Slovak Academy of Sciences

Slovak Academy of Sciences
FormationJuly 2, 1942; 82 years ago (1942-07-02)
TypeGovernmental organisation
PurposeFundamental scientific research
HeadquartersŠtefánikova 49 814 38, Bratislava 1
Official language
Slovak
President
Pavol Šajgalík
Main organ
Snem Slovenskej akadémie vied
Websitewww.sav.sk

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (Slovak: Slovenská akadémia vied, or SAV) is the main scientific and research institution in Slovakia fostering basic and strategic basic research. It was founded in 1942, closed after World War II, and then reestablished in 1953.

Its primary mission is to acquire new knowledge of nature, society and technology, specifically targeted at ensuring scientific basis for the advancement in Slovakia. It comprises 58 scientific institutes and 13 ancillary institutions. The SAV edits 44 scientific and scholarly journals and 100–120 monographs per annum. Moreover, 41 scientific and scholarly societies, which associate scientists and scholars from various disciplines, are affiliated with SAV.