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The Slovak Republic joined IIASA in 2020 with its membership supported through the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport.
Czechoslovakia was a founding member of IIASA in 1972. Following the peaceful dissolution of the country into the Czech- and Slovak Republics at the end of the Cold War, the Slovak Republic remained a full member of IIASA from 1994 to 2003.
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News
24 October 2025
Defining future directions for open, fair, and sustainable research in Europe
IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, represented the Institute at the 2025 European Regional Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC), convened by Science Europe earlier this week. The meeting provided an important forum for engagement with global research-policy networks to advance themes of open science, artificial intelligence, fairness, and sustainable research systems.
27 February 2024
Slovak delegation from the Institute of Economic Research visits IIASA
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) hosted a delegation from the Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS). The visit aimed at fostering collaboration and in-depth discussions on key economic models and research areas.
24 January 2024
IIASA delegation visits Slovak Academy of Sciences
A recent visit by a delegation from IIASA to the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) in Bratislava marked a significant step in strengthening scientific collaboration between the two institutions.
Events
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava
IIASA – Comenius University Joint Seminar
Sofia, Bulgaria
Training on Transboundary Water Balance Modelling
Bratislava, Slovakia
IIASA 50th Anniversary event in Slovakia
Focus
Feasible futures
Policy Brief #41, October 2023. Embracing the notion of feasibility, this research shows that the world will probably overshoot
1.5°C, largely owing to low institutional capacity. Energy demand reduction and electrification are two options to turn down the heat, and addressing weak institutions is crucial.
Standardizing migration data in Europe
Options Magazine, Winter 2022: Researchers illustrated the discrepancies in migration flow statistics across Europe to help standardize data and better understand migration patterns.
Projects
Navigating the risks of hydroclimatic extremes for freshwater ecosystem services in forest landscape (REACTION)
Development of a Harmonized Water Balance Modelling System for the Danube River Basin (Danube Water Balance)
Nature Based Smart Water Grids for Integrated Water and Drought (WATERGRID)
Policy REcommendations to Maximise the beneficial Impact of Unexplored Mobilities in and beyond the European Union (PREMIUM_EU)
Publications
Cofler, E., Colelli, F.P., Falchetta, G. , & Tavoni, M. (2026). Modeling policies for the EU building stock decarbonization at sub-national resolution. Energy and Buildings 362 e117521. 10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.117521.
Meng, W., Nieto, J., Guan, D., Meng, J., Sander, R. , Pöschl, U., Hubacek, K., Su, H., Tao, S., & Cheng, Y. (2026). Rethinking energy transition strategies for the European Union amid rising energy prices. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 (23) e2609606123. 10.1073/pnas.2609606123.
Alaux, N., Bechstedt, N., Zhong, X., Mastrucci, A. , Ramon, D., Steinberger-Maierhofer, D., Allacker, K., Passer, A., & Röck, M. (2026). Context-specific life cycle emissions pathways for EU buildings and construction. Nature Communications 10.1038/s41467-026-73433-1. (In Press)
Davoli, M., Jung, M. , Visconti, P. , Rondinini, C., D´Alessio, A., & Pacifici, M. (2026). Improving the Classification of Wildlife Conservation Status to Support Nature Protection in the European Union. Conservation Letters 19 (3) e70039. 10.1111/con4.70039.
Rychła, A., Díaz de Otálora, X., Dragoni, F., Frątczak-Müller, J., Kierończyk, M., Méndez, D.A., Suchowska-Kisielewicz, M., Winiwarter, W. , & Amon, B. (2026). Profiles of small-scale dairy farms assessed by socioeconomic and farm management practices: a case study from Poland. Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-026-49554-4. (In Press)
Tamburini, A., Wiśniowski, A., & Yildiz, D. (2026). Bayesian multidimensional mortality reconstruction. Demographic Research 54 877-934. 10.4054/DemRes.2026.54.28.