Nové perspektívy a možnosti spolupráce s USA
On Friday, April 14, 2023, the President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajgalík, DrSc., received the Ambassador of the United States of America, H. E. Gautam A. Rana, at the Academy. Petra Augustínová, an economic expert at the US Embassy in Slovakia, accompanied the Ambassador.
The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Vice President of the SAS for International Relations, MUDr. Tomáš Hromádka, PhD. and Mgr. František Fundárek, CSc., from the Department of International Cooperation of the SAS.
The President of the SAS familiarised the American guest with its structure and functioning as the largest research institution in Slovakia, as well as with its financing system. He also pointed out the recent successful transition of SAS institutes and centres to public research institutions, which creates more favourable conditions for the development of cooperation, including with the private sector.
In the subsequent discussion, Tomáš Hromádka stated that cooperation between SAS and institutions in the United States of America is currently implemented mainly through individual contacts between individual workplaces. Both parties identified space for further development of cooperation, especially in materials and chemical sciences, as well as in biomedical research, and expressed interest in continuing professional dialogue on the possibilities for its systematic strengthening.
Prepared by: František Fundárek, SAS International Cooperation Department
Photo: Martin Bystriansky