The International Science Council (ISC) has announced the appointment of new members to three key advisory committees established for the 2025–2027 term. As part of this process, Hakan S. Orer, President of Science Academy, has been elected to the Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science, assuming an important representative role on behalf of Turkey.

According to the ISC’s announcement, the new committee members will begin their duties as of June 2025. Out of 70 candidates nominated by 47 institutions from different parts of the world, only 27 individuals were selected for committee membership. Mr. Orer was …

These days, a four-member delegation from Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s leading research institution, is traveling the world and engaging with academic communities.

As part of their visit to Turkey, the delegation met with Ankara University, Istanbul Technical University, and TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences), before concluding this leg of their journey with a visit to  Science Academy.

Before diving into the details of the meeting, let’s introduce the distinguished guests: President James C. Liao, Director of the Genomics Research Center Chih-Hao Lee, Director of International Affairs Tzu-Ching Meng, and International Affairs Officer Ren-Huei Huang. They were accompanied by First Secretary Hasan Chih-Tang Chang …

Our member Daron Acemoğlu won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Our member Daron Acemoğlu, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), along with Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

The Nobel Prize, given for their work on “the formation of institutions and their impact on prosperity,” is considered one of the most prestigious scientific awards in the field of economics.

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