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Academia Sinica, the most preeminent academic institution in the Republic of China, was founded in 1928 to promote scholarly research in China and to undertake academic research in the sciences and humanities. After the government moved to Taiwan in 1949, Academia Sinica was re-established in Taipei. The growth of Academia Sinica during the transition period was slow due to political instability and meager budgets. In recent years, under the leadership of President Yuan T. Lee, Academia Sinica has been transformed into a modern research institute. Many of the 24 research institutes and 6 research centers are now headed by world-class scholars and staffed by highly-trained, motivated, and creative young researchers. Major strides have also been made toward raising the standards of academic research, and Academia Sinica is presently positioning itself to move its research activities to the international level. Aside from placing greater emphasis on opening up new areas of intellectual endeavors, Academia Sinica is also taking a leading role in the launch of new initiatives in applied areas to meet a broad spectrum of societal needs within Taiwan. Towards fulfilling these goals, Academia Sinica has adopted various measures to promote internal integration of research activities in the three research disciplines - mathematics and physical sciences; life sciences; and the humanities and social sciences - to help with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of long-term projects in order to enhance the impact of research activities; to deploy basic research results in applications and technology transfers; to engage the academic and research community within Taiwan toward a modern, forward-looking and collective academic vision; to cultivate an intellectual environment that is conducive to the nurturing of young scholars and the recognition of outstanding scholarship in Taiwan; and to promote international cooperation and scholarly exchanges that will accelerate the overall development of academic research in Academia Sinica and the Republic of China.

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