studies, arts, and scientific research; an Institute for Peace Studies; and a discussion forum.

Today, this vast complex is a reality, receiving more than one million visitors a year, and holding hundreds of events every year.

Outreach

Planetarium Science Center (PSC)

The PSC is an ideal place to enjoy a day of fun learning. The BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is an independent, not-for-profit educational foundation dedicated to increasing the public’s awareness, interest and understanding of science and technology through three sections, each of which approaches science in a different manner that is relatively unconventional to the Egyptian community:

1) The Planetarium offers a diversity of fascinating scientific shows that are both entertaining and informative; the shows also cover a wide range of age groups.
2) The History of Science Museum covers the highlights of the historical aspect of science in Egypt during the Pharaonic and Hellenistic eras, as well as, during the golden age of the Arab Islamic world.
3) The ALEXploratorium is a hands-on science facility dedicated to making science accessible and interesting to the public through innovative and interactive activities that explain scientific facts and demonstrate their presence in everything we see, hear or touch in our daily life.

PSC Mission
To promote science & technology among school students and the public at large, and to show their relevance to everyday life.

PSC Goals

• Gateway to the Challenges of the Future.
• To foster the values of Science.
• To create a new generation of innovative thinkers.
• Yield a new generation of science literate problems solvers.
• Give new generations the tools to determine a future that is one of CHOICE not chance.

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Institute website

Benha University
Qalyubia Government
Benha, Egypt

+201150778609-0133222578 – 225494 0133

Mahmoud Nassar

Research & Teaching

The theoretical laboratory of physics at physics department, Daculty of Science, Benha university for particle physics. It is interested in computational physics and theoretical physics.

Outreach

Creation of constructive scientific atmosphere in Egypt in order to conduct scientific research based on the international standards focusing on specific research fields, mainly theoretical particle physics, in order to cultivate and promote young generations and to establish a coherent scientific community for mutual, active and effective collaboration with the rest of the world.

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Benha University

Mahmoud Nassar

Mahmoud Nassar

Nile University Campus – Sheikh Zayed District – Juhayna Square, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt.

+20 2 3854 1700 or +2-0100-2390604
Hotline: 16543

Abdel Nasser Tawfik

Research & Teaching

The Egyptian Center for Theoretical Physics (ECTP) is a research center founded by the Modern University for Technology and Information (MTI) in order to promote fundamental physics and applied mathematics. Its mission is to promote research in high energy physics, cosmology, applied mathematics and computational sciences. ECTP is collaborating with leading Egyptian and foreigner scholars and research institutions. ECTP kindly acknowledges the broadminded support from domestic- and world-leading funding agencies, organizations and individuals.

ECTP was the first and still the only research center in Egypt and North Africa that has been recognized by TWAS–UNESCO as a “Centre of Excellence“. Having this prestigious status enables it to run TWAS-UNESCO associateship Scheme and other research programs.

Outreach

Vision:
Creation of constructive scientific atmosphere in Egypt in order to conduct scientific research based on the international standards focusing on specific research fields, mainly theoretical particle physics, in order to cultivate and promote young generations and to establish a coherent scientific community for mutual, active and effective collaboration with the rest of the world.

Mission:

• Establishing a local platform to perform scientific research in Egypt according to the international standards
• Conduct the scientific research in cosmology, elementary particle physics and applied mathematics. ECTP is also planning to encompass additional areas including their applications
• Cooperation with counterpart research institutions and centers in Egypt and from all over the world to promote the mutual exchange
• Participation and organization of conferences, workshop and schools on related fields
• Increasing the number of published scientific papers affiliated to an Egyptian institution
• Establishing groups of young researches over long-term, who exclusively concentrated on performing scientific research in related fields
• Attracting world-class scientists in participating in the ECTP’s scientific activities

Objectives:

• The strategic objective of ECTP is to be an interdisciplinary and self-financing research institution for a various number of advanced studies in basic sciences.
• The tactic objective of ECTP is to increase the number of published scientific papers, on which MTI University and ECTP are affiliated. The published papers are one of the main categories to rank out the World Top Universities.
• ECTP basically aims to cultivate new generations of specialists in physics and mathematics, who are committed to and capable to promote and strengthen the scientific dimensions and the strategic roles of higher education in Egypt, in order to bridge the gap between the best scholarly research and the pressing needs of young generation towards a rapidly changing world (Egypt).
• ECTP is willing to intensify joint research projects with leading Egyptian and foreigner scholars and research institutions.
• The long-term plan of ECTP is to establish various research groups and furnish them with all needed facilities.

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Nile University