23-25 November 2009Annual Meeting of the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) for the Swedish MENA Research Links ProgrammeThe Annual Meeting of the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) for the Swedish Research Links Programme is scheduled to take place, this year, at the CNRS, in Beirut, Lebanon
5-9 April 2009Social Media to Rework the World: From Ideas to Impact - Young Leaders Visitors Programme Follow Up Meeting
Organized by: Swedish Institute in Stockholm (SI), Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex) Sponsored and Hosted by: Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex)
15-17 February 2009“Image of the Other” in Textbooks: Guide Book from Theory to Practice
Organized by: UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States (UNESCOMediterranean Programme), Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex), Arab League Education Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO), Islamic Education Science and Culture Organization (ISESCO), Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), David ThurfjellSponsored and Hosted by: Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex)
15-16 October 2008Annual Meeting of the Joint Technical Committee for the Swedish MENA Research Links ProgrammeThis Sida-financed programme brings together research teams in Sweden with colleagues in Arab countries.
3-4 June 2008The Middle East Seen from the NorthA seminar for Nordic Ph D students, organized in co-operation with the Danish Dialogue Centre (Cairo) and the Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies.
29-31 May 2008Education for CitizenshipA workshop in Morocco, within the Sida-financed programme Swedish Research Links, bringing together Arab, Turkish and Swedish scholars from the social sciences and humanities.
9-14 March 2008Culture and Heritage: The Practices of Owning the PastPh D seminar in Alexandria, organized together with the Universities of Göteborg and Oslo.
27-28 January 2008“Image of the Other” - Textbooks Consultative MeetingThis meeting of experts marks the fourth phase in a process aiming at raising the awareness among teachers as well as authors of textbooks.
12-13 December 2007Euro-Arab Philosophers’ Debate: "Faith and Reason"Since 2003, SwedAlex has hosted an annual seminar of philosophers from all Arab countries, with such distinguished lecturers as Nasr Abuzeid, Hasan Hanafi, and Tayyib Tayzini.
21-23 October 2007The Future of Islamology in the Nordic Countries An explorative seminar with university teachers and research leaders responsible for Islamic Studies in the Nordic countries.
3-6 October 2007MENA Research Links – WorkshopThis Sida-financed programme brings together research teams in Sweden with colleagues in Arab countries.
3-5 June 2007Second Regional Conference of Arabic TranslatorsTogether with the Arab Organization of Translation (based in Beirut) we convene translators from all Arab countries to explore.