Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; 中国科学院) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 100 research institutes, 3 universities, 69 thousand full-time employees, and 79 thousand graduate students.
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| Other name | 中国科学院 (Native Name) | ||||||
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| Parent institution | State Council of China | ||||||
| Founder(s) | Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (emerged to the State Council in 1954) | ||||||
| Established | 1 November 1949 | ||||||
| Focus | Natural sciences | ||||||
| President | Hou Jianguo | ||||||
| Staff | 69,000 (2022) | ||||||
| Key people | Yin Hejun, Vice President | ||||||
| Budget | CN¥162.1 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Formerly called | Academia Sinica (1949–1980s) | ||||||
| Address | 52 Sanlihe Rd, Xicheng District, Beijing, China | ||||||
| Location | Nationwide , | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国科学院 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國科學院 | ||||||
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| Website | english | ||||||
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republican era and was formerly also known by that name until the 1980s. The academy functions as the national scientific think tank and academic governing body, providing advisory and appraisal services on issues stemming from the national economy, social development, and science and technology progress. It is headquartered in Beijing, with affiliate institutes throughout China. It has also created hundreds of commercial enterprises, Lenovo being one of the most famous.
The academy also runs the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is among the world's top five universities ranked by Nature Index.