WASD works in partnership with a range of leading organisations.
Founding institutions
Strategic partners
- University of Sussex
- University of Westminster
- Effat University
- University of Brighton
- Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute (MEKEI)
Publishing partners
Conference hosts
- Stockton University
- Griffith University
- United Arab Emirates University
- University of the West Indies
- University of Naples Federico II
- Ahlia University
- University of East London
- Edinburgh Napier University
International partners
- UNESCO
- United Nations Major Group for Children & Youth
- Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South
- African Capacity Building Foundation
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Planet Earth Institute
- Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Al-Zaytoonah University
Sponsors
- Academy for Collaborative Futures
- Boubyan Bank
- Institute Banco di Napoli
- National Bank of Bahrain (NBB)
- Ahli Bank
- Batelco Group
