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Governance-Tripartite Agreement
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) operates under the aegis of two United Nations Agencies and has a seat agreement with the Government of Italy.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): This UN agency was founded on November 16, 1945. Its aim is not merely to build classrooms in devastated countries or publish scientific breakthroughs. It views Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication as the means to the far more ambitious goal of building peace in the minds of men and women.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): This UN agency, which is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field, was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. Three main areas of work underpin the IAEA's mission: Safety and Security, Science and Technology and Safeguards and Verification.
Government of Italy: Italy has the tradition of sponsoring many international institutions to promote development and understanding among nations. In particular, it supports several scientific institutions in Trieste with the purpose of promoting advanced scientific research and its peaceful applications in developing countries.
ICTP Steering Committee
The Committee includes representatives from the Italian Government, which is the Centre's main sponsor, and UNESCO and IAEA, which are the Centre's main administrative agencies. The Director of the Centre serves as the chairman of the Steering Committee.
The Committee approves the Centre's budget for each of ICTP's major activities for the year ahead, voices support in setting the agenda for ICTP's draft plans, and focuses on the Centre's overall mission and principles that have made it one of the world's most unique scientific research and training institutions.
The Committee's meetings are scheduled at the Centre twice a year.
ICTP Scientific Council
The role of the Council is to advise the Centre on its programmes of activities having due regard to major academic, scientific, educational and cultural trends in the world relevant to the Centre's objectives. The Council meets once a year to discuss the Centre's accomplishments and its plans for the coming year.
World-renowned scientists, including Nobel Laureates, have served on the Scientific Council over the years. The first Council chairman was J. Robert Oppenheimer. ICTP's Scientific Council has proven instrumental in shaping the Centre's research priorities and programmes.