I was the chief Guest at a special event at ICDD: Awarding the Swaminathan Prize to John Dixon of Australia: On the evening of the 13th of February, a special event was organized at the CAZRI (Central Arid... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Visiting the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai on 15 February 2019: Professor Swaminathan donated all the proceeds of his many international prizes to maintain his Research Foundation... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

My Personal Meeting with M.S. Swaminathan: It was a great pleasure for me to visit the great professor M.S. Swaminathan at his research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai. He is one of the truly great men of our... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

I attended a wonderful conference at the Beirut Arab University (BAU) about the Arabic language and the new linguistics. I delivered one of the keynote addresses, where I reported on the work done at the... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Macedonia 20 03 2019 Receiving the Presidential Medal of Macedonia: I was deeply honored that President George Ivanov of Macedonia invited me to Skopje to receive the Order of Merit of the Macedonian... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

I was also very pleased to spend some time in the museum looking at an exhibition of ancient artifacts, with the Museum Director, the exhibition curator and President Ivanov (who is also a University... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Top academics, writers and cultural figures also participated in the sevnth Global Baku Forum (14-16 March 2019): Fareed Zakaria, eminent writer and journalist, Jeff Sachs eminent economist and advisor to the... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Rio: A beautiful City: Rio has to be one of the most beautiful cities in terms of its relationship to the sea and the mountains. The bays, the iconic beaches of the Copacabana and Ipanema… My room overlooks... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

The Conference in Rio 27-29 March 2019: This important conference on defining what science can and should do to help confront poverty and inequality is organized by the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) that... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Co-Chair of Nizami Ganjavi International Center Dr. Ismail Serageldin had been awarded Medal of Merits by HE President Gjorge Ivanov for his work towards peace, tolerance, dialogue, and understanding. GjorgeIvanov Ismail Serageldin #NGIC #VIIGBF

The Museum of Tomorrow The venue of the event in Rio was the spectacular “Museum of Tomorrow”. An iconic building designed by Santiago Calatrava. With its enormous cantilevers and the intricate “lace” of the... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

A special invitation: In trying to reach my old friend Prof. Vargas in Belo Horizonte, he immediately arranged for the University there to invite me over. I agreed to go for the day of the 29th of March. I... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Rome the Eternal City: Rome, the ancient capital of the Roman Empire, the seat of the Vatican, the custodian of so much of the cultural heritage and art treasures of the world… I am here for meetings with... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

Meetings at the FAO: I am deeply concerned about the Food security outlook for Africa. With a rapidly growing population, and 95% of the farms (all very tiny) relying completely on rain (no irrigation), and... facebook.com/ismail.seragel…

On the fire at Notre Dame in Paris: Notre Dame is much more than a cathedral, it is the living, beating heart of Paris. It is a structure that has for almost a millennium both reflected and embodied the... facebook.com/20940952908058…

Wisdom does not only need sciences and the humanities to work together, but society also has to come along in a broader sense. Ismail Serageldin, Founding Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), is with us today at #gyagm2019

Honoured to have Prof Ismail Serageldin present a whistlestop tour of a 2000 year history of learned societies and academies across the world #gyagm2019

I dare to say I just saw/heard/witnessed one of the most interesting and beautiful talks on the history of science, by Ismail Serageldin. #gyagm2019

Beautiful and insightful talk on origins and #history of the first national & global academies by .Ismail Serageldin, founder bibliotheca Alexandria #gyagm2019 .Global Young Academy

Govts worldwide are negotiating a #PandemicAccord to protect us from the next big threat. This global agreement could mean better health, better services and more security for us all. I support it. You can have your say from 9-13 Sept inb.who.int/home/public-he… #COVID19