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ICTP Overview
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Abdus Salam
“Scientific thought is the common heritage of mankind”
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Abdus Salam 1926-1996
www.ictp.itp
What we do
Provide world-class research facilities for scientists from developing worldFoster advanced scientific research, especially in theoretical physics and mathematicsCreate international forum for exchange of Create international forum for exchange of scientific information through comprehensive courses, workshops and seminars
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Who benefits
4,000 scientists/year1 500 to 2 000 visitors 1,500 to 2,000 visitors attending hosted activities
5 research groups 100,000 visits since 19645 research groups50 scientific activities/year
ConferencesWorkshops
100,000 visits since 196460% from developing countries40% from developed Workshops
Schools40% from developed countries170 nations represented
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ICTP is an institution run by a few scientists for the benefit of many
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permanent scientists
research and trainingcoordination 28
temporary scientific staff:post-docs, staff associates, long-
term visitors
short-term visitors:associates, guest-scientists
mostly research 100
450conduct own or collaborative research, or receive training through participation , g
participation in conferences, schools and workshops;
diploma students
receive training throughschools, conferences, and
exchange of information4000-6000 per year
5300 in 2006
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Administrative frameworkTripartite agreement
Italian governmentUNESCOIAEA
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Annual contributionsItalian government
€18.5 million a yearUNESCOIAEA
85% of total budget Other national and international organizations
ESA, ESF, ANPA, CNR, ENEA INFN Sida-SARECENEA, INFN, Sida SAREC, Sincrotrone Trieste
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Research and Training for Research
Fields of study
Applied physics (AP)Condensed matter and statistical physics (CMSP)Condensed matter and statistical physics (CMSP)Earth system physics (ESP)High energy, cosmology and astroparticle physics (HECAP)Mathematics (Math)( )ICTP-INFN Laboratory (Mlab)
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Impact
Beyond Trieste Associates Programme since 1964
2142 associates in 106 countries
M ICTP A i t M b1011167Many ICTP Associate Members have achieved distinguished careers in their home countries asmembers of parliament,ministers, and university chancellors633
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361 y63336113
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Impact
Beyond Trieste OEA Centres and Networks since 1990
32 Networks Africa 11Asia 8Asia 8Europe 1Latin America 12
22 Projects34 Centres Africa 12 22 Projects
Africa 13Asia 4Europe 1
Asia 11Europe 1Indonesia 1Latin America 9
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Latin America 4Latin America 9
On-campus facilitiesServices for study
LibraryServices for living
Guesthouses and Computers housing
Banking and travel M di lMedicalCafeteria
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Library
Books print 64 000Books-print 64,000Books-electronic 833Journal subscriptions-print 466Journal subscriptions-electronic 3,300Periodical bound volumes 48,565A t it hiAccess to repository archives
On-line databases 10Theses 1,500
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Trieste system
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