
Students Launched the First Scientific Internet Radio Station in Egypt
December 1, 2016 |
Cairo University students under the BSc Biotechnology program launched the Scientific Square Radio (SSR). It is the first scientific radio station in Egypt and is located at the Central Library, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. Prof. Naglaa Abdallah, Coordinator of the BSc Biotechnology program and Director of the Egypt Biotechnology Information Center (EBIC) highly supported the initiative. EBIC, a non-profit organization disseminating factual scientific information to different sectors including decision makers, sponsors SSR.
The main mission of the radio station is to raise scientific awareness by simplifying science to reach people from different categories, including non-scientific people. Science students from different Egyptian universities are involved to cover as many scientific branches as possible. SSR is the media voice for science to deliver the correct information to decision makers and the public. The SSR program covers activities such as the conduct of scientific conferences, interviews with pioneer scientists, decision makers and the general public, as well as partnering with the media. It will help students to chose their future career and understand different fields of science. The main language of the program is Arabic to reach people not only from Egypt but from other Arabic countries.
For more information about Scientific Square Radio, visit their FB page or contact Prof. Naglaa Abdallah at naglaa.abdallah@agr.cu.edu.eg.
|
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- Students Launched the First Scientific Internet Radio Station in Egypt
- Uganda PM Advocates for Biotech at NARO-MAK Conference
- Ethiopia to Commercialize Bt Cotton in Two Years
- Scientists Find Single Enzyme Controling Growth and Defense Hormones
- Australian OGTR Receives License Application for Field Trial of GM Wheat
- Researchers Reveal Characteristics of Plant Defense Compound Dhurrin
-
Research Highlights
- Scientists Engineer Maize to Produce Astaxanthin
- Study Reveals the Defense Roles of Soybean GmAFS Gene Against Nematodes and Insects
-
Beyond Crop Biotech
- Engineers Develop Transgenic Grass that Neutralizes Toxic Pollution from Bombs, Explosives, and Munitions
-
From the BICs
- Filipino Students Showcase Biotech in Bag Designs
- NaCRRI Hosts ABNE Technical Advisory Team, Looks into Strengthening Biosafety Capacity
- Biotech Stakeholders Informed about New Regulation in Indonesia
-
Announcements
- Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress - Europe
-
Plant
- Challenges in Genome Editing of Sugarcane
- Public Acceptance of Food Products from Genome-Edited Crops
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (February 12, 2025)
- Gene Editing Supplement (February 12, 2025)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet