The InterAcademy Council (IAC) emerged from fringe meetings during the World Economic Summit and was formally constituted at the IAP’s general assembly at Tokyo in April 2000. It has 15 permanent members, including Germany. Its aim is to provide scientific advice on global questions to international organisations such as the United Nations or the World Bank. The IAC considers itself as an advisory body on international finance and currency issues.



Representative of German science:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner
University of Dortmund, Forming Technology / Manufacturing Engineering
President of the German Research Foundation (from 01/01/07)
Board member of acatech – the Council for Technical Sciences
Fellow of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Deputy:
Prof. Dr. Alfred Pühler
University Bielefeld, Biology,
Fellow of the Nordrhine-Westphalia Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts

Representative of the Union in the Working Group:
Transition to Sustainable Energy Systems
Prof. Dr. Franz Mayinger
University of Munich, Thermodynamics
Fellow of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities