Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts

Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts

The Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts "Beït al-Hikma" is a scholarly scientific organization based in Tunis. It is housed officially in a mid-19th century palace, Zarrouk Palace, situated on the Mediterranean coast at the base of the ruins of ancient Carthage. The Academy was founded in 1992 as a successor to the National Foundation for Translation, Establishment of Texts and Studies, which had been founded in 1983. The Academy was reorganized and re-initiated in July 2012.

The Academy lists its objectives as:

Governance

The Academy is composed of a President, a Scientific Council, and a Board of Directors.

The Presidents of the Academy (and its predecessor, since its foundation in 1983) serve for life, or until resignation, and comprise the following:

The Scientific Council consists of members, appointed for life, organized into Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Islamic Sciences, Letters and Arts. Membership is limited to 80: 50 active Tunisians resident in Tunisia; 10 active Tunisians resident abroad; 15 associate foreign national members; and 5 Tunisian honorary members.

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President and consists of the heads of the Scientific Council's five Departments, a representative of the Tunisian Presidenct and one each from the Tunisian Ministries of Finance, Culture, Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research, plus one appointed by virtue of his or her administrative and financial management abilities. The ministerial representatives are appointed by the Head of the government of Tunisia for terms of three years, renewable no more than twice.[1]

Publications

The Academy has published extensively, many items resulting from its conferences. The majority are in Arabic.[2] Fuller information on the Academy, its programs and its publications can be found on the Academy's website.[3]

References

  1. Académie tunisienne des sciences, des lettres et des arts "Beït al-Hikma", Le Conseil Scientifique, 2012.
  2. Dalīl manshūrāt bayt al-ḥikma, 2010.
  3. "Academie Tunisienne Beit al-Hikma". baitelhekma.nat.tn. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
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