Global Young Academy

Memberships are offered based on scientific excellence, after a process of nominations from senior scientists, national societies, and self-nominations, together with peer review by members.

[9] The office of the GYA is hosted at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle (Saale), Germany.

[10][11][12] Its founding co-chairs are Gregory Weiss, a chemist from the University of California, Irvine, United States, and Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri from the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Thailand.

[9] The GYA cooperates closely with most major scientific organizations around the world such as UNESCO, the UN Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board, ISC (formerly ICSU), IAP, the Global Research Council, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

Recently, the GYA was invited to join the advisory board of the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY).

Since 2019, the GYA has been named a full member of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the global network of 138 academies of science, engineering and medicine.

Members and alumni of the Global Young Academy at the 2019 anniversary Annual General Meeting at the Leopoldina in Halle, Germany
The 2019/2020 Executive Committee of the Global Young Academy together with its Managing Director and office staff.