TEHRAN –The Academy of Sciences of Iran has been elected as the vice president of the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA).

The AASSA is a non-profit international organization with science, technology, and innovation (STI) interests. It is a regional affiliated network of InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). Currently, 32 national academies and societies of sciences from 30 countries and one regional academy of engineering and technology have membership.

The 6th AASSA General Assembly Meeting was held on October 29-30 in Muntinlupa City, Philippines.

Mohammad-Reza Shams-Ardakani, the Secretary and Associate Fellow at the Academy of Sciences, represented Iran in the event.

During the meeting of the General Assembly, the Vice President of AASSA and six members of the Board of Directors were also elected.  

Academy of Sciences of Iran

The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran was formally inaugurated in the winter of 1990. It had received its mandate from the High Council of Cultural Revolution and Legislature of the Islamic Republic of Iran two years earlier and its existence had been foreseen in the 1986 Charter of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

It is one of the four academies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The other three are Academy of Sciences of Iran, Iranian Academy of the Arts and Academy of Persian Language and Literature.

Among the major objectives of the Academy of Sciences of Iran are the attainment of scientific and cultural independence, promotion of science and technology, encouragement of the spirit of research, access to the latest scientific findings and innovations through teamwork, and absorbing, encouraging and supporting eminent researchers and scholars.

AASSA

The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia was launched in 2012 through the merger of two organizations, Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (founded in 2000) and Federation of Asian Societies and Academies of Sciences (founded in 1984). 

It is made up of scientific and technological academies and science societies in Asia and Oceania. 

The AASSA is a forum for scientists and technologists to discuss and provide advice on issues related to science and technology, research and development, and the application of technology for socio-economic development.

The principal objective of AASSA is to achieve a society in which science and technology play a major role in the development of the region.

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