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Institute of Aerospace Systems (TU Braunschweig)

The Institute of Aerospace Systems (Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtsysteme, ILR) was a research institute of TU Braunschweig in Germany working on unmanned aircraft and space debris.

Institute of Archaeology (Russian Academy of Sciences)

The Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Институт археологии РАН) is a Moscow research institute tracing its founding to 1919 and running about forty expeditions yearly.

Institute of Automation and Robotics Poznan

The Institute of Automation and Robotics (Instytut Automatyki i Robotyki, IAR) is a research and teaching institute of Poznań University of Technology in Poznań, Poland, founded in 1970.

Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院自动化研究所, CASIA) is a research institute in Beijing established in 1956 as China's first national automation institution, now focused on intelligent science and technology.

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous Indian institute, set up by the Reserve Bank of India and public sector banks, that conducts recruitment examinations.

Oct 22, 2026

Institute of Belarusian Culture

The Institute of Belarusian Culture (Belarusian: Інстытут беларускай культуры), abbreviated Inbelkult or IBK, was Belarus's first multidisciplinary research institution, founded in Minsk in 1922 and reorganized into the Belarusian Academy of Sciences in 1929.

Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院生物物理研究所), a Beijing life-science research institute founded in 1958 by Bei Shizhang, with three national key laboratories and graduate training in biology.

Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院植物研究所)

Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院植物研究所, IBCAS), Beijing's oldest comprehensive plant science institute, tracing to 1928; runs Beijing Botanical Garden and co-runs the National Botanical Garden.

Oct 10, 2026

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a British professional body of chartered accountants, founded by Royal Charter in 1880, that grants the ACA qualification.

Institute of Chemical Technology

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT Mumbai, formerly UDCT), a government deemed-to-be university founded in 1933 in Matunga, Mumbai, with campuses at Jalna and Bhubaneswar; NIRF 2025 Pharmacy rank 6, NAAC A++.

Institute of Child Health (Kolkata, IN)

Institute of Child Health (ICH), Kolkata, India's first dedicated pediatric institute, founded 1956 by Dr K.C. Chaudhuri, inaugurated by Nehru in 1957; nonprofit trust-run children's hospital and teaching institute at Park Circus.

Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications

The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications is an international scholarly society founded in 1990 by Ralph Stanton, publishing the Bulletin of the Institute since 1991.

Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院计算技术研究所) is a computer science research institute in Beijing, founded in 1956 as China's first specialized computer research institution.

Institute of Cost Accountants of India

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI), formerly ICWAI, is the statutory professional body regulating cost and management accountancy in India, made statutory in 1959.

Institute of Cytology and Genetics

The Institute of Cytology and Genetics (Институт цитологии и генетики, ICG) is a research institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk, founded in 1957.

Institute of Directors

Institute of Directors (IoD), UK professional body for company directors, founded 1903, Royal Charter 1906, first president Lord Avebury; headquartered since 1978 at 116 Pall Mall, a Grade I listed John Nash building.

Institute of Economic Affairs

Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), UK free-market think tank and educational charity founded by Antony Fisher on 9 November 1955 after Hayek's advice; sister institutes include the Fraser Institute and Adam Smith Institute.

Institute of Economic Affairs (Ghana)

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is Ghana's first independent public-policy think tank, founded in Accra in 1989 under military rule, known for its presidential debates and cross-party dialogue.

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Институт экономики РАН, IE RAS), a Moscow economics research institute founded June 1930, renamed 1990, merged 2005; directed by M. Yu. Golovnin; publishes the Bulletin of the IE RAS.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a not-for-profit professional association for electrical engineering, electronics, and computing, formed in 1963 through a merger of the AIEE and IRE.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society

The IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) is a technical society of the IEEE for engineers and researchers in communications, founded in 1952 and counting over 40,000 members.

Institute of Food Technologists

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a nonprofit scientific society for food science, founded in 1939, whose members work in academia, government, and industry.

Institute of High Energy Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

The Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP; 中国科学院高能物理研究所) is a research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and China's biggest particle physics laboratory, founded in 1973.

Institute of Image-Guided Surgery

The Institute of Image-Guided Surgery (IHU Strasbourg; Institut de chirurgie guidée par l'image) is a French institute in Strasbourg dedicated to image-guided minimally invasive surgery, founded by Jacques Marescaux in 2011.

Oct 22, 2026

Institute of Kiswahili Research

The Institute of Kiswahili Research, also known as Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili (TUKI), was a University of Dar es Salaam institute for Kiswahili research, established in 1964.

Institute of Life

Institute of Life – IASO is a private IVF unit in Maroussi, Athens, established in 2015. It is known for its use of Maternal Spindle Transfer and ERICA AI.

Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Институт языкознания РАН)

Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Институт языкознания РАН, IYaZ RAN), Moscow linguistics institute founded 1950 from the Marr Institute of Language and Thought and the Institute of Russian Language; first director V. V. Vinogradov, current director Andrey Kibrik, publisher of Languages of the World.

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a British professional and scientific institution for the materials cycle, formed in June 2002 from a merger of two institutes.

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), founded in 1964, is a UK professional society for mathematicians and the only awarder of the Chartered Mathematician designation.