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🔹 #ICESCO's Science and Environment Sector took part in a roundtable on building a shared space for scientific research and innovation, held on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Higher Education and Research Week convened by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the European Union (EU). 🔹 During a session devoted to scientific diplomacy, Dr. Issam Krimi, Head of the Innovation and Creativity Division within the Science and Environment Sector, outlined ICESCO's efforts to advance international cooperation in science, diplomacy, and innovation. He highlighted, in particular, the establishment of the Ibn Battuta–ICESCO Centre for Scientific Diplomacy and the Al-Farabi–ICESCO Centre for Scientific Diplomacy, as well as the "Universal Access to Computing and AI Infrastructure" initiative. @UfMSecretariat