The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces that the Association of Arab Universities is accepting nominations for the Best Master's Thesis Award and the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award for the academic year 2025-2026 in one of the following two fields:

(1) Basic and Applied Sciences, with the following topics: Artificial Intelligence Applications, Statistical Applications, New and Renewable Energy, Water and Desalination, and Desertification.

(2) Humanities and Social Sciences, with the following topics: Authorship and Translation, and Preserving Arab Identity.

The nomination requirements are as follows:

• Nominations must be submitted via an official letter from a member university of the Association. Each university may nominate one Master's or Doctoral thesis in each of the award categories.

• The thesis must have been defended no more than three years prior to the nomination date.

• The thesis must not have received a similar award from another entity.

• The thesis must have been successfully defended and awarded by a member university of the Association of Arab Universities.

• The thesis must be written in Arabic or English. An abstract of no more than twenty lines in Arabic must be submitted for theses submitted in English.

• The thesis must be original and innovative, while fully adhering to the principles of academic integrity and research ethics.

• The thesis must make a clear scientific or applied contribution to its field and contribute to the advancement of knowledge or the resolution of scientific or societal problems.

• The findings of the thesis must have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

• The master's thesis or doctoral dissertation must have received a distinction grade.

The prizes are as follows:

• Best Doctoral Dissertation in Basic and Applied Sciences:

First Place: $4,000

Second Place: $2,500

• Best Master's Thesis in Basic and Applied Sciences:

First Place: $2,000

Second Place: $1,500

• Best Doctoral Dissertation in Humanities and Social Sciences:

First Place: $4,000.

Second Place: $2,500.

• Best Master's Thesis Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

First Place: $2,000.

Second Place: $1,500.

Those wishing to be nominated for the award should send a letter signed by the Dean of their college/institute to the Director and General Coordinator of the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs, confirming their nomination. The letter must be accompanied by a CD containing the following:

1. A curriculum vitae of the nominee in PDF format.

2. A compressed PDF file of the thesis, not exceeding 10 MB.

3. A photograph of the nominee (4x6 cm with a white background), not exceeding 10 MB.

A printed copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae must also be submitted, signed and dated on each page.

The deadline for submitting nomination letters to the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs in the Administration Building is February 8, 2026.
 

The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs, in cooperation with the Education and Student Affairs Sector and the Postgraduate Studies Sector at Assiut University, announces the opening of applications for student mobility to study at Kastamonu University in Turkey under the Erasmus+KA171 program. The program will last five months, from January 26, 2026, to July 3, 2026.

Application Requirements:

1. Applicants must be full-time students enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral program at the university.

2. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of:

   • For Bachelor's students: 2.20 out of 4.

   • For Postgraduate students: 2.50 out of 4.

3. Applicants must have a minimum English language proficiency level of B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR), and the certificate must have been obtained within the last five years.

Required Documents:

• Application form with a personal photograph (must be signed by the applicant and the General Coordinator of the Office of International Relations before uploading).

• Personal photograph.

• Proof of enrollment (an official document showing the student's current academic level) certified by the college.

• Copy of national ID card.

• Copy of passport.

• Proof of academic qualifications (for Master's and PhD applicants only):

• Most recent Bachelor's degree certificate for Master's applicants.

• For PhD applicants (Bachelor's and Master's degrees).

• Official transcript in English showing the cumulative GPA.

• Certified English language proficiency test certificate/results.

 Please note that applications and required documents are being accepted from December 5, 2025, until December 22, 2025, via the following link:

https://applyerasmus.kastamonu.edu.tr

The faculties eligible for application are:

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Bachelor's)

• Faculty of Science (Department of Mathematics – Botany and Microbiology – Department of Zoology and Entomology) (Bachelor's)

• Faculty of Education (Department of Science Education – Department of Social Studies – Department of Elementary Mathematics) (Bachelor's)

• Faculty of Early Childhood Education (Bachelor's)

• Faculty of Sports Science (Department of Physical Education – Department of Coach Training – Department of Sports Management) (Bachelor's)

• Faculty of Nursing (Master's)

• Faculty of Computer Science and Information (Master's)

• Faculty of Science (Department of Mathematics) (Master's)

• Faculty of Early Childhood Education (Master's)

• Faculty of Sports Science (Master's)

• Faculty of Education (Department of Social Studies – Department of Elementary Mathematics) (Master's)

The KA171 2024 Student Mobility Project call for applications can be accessed on the Kastamonu University website via this link:

https://erasmus.kastamonu.edu.tr/index.php/component/content/article/ka171-incoming-student-studies-mobility-call-2024-project?catid=20&Itemid=101

For more information about the program, please visit the following link:

https://erasmus.kastamonu.edu.tr
 

The Office of International Relations and Arab University Affairs announces a PhD scholarship to study DNA replication and genome stability mechanisms in cancer at the University of Southern Denmark.

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2025.

To apply, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12848727/phd-fellowship-to-study-dna-replication-and-genome-stability-mechanisms-in-cancer

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities announces a postdoctoral fellowship (Postdoc) for research on proteins that maintain mitochondrial DNA in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umeå University, Sweden.

The deadline for applications is November 28, 2025.

To apply, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12847084/postdoctoral-fellowship-2-years-to-study-proteins-that-maintain-mitochondrial-dna

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces a postdoctoral fellowship in systems and molecular immunology at the Jacobsen Laboratory, located in the Department of Immunology at the University of Oslo, Norway.

The deadline for applications is December 14, 2025.

To apply for this scholarship, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12846875/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-systems-and-molecular-immunology/?LinkSource=PremiumListing

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces (20) fully-funded four-year PhD scholarships for multidisciplinary projects in molecular biology, genomics, systems biology, bioinformatics, and related fields at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

The deadline for applications for these scholarships is January 6, 2026.

To apply for these scholarships, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12846638/20-fully-funded-phd-positions-crg-international-phd-programme-2026-/?LinkSource=PremiumListing

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces a postdoctoral fellowship in translational cancer pharmacology at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States.

The deadline for applications is December 2, 2025.

To apply for this fellowship, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12846515/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-translational-cancer-pharmacology/?LinkSource=PremiumListing

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces a fully-funded four-year PhD scholarship in AI-powered bioprinting of heart organs, supervised by Dr. Andrew Daly, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Galway, Ireland.

The deadline for applications is October 31, 2025.

To apply for this scholarship, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12845224/phd-scholarship-in-heart-organ-bioprinting

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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces the opening of applications for the Erasmus+ KA171 grant program for faculty mobility (teaching) between Assiut University and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Romania. The application period will be five consecutive working days, from February 16 to May 31, 2026.

Anyone interested in applying for the grant should contact the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs and bring the following documents:
1. A curriculum vitae.
2. A copy of your passport.
3. A statement of status certified by your university.
4. A teaching transfer agreement signed by the faculty member and their home university (the form is available       at the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs).
5. A letter of approval for the processing of personal data signed by the faculty member (the form is available at        the Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs).
6. Applicants must have at least a B2 level of English.

Please note that the colleges eligible for application are:
1) Faculty of Law.
2) Faculty of Science.
3) Faculty of Social Work.
4) Faculty of Physical Education.

• Please note that priority is given to those who have not previously received Erasmus scholarships, especially from the same university mentioned above. The deadline for submitting applications to the office is September 30, 2025, so that applications can be sent to the university by the specified date.
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The Office of International Relations and Arab Universities Affairs announces a postdoctoral fellowship in computational biology at the University of Nantes, France.

The deadline for applications is October 31, 2025.

To apply for this scholarship, please visit the following link:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12844715/junior-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-computational-biology

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