Jump to content

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

Coordinates: 34°34′57.24124″S 58°25′44.40274″W / 34.5825670111°S 58.4290007611°W / -34.5825670111; -58.4290007611
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas

Conicet offices in Buenos Aires
Agency overview
Formed5 February 1958; 66 years ago (1958-02-05)
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
34°34′57.24124″S 58°25′44.40274″W / 34.5825670111°S 58.4290007611°W / -34.5825670111; -58.4290007611
Employees13,393 (2018)
Annual budgetUS$ 205,000,000 (2018)[1]
Agency executive
  • Daniel Salamone, President
Websiteconicet.gov.ar
Map
Map

The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET) is an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes.

History

[edit]

The National Scientific and Technical Research Council was established on 5 February 1958 by a decree of the national government. Its first director was Nobel Laureate Bernardo A. Houssay.

Governed by a board independent from the federal government, it funds scientific research in three basic ways. Firstly, it gives grants for collective work to research teams of well-recognized scientists of every discipline, including social sciences and the humanities. Secondly, it has a payroll of about 6,500 researchers and 2,500 technicians working as employees in different categories, from investigador asistente (assistant researcher) to investigador principal (main researcher). Thirdly, it grants scholarships for doctoral and post-doctoral studies to 8,500 young researchers from Argentina and other countries.

Ranking

[edit]

In 2022, CONICET was ranked as the best Latin American government research institution by the Scimago Institutions Ranking[2] and the 2nd among all research institutions in the region after the Universidade de São Paulo.[3] At the global level, CONICET holds the 141st position among the most prestigious 8084 research institutions worldwide (including universities, governmental and private research institutions, research councils, etc.).

Programs

[edit]
  • Science and Justice: This programs seeks to strengthen collaboration between the scientific community and the judiciary branch.
  • VocAr: Seeks to promote scientific culture and create awareness about CONINET's actions and activities within the education community, youth and the general public.
  • Memory Commission: Strives to recover records of victims impacted by state terrorism.
  • Marine Science Commission: Promotes monitoring and scientific research of Argentinian marine and coastal areas.[4]

Notable members

[edit]

See also

[edit]
  • INAPL—government organization that works with CONICET

References

[edit]
Scholia has an organization profile for National Scientific and Technical Research Council.
  1. ^ "Presupuesto Nacional 2018" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Scimago Institutions Rankings". www.scimagoir.com.
  3. ^ "Scimago Institutions Rankings". www.scimagoir.com.
  4. ^ https://www.conicet.gov.ar/#
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to CONICET.
Stub icon

This Argentine university, college, or tertiary institution related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Scientific_and_Technical_Research_Council&oldid=1253351138"