Union Académique Internationale

The UAI works to promote the advancement of knowledge and scientific exchanges and to support initiatives of all its academies.

With this in mind, international cooperation was to be promoted in all areas and at all levels, including those of intellectual and scientific work.

During these assemblies, representatives of National Academies from eleven countries adhered to the Union (Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia, the United States) and National Academies of three other countries gave their agreement without being represented (Spain, Norway and Romania).

During this first session, three projects (in French, entreprises) were submitted: the Corpus vasorum antiquorum, the Alchemical Manuscripts, and publication of the Works of Grotius.

In 1969, the 50th anniversary of the UAI was celebrated: a ceremony was held under the cupola of the prestigious Institut de France in Paris.

The Board has all the powers of management and administration that are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the association, except those specifically reserved to the General Assembly.

[5] Each year, a representative (called "delegate") from every member academy attends a General Assembly to discuss and to cooperate in meetings.

The proposal must contain a precise definition of its subject, an explanatory memorandum, a work plan, a budget and a statement of the financial responsibility for its execution.