The Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), affiliated with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the American Space Foundation discussed cooperation mechanisms related to space sciences.

This was part of the virtual meeting, held on Wednesday (August 3, 2022), that brought together Dr. Omar Halli, Advisor to the Director-General of ICESCO for FUIW, and Ms. Shelly Brunswick, COO of Space Foundation, as well as Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Advisor at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the possibility of organizing a major international forum on women and space and stressed the need to work on building a comprehensive vision that ensures communication between the FUIW universities to promote a successful and long-term fruitful partnership with the American Space Foundation.