ISTC - International Science and Technology Center in Moscow

The traditional forms of bilateral cooperation are complemented by collaborative activities with the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Moscow. In cooperation with EU organisations, ISTC provides scientists and engineers formerly active in the military-industrial sector in Russia and the other CIS states with opportunities for employment and international cooperation in the civilian sector.
ISTC Funding Opportunities

 

 Foundation

  • ISTC was founded in 1992 as a result of an international treaty signed by the European Union (EU), Japan, the USA and the Russian Federation
  • Further participants: Norway, South Korea, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kirgizstan

     

    Organisation

    • Headquarters: Moskow

    International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)
    Luganskaya Ulitsa No. 9
    115516 Moskau
    Russische Föderation
    +7 095 7976377  (T)
    +7 095 7976021  (F)
    Internet: http://www.istc.ru/
    E-Mail: meyer@istc.ru

    • Contact Point in Germany:

    Dr. Erich Rathske
    International Bureau of the BMBF
    Königswinterer Str. 522-524
    53227 Bonn
    +49 228 4492 456  (T)
    +49 228 4492 400  (F)
    E-Mail: erich.rathske@dlr.de

    • Regional Offices: Jerewan (Armenia), Minsk (Belarus), Tbilissi (Georgia), Almaty (Kazakhstan) und Bishkek (Kirgizstan)

    Objectives

    • Prevention of a further spread of weapons technologies, especially ABC weapons technologies
    • Facilitation of R&D opportunities in the civilian sector for scientists and engineers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) who were previously active in the military-industrial sector
    • Promotion of the integration of these scientists and engineers in the international scientific community
    • Support of the marketing of successful R&D projects and of the transition process toward a market-based economy in the CIS countries

    Activities

    • Scientific projects in cooperation with foreign organisations. These projects are funded by the governments of the ISTC member states
    • Partnership projects, financed by foreign enterprises, research institutes or other organisations connected to ISTC
    • Educational/technical seminars and workshops (e.g. business management, market research)

    Successes

    • Support of more than 40,000 scientists and engineers in more than 1,500 projects with approximately $430 million since 1994
    • Development of a wide spectrum of services in the area of application-oriented, near-market research

    • Documents

    Contact Persons

    • Dr. Erich Rathske

      • Senior scientific officer: Ukraine, ISTC / STCU,
      • Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1
      • 53227 Bonn
      • Telefonnummer: +49 228 3821-464
      • Faxnummer: +49 228 3821-400
      • E-Mail-Adresse: erich.rathske@dlr.de