The Fourth Joint announcement  of the Science, Technology and Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China is launched, the Acceptable  Research Fields as follows  :-

• Water (specifically :Water Desalination and Wastewater Management)
• Renewable energy .
• Food & Agriculture.
• Health (stem cell research, cancer and prosthetics).
• Information and Communication Technology.