Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Coordinates: 31°46′13.73″N 35°12′56.74″E / 31.7704806°N 35.2157611°E / 31.7704806; 35.2157611
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Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים
Membership
~115
President
David Harel
Websiteacademy.ac.il
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with the current and the former presidents of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Entrance to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Council for Higher Education in Israel.
The garden of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, based in Jerusalem, was established in 1961 by the State of Israel to foster contact between Israeli scholars in the sciences and humanities and create a think tank for advising the government on research projects of national importance. Its members include many of Israel's most distinguished scholars.[1]

The offices of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are located next door to the official residence of the

Albert Einstein Square in Jerusalem
.

In the sciences, the Academy funds projects on the

fauna of Israel, and facilitates the participation of Israeli scientists in research at international projects, such as high-energy physics at CERN and synchrotron radiation at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.[2] Israel has the highest concentration of scientists and engineers in the world.[3] The academy funds a number of prestigious awards in the sciences including the Alon Prize
.

In the humanities, research is funded into the study of the

Tanakh and Talmud, Jewish history, Jewish philosophy, Jewish art, and the Hebrew language, as well as Hebrew prose and poetry.[2]

The Academy administers the

Egyptian culture
, and facilitates cooperation with Egyptian academics.

The Academy has observer status at the European Science Foundation, and runs exchange programs with the British Royal Society, the British Academy, the Swedish Academy, and the National Research Council of Singapore.

Members

Present (partial)

US National Academy of Sciences
.
Nobel Prize winner Aaron Ciechanover


Past (partial)

References

  1. ^ "About the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities International Stem Cell Forum". StemCellForum.org. Retrieved August 16, 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 24, 1999
  3. ^ Israel leads world in per capita scientists and engineers, The Jerusalem Post, 12 may 2007

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