Founded in 1972, IIASA is an international scientific institute that conducts policy-oriented research into problems that are too large or complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline.

Research collaborations between IIASA and Austria since 2008 have involved over 50 Austrian organizations and led to over a thousand scientific publications.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the National Member Organization (NMO) of IIASA. It represents the interests of the Austrian scientific community in the IIASA Council and acts as a liaison between political decision-makers and the public. The...