UNCTAD´s Network of Centres of Excellence organizes long- and short-term training courses and seminars for scientists from developing countries, seeking to create links within the scientific community and strengthen the mobility of scientists from these countries. The training courses focus on new and emerging technologies, such as biotechnologies and ICTs.

Selected participants will have the possibility to travel to the country where the training course is taking place and receive tuition-free training, accommodation and meals for the entire duration of the training course. Selection of participants is on a competitive basis and only outstanding applicants will be chosen.

So far, participation to the training courses has been open exclusively to African scientists, but new training courses for scientists from other developing countries are planned.

The following training courses have been organized by the Network of Centres of Excellence. Researchers, engineers, university lecturers and assistant lecturers are welcome to apply.

• Cours de formation sur la Cybersécurité en Tunisie (28 September – 9 October 2009)
  
  
• Cybersecurity at the National Agency for Computer Security (NACS), Tunis, Tunisia (6-17 October 2008)
  
  
• Biosafety and GMO detection at the Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Giza, Egypt (9-20 November 2008)
  
  
• Molecular Marker Techniques and Fingerprinting training course at the Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Giza, Egypt (1 – 12 July 2007)
  
  
• Advanced Molecular Biology Practical Training Course at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Cape Town, South Africa (2 July – 2 September 2007)
  
  
• Training on Information Technology in Agriculture for Africa at the National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture (NERCITA), Beijing, China  (18 June – 2 July 2007)
  
  
• Introductory Course in Bioinformatics at the Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Giza, Egypt  (4 – 15 February 2007)
  
  
• Malaria-related Research and Training at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India  (22 January – 22 March 2007)
  
  
• Training Course: Animal Biotechnology at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania  (15 – 26 January 2007)
  
  
• Advanced Laboratory Training at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), Cape Town, South Africa  (16 October – 16 January 2007)