National Scientific and Technical Research Council

The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET) is an Argentine government agency which directs and co-ordinates most of the scientific and technical research done in universities and institutes.

National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Agency overview
Formed1958
HeadquartersGodoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Employees13 393 (2018)
Annual budget2018: US$ 205 000 000 [1]
Agency executive
  • Ana Franchi, President
Websitewww.conicet.gov.ar

It was established on 5 February 1958 by a decree of the national government. Its first director was Nobel Laureate Bernardo A. Houssay.

Governed by a board independent from the federal government, it funds scientific research in three basic ways. Firstly, it gives grants for collective work to research teams of well-recognized scientists of every discipline, including social sciences and the humanities. Secondly, it has a payroll of about 6,500 researchers and 2,500 technicians working as employees in different categories, from investigador asistente (assistant researcher) to investigador principal (main researcher). Thirdly, it grants scholarships for doctoral and post-doctoral studies to 8,500 young researchers from Argentina and other countries.

Ranking

In 2017, CONICET was ranked as the best Latin American government research institution by the Scimago Institutions Ranking[2] and the 2nd among all research institutions in the region after the Universidade de São Paulo.[3] At the global level, CONICET holds the position 40th among the most prestigious 5000 research institutions worldwide (including universities, governmental and private research institutions, research councils, etc.).

References
  1. (in Spanish)
  2. "Scimago Institutions Rankings". www.scimagoir.com.
  3. "Scimago Institutions Rankings". www.scimagoir.com.


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