TÜBA Vice-President Prof. Yurdusev Selected as ISSC-ICSU TTF Member
TÜBA Vice-President Prof. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev was selected as a member of the Transition Task Force (TTF) on 21 December 2016.
Prof. Yurdusev was selected as a member of the TTF that will carry out the integration of the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and International Council of Science (ICSU) with the proposal of member countries and evaluation of ISSC and ICSU executive board.
Two of the world's two largest scientific organizations, the ISSC and ICSU, decided in principle to unite their forces at a joint general assembly in Norway's capital Oslo on 23-24 October 2016. The TTF, which is the main body that will carry out the integration process and structure and which is formed by the principle agreement, will serve for at least one year. The 15-member TTF, defined as an expert delegation, has 9 members selected from member organizations alongside the ISSC and ICSU presidents and vice-presidents. The ISSC, TÜBA is also a member, has 55 members and the ICSU has 175 members.