In the framework of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Italy and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, signed in Cairo on April 29, 1975, the Directorate - General for Country Promotion (Economy, Culture and Science) - Unit for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Scientific Research of Egypt , hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”, initiate herewith the procedures for the drafting of the Executive Programme of Scientific and Technological Cooperation for the years 2016 – 2018.

To this purpose, the Parties issue the present call for the submission of joint project proposals for the “Exchange of Researchers” and for the submission of joint project proposals of “Particular Relevance”

Areas of Cooperation Projects may be submitted in one of the following priority research areas: Agriculture and Food Science and Technology, Energy and Environment (including rational use of water resources and desalination) .. and more

Call details will be available, in due time, at the following link:
http://www.esteri.it/mae/it/politica_estera/cooperscientificatecnologica/avvisiincaricobandi.html

Closing Date: July 15th, 2015

More information ... http://www.stdf.org.eg/