The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti) is the highest scientific and artistic institution in the Republic of Croatia. The Academy is also the main State adviser concerning the issues of science.
The main tasks of the Academy have been defined in Arlicle 3 of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Act as follows:
- The Academy promotes and organizes scientific research and encourages the application of the findings of this research, develops artistic and cultural activities, and is concemed with Croatian cultural heritage and its affirmation throughout the world;
- It publishes the results of scientific research and artistic creation;
- It makes proposals and gives its opinion on the promotion of sciences and arts in the fields which are of special importance to the Republic of Croatia.
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts is active as a member in the following international organizations: The European Science Foundation (ESF); the Global Network of Academies of Sciences (IAP) and the Inter Academy Medical Panel (IAMP); the International Council for Science (ICSU); the All-European Academies (ALLEA); the Central Eastern-European Network (CEEN); and the International Union of Academies (IUA). The activity of the Academy in the above mentioned organizations varies. The Academy is more active in the European Science Foundation, than in the other international organizations. The Academy is the coordinator of the HERA program (Humanities in the European Research Area) for the Republic of Croatia. Besides the membership in those international organizations, the Academy has numerous bilateral agreements with many other partner academies worldwide.
