International Institute for General Systems Studies
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The International Institute for General Systems Studies (IIGSS) is an American non-profit scholastic
organization
for the advancement of scientific studies and education in Systems science
and Systemic research
with applications in all branches of science and human affairs.
The International Institute for General Systems Studies was established in 1994 and located in Pennsylvania
, USA. The current president and director is Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest
.
In the advisory board of the institute several scientists from several countries participate or have participated such as Gerrit Broekstra
(The Netherlands), Guisseppi A. Forgionne (USA), George Klir
(USA), Ganti Prasada Rao (India), Achim Sydow (Germany), Yasuhiko Takahara, (Japan), Xuemou Wu (China), Wayne Wymore (USA), and Gerard de Zeeuw
(England)
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
for the advancement of scientific studies and education in Systems science
Systems science
Systems science is an interdisciplinary field of science that studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society, and science. It aims to develop interdisciplinary foundations, which are applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences.Systems...
and Systemic research
Systemics
In the context of systems science and systems philosophy, the term systemics refers to an initiative to study systems from a holistic point of view...
with applications in all branches of science and human affairs.
The International Institute for General Systems Studies was established in 1994 and located in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA. The current president and director is Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest
Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest
Yi Lin , also known as Jeffrey Forrest and Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest, is a professor of mathematics, systems science, economics, and finance at Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and at several major universities in China...
.
In the advisory board of the institute several scientists from several countries participate or have participated such as Gerrit Broekstra
Gerrit Broekstra
Gerrit Broekstra , is a Dutch scientist and professor in the field of organization behavior and systems sciences at the Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, Northwestern University, Chicago, and Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands.- Biography :Broekstra was born in 1941 in Alkmaar in Holland...
(The Netherlands), Guisseppi A. Forgionne (USA), George Klir
George Klir
George Jiri Klir is a Czech-American computer scientist and professor of systems sciences at the Center for Intelligent Systems at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York.- Biography :...
(USA), Ganti Prasada Rao (India), Achim Sydow (Germany), Yasuhiko Takahara, (Japan), Xuemou Wu (China), Wayne Wymore (USA), and Gerard de Zeeuw
Gerard de Zeeuw
Gerard de Zeeuw is a Dutch scientist and professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.- Biography :...
(England)