This comment was made by Professor Jiří Drahoš a renowned physical chemist, interviewed for a feature article in this issue. The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) has been observing this year the 20th anniversary of its inception, this one being another in the series. Professor Drahoš has been president of the ASCR since 2009. Since then, Professor Drahoš has been facing the government's decisions to cut the Academy's budget every year. He has worked at the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the ASCR since 1977, holding various positions, including research scientist, senior research scientist, Department Head, Deputy Director (1992-1995) and Director (1996-2003). His principal research interest is multiphase chemical reactors. He has published more than 60 original papers in impacted international journals and is a co-inventor of four international and holds 10 Czech patents. According to Science Citation Index and other sources, his scientific papers have been cited more than 700 times. In 1977 he was awarded the Medal of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CSAS). and Marina Hužvárová.
The CZELO Office in Brussels organized an IGLO Open Seminar on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) on March 6, 2012. The KETs represent an important feature of the upcoming Horizon 2020 framework program. Their role is to enhance the competitiveness and innovation potential of European products, processes and technologies The KETs are defined, for example, as micro- and nanoelectronics photonics, biotechnology or advanced manufacturing systems. and Michaela Vlková.
The Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in the cooperation with the Faculty of Humanities. University of Zilina in Slovakia held its World Congress Meeting on the topic SVU and its Role in the Era of Globalisation: Transatlantic Collaboration, Innovation and Preservation. The SVU Congress, from July 1 to July 6. 2012, brought together scholars. scientists, artists, writers, students and others from throughout the world, who have a professional interest in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, their history, peoples, cultural and intellectual contributions. and Marina Hužvárová.