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The Institute of Science and Technology Austria, popularly known as IST Austria, is an institute of basic research located in Klosterneuburg, close to Vienna (Austria). The draft concept was developed by the Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger in 2002. Preparation work started in 2007. The concept includes * a focus on science and technology * an interdisciplinary approach * an independent and long-term strategy * the entitlement to award PhDs Models for IST Austria are internationally renowned institutions such as the Weizmann Institute (Rehovot, Israel) and the Rockefeller University (N.Y., USA). First class, curiosity-driven research is the core value of the concept. Scientists are encouraged to pursue their own goals and their own ideas (not restricted by government or economic interest). According to the development plan 40 to 50 research groups with approximately 500 scientists should be working on the campus by the year 2016, and 90 to 100 groups by 2026. The language at the institute is English. == History == The decision of the Austrian government in Spring 2006 to establish IST Austria caused some controversy within the scientific community due to the lack of proper planning and independence from political influence. An international committee was then invited to develop recommendations for the establishment of the research institute. The members of the committee, Haim Harari (President of the Weizmann Institute, 1988–2001), Olaf Kübler (President of ETH Zurich, 1997–2005) and Hubert Markl (President of the Max Planck Society, 1996–2002), developed a blueprint which served as the basis of legislation that was passed in parliament with the support of the then ruling parties ÖVP and BZÖ plus the then oppositional SPÖ. The compliance of the recommendations of the committee led to rising support for the project from the scientific community and the public. Preparation work by the administration team started in 2007 on the site of a former psychiatric hospital in the Vienna Woods in the province of Lower Austria. Positions for the first president, professors and tenure track professors were advertised in Autumn 2007. In July 2008 the German neurobiologist Tobias Bonhoeffer declined an offer to become the first president of the IST Austria. On December 4, 2008 the computer scientist Thomas Henzinger was appointed to this function effective September 1, 2009.〔http://www.ist.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/Press_release/2009_Press_releases/090901_PA_HenzingerEn.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Institute of Science and Technology Austria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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