Science and technology institutions play a crucial role in fulfilling the requirements of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, particularly regarding collaboration with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the SDGs. By partnering with NGOs, science and technology institutions combine their scientific expertise with community-driven approaches to address complex challenges. Through these collaborations, they provide support, capacity building, and access to grassroots networks, contributing to the effective implementation of the SDGs and creating meaningful and sustainable change. AAST had agreement with Obyan, EPROM, Strategic Women and Youth Institute and Afro- Asian Union
AAST Agreement with Obyan
AASTMT signed MoU with Obyan in August, 2023 to achieve the goal of Quality Education in Sustainable development. Based on this agreement, students of Artificial intelligence are eligible to participate in Research & development in renewable energy and green environment, join internship in Obyan, in the College of Artificial Intelligence collaborated with Obyan Company in their Graduation Project. Such Collaboration will support AASTMT roadmap for green environment
AASTMT signed an agreement with EPRO in May 2023. The agreement state to support the educational learning process with industrial best practices, the agreement enables the engineering college to join training opportunities in EPROM. EPROM- College of Engineering agreement target as well how to get advantages form academia role in SDG role to reduce the impact on environment. It plans awareness campaign to SDG support considering Egypt Vision toward (2030). Both sides will support the three dimension (Economical, Social and environmental) and support the project related to that vision to control its impact on climate change
The union is branched from The Afro-Asian Peoples' Solidarity Organization (AAPSO). The collaboration that was signed with Agro- Asian Union in March 2022, enables AAST students to enroll in joint training, workshops and organize joint conference that support suitable developments. The union will refer to AAST to enrich its experience with academia and to have joint campaigns and activities that support SDG.
AASTMT signed MoU with Strategic women and youth institute in February 2022, the agreement state to have joint programs that support suitable development and gender equality in leadership. The collaboration extended to include Seminars, workshops and case studies. For the next year of such collaboration, AASTMT maintains sustainable activities with Strategic women and youth to support its roadmap for achieving SDG
AAST collaboration the Strategic Women and Youth Institute
Collaboration with NGOs for SDGs (2021-2022)
Science and technology institutions play a crucial role in fulfilling the requirements of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, particularly regarding collaboration with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the SDGs. By partnering with NGOs, science and technology institutions combine their scientific expertise with community-driven approaches to address complex challenges. Through these collaborations, they provide support, capacity building, and access to grassroots networks, contributing to the effective implementation of the SDGs and creating meaningful and sustainable change.
The Mediterranean area suffers from extremely high rates of youth and female unemployment. To face this challenge, GREENLAND promotes social inclusion and fight against poverty by providing unskilled and underprivileged young people with marketable skills in the Green and Circular Economy, with the potential to generate thousands of jobs. To reach its objective, the project will create new curricula based on market needs, skills transfer to NEETs and women, media-based training tools, and cultural exchanges among young people. This project is funded by ENI CBC MED Program.
Green Land Green Skills for A Sustainable Development project on AASTMT webpage
To strengthen the role of the Egyptian Universities in the achievement of the environmental Sustainable Development Goals through enhancing their organizational governance capacities, creating current and future SDGs implementers, and upgrading their operational facilities necessary to the implementation of innovative practices for the achievement of the environmental SDGs. This is an Erasmus plus funded project.
Integration of Sustainable Development Goals Inuniversities for Better Climate Change Management "Involve" project on AASTMT webpage
APC is the publishing center of Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), whose main campus is located in Alexandria, Egypt. As of January 2022; APC has six current e-journals in different majors. APC adopting the open access model in all published journals.
Academy Publishing Center (aast.edu) link for the AASTMT webpage
