On December 14, the IAIS successfully hosted a training on “Publications in SCOPUS and approaches of attracting external funding to universities” with the participation of Abel Polese. Abel Polese is a researcher, trainer, writer, manager and fundraiser. His interest in theory and practice of development led him to work across disciplines, conduct research and design interventions in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. He is the author of the scientific bestseller “The SCOPUS Diaries and the (il)logics of Academic Survival.”