Related Docuements
Chulabhorn Research Institute
Royal Activities and International Cooperation published by the national iden...
From phisit
Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Panel 1 Report:
Mathematical Sciences,Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences,Engineering Sciences
Volume 2 of 5
www.esf.org
European Science Foundation (ESF)
The European Science Foundation (ESF) was estab-lished in 1974 to provide a common platorm or itsMember Organisations to advance European researchcollaboration and explore new directions or research.
It is an independent organisation, owned by 80 MemberOrganisations, which are research unding organisationsand research perorming organisations, academies andlearned societies rom 30 countries. ESF promotes col-
laboration in research itsel, in unding o research andin science policy activities at the European level.
ALLEA (All European Academies)
ALLEA (All European Academies) is the EuropeanFederation o National Academies o Sciences and
Humanities whose 53 Member Academies in 40 countriesare sel-governing communities o scientists and schol-ars. It was ounded in 1994 to promote the exchange oinormation and experience between Academies; to oer
European science and society advice rom its Member
Academies; and to promote excellence and high ethical
standards in science and scholarship.
Acknowledgements
The Review Committee wishes to thank all the peoplewho have contributed to the planning and execution
o this evaluation exercise including the preparation o
the reports. Our special thanks are due to the mem-bers o sta o the BAS Institutes who prepared the
Sel-Evaluation Reports, thus providing the data withoutwhich an evaluation such as this would not be possible.
We also owe our gratitude and respect to those whom
we met during our site visits and interviews or theirrank and open attitude that has helped us greatly inunderstanding the environment and context in whichthey operate. We applaud the BAS leadership or its
consistent support and its encouragement in applyingstrict international quality standards to this evaluation,even though the conditions or research in Bulgaria are
comparatively difcult. Our understanding is that our
fndings will be used or the purpose or which they are
intended: to improve the quality and impact o research
in Bulgaria and we are looking orward to the results.
Finally, our work could not have been done withoutthe support o the sta o ESF and ALLEA. Our spe-cial thanks go to Dr. Astrid Lunkes, Dr. Bernard Avril,
Dr. Farzam Ranjbaran and Dr. Rüdiger Klein as scientifcsecretaries o the panels. Dr. Klein and Dr. Ranjbaran alsoacted as secretaries o the Review Monitoring Committee
and coordinated its activities including support to the
preparation o the fnal reports.
ESF-ALLEA Evaluation of BAS Institutes for Panel 1
Page 2 of 132
Contents
of 00
Leave a Comment