Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday (November 7th) opened the World Science Forum 2017, where some 3,000 scientists, policymakers, academics and investors convened under the theme "Science for Peace", the Jordan Times reported.
Abdullah attended the inaugural session of the forum, which comes to the region for the first time with attendees from more than 120 countries.
He honoured several prominent Jordanian scientists for their achievements in various fields including medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering.
In a social media post, Abdullah expressed pride in Jordan's hosting of the forum, which seeks to highlight the role of science in building and fostering a culture of peace at all levels of society, and the potential of science to create mechanisms that promise peaceful opportunity.
The forum aims to give voice to science in Jordan and the Middle East, and to bring scientific thinking to public and private spheres.
