Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: STATEMENTS AT THE OPENING SESSION -- Message of His Excellency the President of the Islamic Republic of -- Pakistan, Patron of the Islamic Academy of Sciences17 -- Message of His Royal Highness Prince Ai Hassan Ibn Talal ofthe -- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Patron of the Islamic Academy of -- Sciences19 -- Address of His Excellency Dr Mostafa Moin, Minister of Culture and -- Higher Education, Islamic Republic of Iran25 -- Message of His Excellency Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President, -- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)29 -- Address of His Excellency Prof. Ibrahim (Iba) Diop-Mar, Acting -- President, Islamic Academy of Sciences33 -- PART TWO: ISLAM AND SCIENCE EDUCATION -- Science Education in the Context of the Great Islamic Heritage: An -- O verview39 -- Zaghloul R El-Naggar -- Renaissance of Sciences in M uslim Countries53 -- HameedAhmed Khan -- Priorities of Science in the Islamic Polity83 -- Mehdi Golshani -- Islam and the Love of Knowledge91 -- Reza Davari Ardakani -- Changing Concepts in Medical Education in Pakistan-- Mohammad Ilyas Burney -- Medical Education in Turkey-- Naci Bor -- Science Education in Egypt-- Hussein Samir Salama -- Scientific Research in Sudan-- Hashim Mohammed Elhadi -- Teaching of Science and Technology in Senegal-- Souleymane Niang and lba Diop-Mar -- Science Development in Azerbaijan-- Faramaz Maksudov -- Education and Science in Turkmenistan-- A G Babaev -- Human Resources Development at University Level in Gulf Co- -- operation Council Countries-- FouadA Al-Rumaihi -- PART FIVE: TOPICS RELATED TO SCIENCE EDUCATION -- AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ISLAMIC -- WORLD -- Science Instruction in Islamic Countries-- Ali Shariatmadari -- Can Ta'dib Lead to Eco-Educational Mansformation?-- Yusuf Waghid -- The University and the Wealth of a Nation-- Bambang Hidayat -- Some Special Aspects of Science Education in Germany-- Syed Muhammad Qaim -- Some Thoughts on Scientific and Technological Development-- MAsghar -- Changing Concepts in Medical Education in Pakistan-- Mohammadllyas Burney -- Medical Education in Turkey-- Naci Bor -- Science Education in Egypt-- Hussein Samir Salama -- Scientific Research in Sudan-- Ilashim Mohammed Elhadi -- Teaching of Science and Technology in Senegal-- Souleymane Niang and lba Diop-Mar -- Science Development in Azerbaijan-- Faramaz Maksudov -- Education and Science in Turkmenistan-- A G Babaev -- Human Resources Development at University Level in Gulf Co- -- operation Council Countries-- FouadA Al-Rumaihi -- PART FIVE: TOPICS RELATED TO SCIENCE EDUCATION -- AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ISLAMIC -- WORLD -- Science Instruction in Islamic Countries-- Ali Shariatmadari -- Can Ta'dib Lead to Eco-Educational Mansformation?-- Yzsuf Waghid -- The University and the Wealth of a Nation-- Bambang Hidayat -- Some Special Aspects of Science Education in Germany-- Syed Muhammad Qaim -- Some Thoughts on Scientific and Technological Development-- MAsghar -- Science and Technology - An Imperative for Sustainable National -- D evelopm ent-- Atta-ur-Rahman -- The World Bank's Millennium Science Initiative: Assumptionsand -- Expectations-- Lauritz B Holm-Nielsen -- Ranking Criteria For Evaluation of Scientists and their Research: -- Use of Journal Impact Factor (JIF)-- N M Butt and HSaleem -- PART SIX: APPENDIXES -- Conference Com m ittees-- Chairmen of Conference Sessions-- List of Conference Participants-- IAS Council Members and Executive Staff-- IAS Patrons, Honorary Fellows, Fellows and Ibrahim Award -- Laureate -- IAS Supporters -- IAS Waqf ;.