About the American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Arts and Sciences and the Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences
About the American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Arts and Sciences and the Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences
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Cherishing Knowledge, Shaping the Future
Since its founding in 1780, the American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ has served the nation as a champion of scholarship, civil dialogue, and useful knowledge.
As one of the nation’s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to address critical challenges facing our global society.
Through studies, publications, and programs on Science, Engineering, and Technology; Global Security and International Affairs; the Humanities, Arts, and Culture; Education and the Development of Knowledge; and American Institutions, Society, and the Public Good, the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ provides authoritative and nonpartisan policy advice to decision-makers in government, academia, and the private sector.
The Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences
The Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences was established by order of Emperor Peter I by decree of the governing Senate of January 28 (February 8), 1724. It was recreated by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 21, 1991, as the highest scientific institution in Russia. The Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences (RAS) is a state academy of sciences, an organization of science that conducts scientific management of scientific research in the Russian Federation, a legal entity and a non-profit organization created in the form of a federal state budgetary institution. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ comprises more than 1,000 scientific institutes and research centers, employing 40,000 researchers. Its governing body includes the President, Presidium, and General Assembly, consisting of 860 full members (academicians) and 1,100 corresponding members of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾. In addition, the RAS has 470 foreign honorary members. On the territory of the Russian Federation, the Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences is the assignee of the USSR Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Sciences. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ is the assignee of the Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Medical Sciences and the Russian Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Agricultural Sciences.