Presidents of Science Academies of the Member States of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Union Meeting
TÜBA President Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şeker attended the first "Meeting of the Presidents of the Science Academies of the BSEC Member States" in Istanbul.
On the initiative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), the 1st Meeting of the Heads of Science Academies of the BSEC Member States was organized in Istanbul with the participation of the rectors of leading Turkish universities. The meeting started with the speeches of Mr. Fatih Dönmez, PABSEC Vice-President and Head of the PABSEC Turkish Delegation, the Heads of the Academies of Sciences and university rectors, Ambassador Lazar Comănescu, First Deputy Secretary General of the BSEC International Permanent Secretariat Ambassador Merve Safa Kavakçı and PABSEC Secretary General Asaf Hajiyev.
Speaking about the activities of their institutions, the participants exchanged views on various issues related to cooperation in the field of science and education among the countries of the Black Sea Region. The potentials and contributions of the member states within the framework of multilateral cooperation and scientific and technological developments were discussed.
In the meeting, Prof. Muzafer Şeker, President of TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences), along with Prof. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev, Vice President of the Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and TÜBA Principal Members; Prof. Hasan Mandal, President of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK); Prof. Osman Bülent Zülfikar, Rector of Istanbul University; Prof. Mustafa Verşan Kök, Rector of Middle East Technical University (Ankara); and Asaf Hajiyev, Secretary-General of the Conference of Rectors of European Universities (CRE) were present. Also attending were prominent figures such as Academician Julian Revalsky, President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Academician Roin Metreveli, President of the Georgian Academy of Sciences; Academician Zhivko Popov, President of the Academy of Sciences of North Macedonia; Academician Anatoly Zagorodny, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Academician İbrahim Guliyev, Deputy President of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences; Academician Gheorghe Duca, Former President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Academician Nicolae-Victor Zamfir, Vice President of the Romanian Academy of Sciences; Prof. Mehmet Naci İnci, Rector of Istanbul Boğaziçi University; Prof. Stanislav Dovgyi, Future President (2024-2026) of the Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) and President of the Young Scientists Academy of Ukraine; Prof. Eden Mamut, Secretary-General of the Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN); and Prof. Denys Svyrydenko, Representative of the Young Scientists Academy of Ukraine, discussed the activities of their respective institutions.
In addition, it was decided to organize the meeting to be held in 2025 in Istanbul in cooperation with Istanbul University and the Black Sea Universities Network.
