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21 March 2023

Wolfgang Lutz awarded the Science Prize of the Austrian Research Association

IIASA Acting Director General Wolfgang Lutz has received the Austrian Research Association’s 2023 Science Prize for his excellent scientific achievements and the scientific-political relevance and high topicality of his research.

MSLA, UNFPA Armenia, and Ameria visit to IIASA

15 March 2023

IIASA, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia, and UNFPA sign MoU

IIASA, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (MLSA), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have strengthened their cooperation in the area of demography and population through signing a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding.

15 March 2023

Helping young Africans innovate for climate resilience

Africa is the continent that will be most adversely affected by climate change. IIASA researchers are collaborating on Yoma OR – an ambitious project aimed at helping young people grow their digital skills as a first step on a journey from learning to earning using AI, blockchain, and crowdsourcing.

View of Hintersee lake in Bavarian Alps, Germany

01 March 2023

European conservation leaders gather to boost collective dialogue for a Trans-European Nature Network

More than 70 leading EU policy and governmental decision makers came together to lay the foundation for a bold new vision for Europe's nature protection in the first NaturaConnect stakeholder event this year.

01 March 2023

Master's Programme "Global Demography"

The Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna) will start Master's Programme "Global Demography" at the University of Vienna with its third cohort of students in October 2023.

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28 February 2023

Indian Ambassador visits IIASA

H.E. Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar, Permanent Representative of the Republic of India to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, recently visited IIASA to meet with IIASA Director General Albert van Jaarsveld.

Graph showing economic impacts of medical costs

24 February 2023

The price of cancer

A new study calculated the economic cost of cancers around the world, helping policymakers allocate resources appropriately and enact policies to curb the increase in cancer-related death and disability.

15 February 2023

IIASA granted consultative status with UNIDO

IIASA, as a longstanding partner of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has been granted consultative status by the UNIDO Industrial Development Board.

Wooden figures around a green glass globe signifying cooperation and collaboration of people around the world

13 February 2023

French and Italian ambassadors visit IIASA

H.E. Gilles Pécout, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Austria, and H.E. Stefano Beltrame, Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Austria, recently paid a joint visit to IIASA to meet with the institute’s leadership and discuss possible research collaboration between their countries and IIASA.

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