Regional Focal Points

Regional Support and Representation

Regional Focal Points (RFPs) are member organizations in each of the five WAITRO regions* and are selected to be advocates for the values, mission and objectives of the Association. RFPs act as liaison offices to promote WAITRO in their respective regions, cultivate regional relationships and plan regional WAITRO activities.

Board-RFP Workshop, Germany 2019.

Concrete tasks of Regional Focal Points include:

Contributing to the design and implementation of WAITRO activities
Providing support and feedback on WAITRO communication and consultation activities
Exchanging and spreading information in a region about WAITRO activities and opportunities

Regional Focal Points 2021-2022

AFRICA

The RFP for Africa is located in South Africa at the North-West University (NWU).

The RFP for Europe is located in Spain at the Leitat Technological Center.

EUROPE

The RFP for Latin America and the Caribbean is located in Colombia at the Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Antioquia CTA).

LATIN
AMERICA
AND THE
CARIBBEAN

The RFP for the Middle East and North Africa is located in Turkey at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK).

MIDDLE EAST
AND NORTH
AFRICA

The RFP for Asia and the Pacific is located in Thailand at the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR).

ASIA AND
THE PACIFIC

WAITRO Regions*

Africa [Eastern, Middle, Southern, and Western]
Asia and the Pacific [South-eastern Asia, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, and Oceania]
Europe [Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Europe]
Latin America and the Caribbean [incl. Central America]
Middle East and North Africa

The individual nations in these regions follow the UN protocol (source)