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Académie Royale Des Sciences D'Outre-Mer
The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS; , ARSOM; , KAOW) is a Belgium, Belgian federal academy that contributes to the progress of scientific knowledge about overseas regions. It is located in Uccle, Brussels, and is one of Academies of Belgium, Belgium's numerous academies. History The academy was founded in 1928 as the Royal Belgian Colonial Institute (''Institut royal colonial belge''). It was renamed in 1954 as the Royal Academy of Colonial Sciences (''Académie royale des sciences coloniales''). Its interests were initially restricted to the Belgian colonial empire and particularly the Belgian Congo until decolonisation. In 1959, it was renamed the Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences (''Académie royale des sciences d'outre-mer'') and broadened its geographical remit to include Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. The academy organises a wide range of activities, including publications, academic conferences, and annual competitions. The Royal Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Des Sciences D'outre-mer
Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (formerly ) is a learned society created in 1922 whose field of activity is mainly geography and general history in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. Its headquarters are located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, at no. 15 rue La Pérouse. Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (The Academy of Overseas Sciences) was founded in 1922 to study questions specific to the colonies, under the name of Académie des sciences coloniales (Academy of Colonial Sciences). The opening session took place at the Sorbonne (building), Sorbonne on May 18, 1923, under the presidency of Albert Sarraut, List of naval ministers of France, Minister of Colonies, and in the presence of its founding president, Albert Lebrun, a former minister, and its first perpetual secretary, Paul Bourdarie, who launched the four verbs "to know, to understand, to respect, to love" that would become the academy's motto. On June 7, 1957, the academy was renamed the Académie des scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |