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The Science Festival is an annual scientific forum organized by Monastir Science Palace. It represents an important opportunity for those interested in scientific activity and those working to spread scientific culture, to present their innovations and creativity, to exchange their experiences, and to ensure communication between them and the various scientific structures and components of the social-economic environment.

The Science Festival is an annual scientific forum organized by Monastir Science Palace. It represents an important opportunity for those interested in scientific activity and those working to spread scientific culture, to present their innovations and creativity, to exchange their experiences, and to ensure communication between them and the various scientific structures and components of the social-economic environment.

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The Science Palace in Monastir, Tunisia, in partnership with the Turkish-Arab-African Institute for Strategic Studies of the TASCA Organization, is organizing an international scientific conference entitled "Education Challenges in the Arab World and Prospects for Reform", at the Monastir Palace of Science, 17-18 May 2022. This announcement is an open invitation to all academics, researchers, experts, and specialists in the field of education.

The Monastir Science Palace organized the 6th edition of the Science Festival 12–14 April 2019. The Festival aims to motivate children and youth in particular to innovate and keep abreast of modern science and technology. It also aims to promote scientific research in Tunisia by creating links between the different economic segments, universities, and educational institutions.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, organizes the closing ceremony of the BA Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF), on Monday 18 March 2019, whereby 3400 projects were presented by 5100 students.

The BA celebrates the re-opening of the Planetarium Theatre after months of upgrading, with a new advancement in the projection system using the latest laser technologies, in addition to renovating the theatre to accommodate more people. This new projection system is the latest in planetarium operating systems in the world as it provides a brighter and more impressive vision, with an exciting simulation of reality.

The BA Planetarium Science Center organizes its 2019 mid-year program for children and young people aged 4-19 years, from Sunday, 20 January 2019 to Thursday, 7 February 2019.

Al Nayzak Organization unveiled its flagship Innovation Park in East Jerusalem under the theme of "Building the Future". Jerusalem Innovation Park. JIP is the first of its kind holistic complex for education, learning, science communication and culture, focusing on the Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Math (STEEM) at the heart of East Jerusalem. The project is being developed and will be built in partnership with the European Union and in cooperation with UNOPS, ISDB, and Consolidated Contractors Co. –CCC.

Shortage of science centers and museums in the Arab world is one of the obstacles hindering the dissemination of scientific culture among societal sectors. Science centers and museums introduce science in a simplified and attractive way. They show people of different ages and cultural levels that sciences are not rigid or difficult to understand, and can be fun. This would create a new perspective for sciences and their different applications, and would contribute to enriching the knowledge of societies.