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ACADEMIES' PRESENTATION
Slovenian Academy of Engineering (IAS)
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Tomsiceva 4 - 1000 Ljubljana - Slovenia
T. +386 1 425 4418 | F. +386 1 425 4417
info@ias.si
www.ias.si |
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| Founding date |
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1995 |
| Chairman |
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 Prof. Jadran Lenarcic |
| Number members |
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54 |
| Number foreign members |
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2 |
| Staff |
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1 |
| Annual Budget |
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97 650 € |
Financing and sources
Government Support •
Industry •
Private funding •
Other • |
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94 000
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3 650 € (Membership Fee) |
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| Missions |
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• To stimulate the acquisition of the top-level technical knowledge that provides the basis for technological progress and a balanced, sustainable development;
• To promote the role and influence of technical experts in society in general and when dealing with issues relating to the economy and development;
• To assess and give opinions on the conditions and development of technical sciences and disciplines, research and education;
• To discuss basic issues relating to innovations and the organisation of the economy with regard to technological development;
• To be involved in the formation of policies relating to research, technology and innovations;
• To propose measures for enhancing innovations, increasing the quality of research-and-development activities and fostering the transfer of research achievements and innovations to the economy;
• To be involved in forming the policy and the programmes of training technicians and engineers at all educational levels;
• To enhance international cooperation in its areas of operation;
• To promote the development and use of Slovenian terminology in the areas of technical sciences and disciplines;
• To produce regular and occasional publications;
• To organise and support national and international discussions, conferences, panels and other meetings in the areas of engineering and business;
• To present annual and occasional awards for exceptional achievements in the areas of engineering and business, promoting engineering activities;
• To carry out other tasks aimed at fostering the effectiveness of engineering activities and reinforcing the role of engineers in society.
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Committees/
Main working groups |
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The 2 main working groups of IAS are:
• the Scientific - Research Group and,
• the Business – development Group.
The IAS has 3 boards:
• Board of Higher Education and Research,
• Board of the Energy Sector and the Environment,
• Board of the Economy.
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