DRI’S INTERNATIONAL IMPACT
Ghana university officials visit DRI to renew
teaching and research partnership
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aculty and higher education leaders from the University for
Development Studies (UDS) in Ghana, West Africa visited
DRI in August 2015 to engage with DRI research faculty and
students, tour laboratories, and renew a long-term teaching
and research partnership focused on addressing the need for
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions and capacity
building in developing countries.
DRI and UDS have established an innovative education
center in Ghana to fill gaps in WASH knowledge in the region
and conduct applied environmental research in the rural
communities of Northern Ghana.
Emirate of Sharjah ruler signs research
agreement with DRI
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November 2015, H. H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al
Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and
Dr. Stephen Wells, President of the DRI, signed a Memorandum of
understanding between Sharjah Research Academy and DRI.
The agreement is supporting desert research in the Emirate
of Sharjah and the UAE, along with protecting natural and
environmental life and increasing plant and livestock production
under different desert conditions.
Dr. Wells and a DRI delegation visited Sharjah to strengthen
cooperation between the Institute and academic institutions
in the emirate. His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah stressed the
importance of strengthening cooperation between scientific
research centers and institutes to maintain the quality of the
environment, people’s lives and achieve sustainable development.
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