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Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third ISC General Assembly

Muscat, Oman 26-30 January 2025

Add to Calendar 2025-01-26 00:00:00 UTC 2025-01-30 00:00:00 UTC UTC Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third ISC General Assembly Muscat, Oman 26-30 January 2025 https://council.science/events/muscat-gkd/ Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman

🔴 Livestreams and recordings for most of the sessions are available on the ISC YouTube channel.

🟢 Photos are available in the ISC Flickr media library.

Highlights

ISC General Assembly 2025 concludes with strategic vision for global science

Robbert Dijkgraaf, renowned mathematical physicist, named President-Elect of the International Science Council

United Nations Secretary-General’s message to the International Science Council

ISC Third General Assembly opens in Muscat

Muscat Dialogue closes with a collective call for action to leverage science for the global good

The Muscat Declaration on Global Science

Science Missions for Sustainability: Pilots launch to transform science and deliver real-world solutions

ISC strengthens ties in the Middle East with new regional initiative

Peter Gluckman opens the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue with a call for greater alignment and cooperation in science

Shaping the future of global science: ISC’s fourth Global Knowledge Dialogue in Muscat

Members’ reports and features

CODATA at the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third ISC General Assembly
IUPAC’s role in shaping global science policy – Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and the Third ISC General Assembly
Academy of Sciences of Malawi – Personal View: The Muscat Declaration on Global Science – Implications for health research and health services
TWAS at the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third ISC General Assembly
International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics at the ISC General Assembly and the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue
The Muscat Declaration: A Guiding Light to Illuminate the Path of the Green and Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Community by Javier Garcia-Martinez, Audrey Moores, Bala Subramaniam, Michael A. R. Meier, Pete Licence

The ISC General Assembly is the premier occasion for ISC Members and Affiliated Bodies, Fellows and partners from all domains of science and regions of the world to meet for cross-disciplinary, strategic discussions on challenges and priorities for international cooperation in science. The ISC General Assembly meets in ordinary session every four years.

The Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue and Third ISC General Assembly will be hosted by ISC Member, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Oman, on 26–30 January 2025, under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tariq Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan. It is the first in-person General Assembly of the ISC since the creation of the organization in July 2018.

The Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue, which takes place on 26–28 January, is the segment of the ISC General Assembly focusing on science and is open to a wider public.

Participation

All ISC Member organizations, including Affiliated Bodies, are invited to send a delegation of their own selection. ISC Fellows are also welcome to attend. Other participants are by invitation only.

View the programme of the Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue
View the programme of the Third ISC General Assembly

Event hashtag

We encourage you to use the official hashtag #MuscatISC to add your insights to the event’s dialogue and allow others to engage with your perspectives.