National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

23.05.2023

Delegation of the NAS of Belarus takes part in the interim meeting of the members of the International Science Council (ISC) – Using Synergy in Science

The delegation of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus headed by the Chief Scientific Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vasili L. Gursky took part in the interim meeting of the members of the International Science Council (ISC) – Using Synergy in Science, which was held on May 8-10, 2023 in Paris (French Republic).

The International Science Council (ISC) is an international non-governmental organization whose activities are devoted to the development of international cooperation in order to promote science. ISC unites 40 international scientific unions and associations, as well as more than 140 national and regional scientific organizations, including academies of sciences and research councils. The NAS of Belarus has been a member of the ISC since 1992.

The meeting brought together more than 300 representatives of academies of sciences, international associations, research councils and universities from 85 countries. The delegation held a number of negotiations with the leadership of participating organizations from more than 30 countries (Armenia, Bulgaria, Zimbabwe, China, Colombia, Oman, Peru, France, Ecuador, etc.) on promising areas for the development of bilateral cooperation, including on a contractual basis. During the meeting with ISC President Peter Gluckman and ISC CEO Salvatore Aricò, the parties expressed their intention to intensify the interaction of Belarusian organizations and individual scientists with foreign colleagues on the ISC platform. Vasili L. Gursky made a presentation on the activities of the NAS of Belarus and the IAAS, whose headquarters operates on the basis of the NAS of Belarus, and offered to work out the possibilities of implementing joint activities with the participation of two scientific unions. The head of the ISC welcomed the participation of the Belarusian delegation in the event and expressed hope for the active inclusion of representatives of Belarusian science in the ISC initiatives.

As a result of the participation of the delegation of the NAS of Belarus in the meeting of ISC members, it is planned to send proposals on promising areas of cooperation to a number of participating organizations, as well as invitations to visit its subordinate organizations. The possibility for scientists of the NAS of Belarus to participate in international events, the invitation to which was received during the meeting, will be considered.

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