Egyptian Knowledge Bank Event
Today's knowledge is tomorrow's power
30 October 2019 | Cairo, Egypt – 19:00 PM
Manasterly Palace (view pictures)
1 El-Malek El-Saleh, Al Manial, Cairo Governorate
Egyptian Knowledge Bank Event - 30 October 2019 | Cairo, Egypt – 19:00 PM
The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) and Elsevier are celebrating four years of collaboration in an event that will address the impact EKB has had on the Egyptian Academic Research Society and how it is contributing to Egypt’s vision 2030.
The event will put a spotlight on the most important projects that Elsevier has been involved in under the umbrella of EKB and the Ministry of Higher Education, looking at contributions that supported the success of the Ministry’s special projects and vision.
Event agenda
19:00 | 19:30 | Guest Arrival |
19:30 | 20:00 | Welcome Reception |
20:00 | 20:10 | Opening Statement – H.E. Prof. Tarek Shawki Minister of Education & Technical Education – President of EKB |
20:10 | 20:15 | EKB and Elsevier at a Glance |
20:15 | 20:30 | Elsevier Chairman note – Mr. Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi – Elsevier Chairman |
20:30 | 20:35 | Elsevier Initiatives to Support Vision 2030 via EKB – Elsevier MC |
20:35 | 20:40 | EKB and Elsevier Collaboration - Vision 2030 Educational Pillar |
20:40 | 20:45 | EKB and Elsevier Collaboration - Vision 2030 Health Pillar |
20:45 | 20:50 | EKB and Elsevier Collaboration - Vision 2030 Social and Economic Development Pillar |
20:50 | 20:55 | EKB & Elsevier Collaboration - Vision 2030 Knowledge and Innovation Pillar |
20:55 | 21:00 | Elsevier – EKB Projects in numbers since 2016 |
21:00 | 21:30 | Panel Discussion for EKB 's vision for the future – H.E. Prof. Tarek Shawki, YS Chi & H.E. Dr. Khaled Abdul Ghaffar |
21:30 | 22:00 | Awards |
22:00 | 23:00 | Dinner |
About Egyptian Knowledge Bank
The Egyptian Knowledge Bank has two main portals; each is divided into several secondary ones. The first portal is the information portal, the largest digital library and Online knowledge hub providing students, researchers, teachers, children and all Egyptians with access to free education and scientific publications in various branches of knowledge. All Egyptians can easily access this portal by registering on www.ekb.eg with their National ID and e-mail. The second main portal on EKB is for the production and dissemination of local academic information of Egyptian universities, institutes, research centers and any research or academic body within the Arab Republic of Egypt, through an integrated electronic publishing system in accordance with international standards. EKB in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education offers many sources of educational and research information materials in Arabic and English from the largest publishing houses in the world, which is suitable for all age groups. The available sources vary from stories and audio-visual products for children stories to highly technical material, scientific journals and specialized books for researchers in various sciences and subjects. EKB also provides various workshops in collaboration with leading publishing houses to all stakeholders within Egypt that includes but not limited to Ministries, governmental institutions and universities ministries as well as the Egyptian armed forces institution.
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape human knowledge, and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific knowledge. Today, we’re committed to bringing that rigor to a new generation of Elsevier platforms. Our applications put users in control and enable faster, more efficient ways of working, freeing up users to focus on their goals. We help researchers discover new content and collaborate with people beyond existing networks, and we help institutions track and analyze the impact of science, supporting great research performance. Clinicians use our platforms to make better decisions at the point of care. By freeing the flow of ideas, our platforms help advance the application of science to the most pressing questions of our time.
Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus , SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray’s Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
Contact us
For more information please contact
Mohamed Sayed, Regional Marketing Manager – Africa
m.sayed@elsevier.com
Mobile (+20) 100 144 1228