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Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Learned society of Hungary

Summary

Learned society of Hungary

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name	Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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location	Budapest, Arany János u. 1, 1051 Hungary
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leader_name	Tamás Freund
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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primary functions include the advancement of scientific knowledge, the dissemination of research findings, the support of research and development, and the representation of science in Hungary both domestically and around the world.

History

The origins of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences date back to 1825, when Count István Széchenyi offered one year's income from his estate to establish a Learned Society. He made this offer during a session of the Diet in Pressburg (Pozsony, now Bratislava), then the seat of the Hungarian Parliament. Inspired by his gesture, other delegates soon followed suit. The Society’s mission was defined as the development of the Hungarian language and the promotion of sciences and the arts in the Hungarian language. It was officially named the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1845. The Academy's central building, designed in the Renaissance Revival architecture by architect Friedrich August Stüler, was inaugurated in 1865.

Sections

[[László Lovász]], the president of the academy till 2020. Previously he served as the president of [[International Mathematical Union]].

Count [[István Széchenyi]] offers one year's income of his estate for the purposes of a learned society.

Within the Academy, scientific sections are organized according to individual disciplines or closely related fields. Each section monitors, promotes, and evaluates scientific activities within its domain. It provides expert opinions on scientific matters, science policy, and research organization. Additionally, the sections assess the work of the Academy’s research institutes, university departments, and other affiliated research units. They also play a key role in the process of awarding the Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (D.Sc.) degree, Hungary’s post-Ph.D. academic qualification.

Today, the Academy is composed of eleven main scientific sections:

Linguistics and Literary Scholarship
Philosophy and Historical Sciences
Mathematics
Agricultural Sciences
Medical Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Biological Sciences
Economics and Law
Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences

Research institutes until 2019

MTA Agricultural Research Centre
MTA Chemical Research Center
MTA Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (involved with Konkoly Observatory)
MTA Szeged Research Centre for Biology
MTA Centre for Ecological Research
MTA Research Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
MTA Centre for Energy Research
MTA Research Centre for the Humanities
MTA Research Institute for Linguistics
MTA Rényi Institute of Mathematics
MTA Institute of Experimental Medicine
MTA Research Centre for Natural Sciences
MTA Institute of Nuclear Research
MTA Wigner Research Centre for Physics
MTA Centre for Social Sciences

Presidents of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Tamás Freund	1 August 2020 – present

Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts

Main article: Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts

The Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts () was created in 1992 as an academy associated yet independent from the MTA. Some of the known members are György Konrád, Magda Szabó, Péter Nádas writers, Zoltán Kocsis pianist, Miklós Jancsó, István Szabó film directors. The last president was Károly Makk, film director, who succeeded László Dobszay (resigned on 20 April 2011).

References

"A Magyar Tudományos Akadémiáról". Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
"MTA – Members of MTA". Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
"Scientific Sections". Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
"MTA – Címlap – Angol – Cikkek – Angol". Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
[http://inforadio.hu/hir/belfold/hir-427878 Lemond a Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia két vezetője], MTI

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