Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA), founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V
, is one of the Royal Academies
in Sweden
. The Academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, research, and government, in Sweden and internationally.
Gustaf V of Sweden
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 1907. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg...
, is one of the Royal Academies
Swedish Royal Academies
The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The Academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, research, and government, in Sweden and internationally.
Presidents
The following people have been presidents of IVA since its foundation in 1919:- 1919-1940: Axel F. Enström
- 1941-1959: Edy Velander
- 1960-1970: Sven Brohult
- 1971-1982: Gunnar Hambraeus
- 1982-1994: Hans G. Forsberg
- 1995-2000: Kurt Östlund
- 1999-2001: (temporary) Enrico Deiaco
- 2001-2008: Lena Treschow Torell
- 2008-: Björn O. Nilsson
See also
- List of Swedish scientists
- European Council of Applied Sciences and EngineeringEuropean Council of Applied Sciences and EngineeringThe European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering is a European non-profit organization, which groups 19-20 European national academies of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology...
(Euro-CASE) - Academia EuropaeaAcademia EuropaeaAcademia Europæa is a European non-governmental scientific academy founded in 1988. Its members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals....