In collaboration with the French-speaking International Scientific Advisory Network (RFICS), Senghor University in Alexandria is launching a call for applications for certification training on “The use of scientific information by civil service executives and members of ministerial cabinets”.
The deadline for submitting the application file is August 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Egypt time).
Candidates will be selected with particular attention to female candidates. Senghor University reserves the right not to respond to this call for applications.
Whether it is energy, water, health, environment or any other area, public decision-makers must juggle multiple and often contradictory issues, requiring delicate trade-offs and informed decisions to meet the needs of populations, often in contexts marked by uncertainty, tight deadlines and significant institutional constraints. For an adequate response, it is essential that advisors to public decision-makers have rapid access to high-quality, reliable and up-to-date scientific information.
This scientific information is sometimes crucial to clarify complex choices and guide the development of relevant political strategies. They contribute to reducing strategic, regulatory and operational risks, by promoting resilient governance adapted to contemporary challenges. The ability to identify, evaluate, synthesize and effectively mobilize this evidence is now becoming a strategic skill within public administrations and ministerial offices. AI promises to revolutionize the way governments manage scientific evidence. It accelerates monitoring, data identification and knowledge synthesis for decision-makers. However, this technology raises major ethical and methodological challenges, particularly related to the reliability of sources, transparency, bias and the need for human validation.
However, there are very few training programs dedicated to public administration executives responsible for the development of public policies, specifically training them in the integration and exploitation of scientific knowledge and the rigorous use of new digital tools to support its mobilization. It is this gap that this training aims to fill, by strengthening the scientific advice capacities of public decision-makers in a context of accelerated digital transformation.
Target Audience
- Directors and managers of study, planning, foresight or programming services within ministries and large national agencies
- Secretaries general, directors general and civil administrators responsible for the development, sectoral instruction or impact analysis of public policies
- Statisticians, economists and evaluation managers within public institutions faced with the collection and use of sensitive or complex data
- Technical advisors, deputy chiefs of staff and project managers to political decision-makers and ministries
- Sectoral experts and strategic analysts responsible for drafting guidance notes, case summaries or briefing opinions for the attention of executive authorities
- Professionals in charge of managing crisis units or interministerial coordination, particularly in the context of health, environmental or technological emergencies
Target Skills
- Comprendre et analyser les enjeux liés à l’utilisation de l’information scientifique dans les politiques publiques, incluant les possibilités et limites de l’intelligence artificielle et des technologies émergentes
- Expérimenter les dynamiques du processus décisionnel public, notamment dans des contextes marqués par l’urgence, l’incertitude ou des contraintes temporelles fortes
- Structurer les pratiques de veille scientifique et évaluer la fiabilité des sources d’information, incluant celles issues de l’intelligence artificielle
- Identifier des pistes d’amélioration des processus internes de mobilisation des connaissances scientifiques au sein de leur organisation
- Expérimenter la communication interdisciplinaire et collaborative entre milieux scientifiques, administratifs et décisionnels pour favoriser un dialogue plus fluide entre chercheurs et décideurs publics