The World Futures Studies Federation is a global non-governmental organization that was founded in 1973 to promote the development of futures studies as an academic discipline. Its current president is Dr. Erik F. Øverland , Norway.
6-586: The Federation was chartered at the 1973 meeting of the International Futures Research Conference . Past organization president Eleonora Barbieri Masini said in 2005: "The vision of the Federation is just as valid today as it was when the Federation started. It can still perform the role of a modest bridge between people who are concerned with building a humane world." UNESCO financed the participation of nationals of developing countries in
12-725: Is a partner to the European Journal of Futures Research, EJFS. This article about futures studies is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (Arabic: جامعة الأمير محمد بن فهد ), abbreviated PMU , is a private non-profit university in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia . It was founded by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd , former governor of
18-682: Is accredited by the French accreditation body HCERES. In 2020, PMU ranked among the top 1000 universities worldwide, according to QS World University Rankings (750-800). PMU also ranked 44 in the QS Arab University Rankings and was listed among the Top 50 under 50 QS Rankings, seventh among the Saudi Universities according to QS and third in Saudi Arabia, and 101–200 in the world according to
24-600: The Eastern Province . The university is accredited by the Saudi Ministry of Education and regionally by NCAAA (The National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment) with responsibility for determining standards and procedures for accreditation and quality assurance and accrediting postsecondary institutions and programs within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The commission is an independent authority, responsible to
30-607: The Higher Council of Education. The commission's objectives, as specified in its bylaws, include a wide range of functions associated with support for improvements of the quality of postsecondary education in all fields of learning other than defense. Internationally, the university is seeking accreditation from various accreditation bodies. Currently, the Engineering programs are accredited by ABET (formerly known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). The program of Law
36-939: The events organized by the WFSF until the end of the 1990s. Subsequently, UNESCO supported the organization of Introductory Courses in Futures Studies in the Asia Pacific Region, e.g. Fiji Islands in 1993; the Philippines in 1994. This was followed by funding for futures studies courses held in Budapest in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005. The World Futures Studies Federation has partnerships with institutions like Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University (PMU) in Saudi Arabia, University of Hawaii , Turku School of Economics and RMIT University Global Cities Research Institute, Melbourne as well as other international groups like Club of Rome . The WFSF also
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