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It has been an enormous privilege and honour to serve the intellectual powerhouse of Europe, you our members, and thereby the European research area.</b> <br /> <br /> While the specific activities of our Classes, Sections, Task Forces and Regional Knowledge Hubs are highly appreciated, let me highlight some of the academy-level achievements of the past three years. A major effort was the establishment of a new entity to be hosted in Munich by the Ludwig-Maximilian University. The entity serves as the Head Office and Seat of <b>Academia Europaea</b> from this year, in tandem with our London Head Office, until such time that all tasks are successfully moved to Munich and our long-standing Executive Secretary, London, <b>David Coates</b> retires fully. The Munich entity is led by our <a class="wikipage" href="/ae/User/Dingwell_Donald">Vice-President Donald Dingwell</a>, while <b>Friederike Brandthaus</b> serves as Executive Secretary, Munich. <br /> <br /> The London office has served AE in an outstanding manner. Nevertheless, we are all in general agreement that we need to have our seat of operations located in an EU Member State. This also ensures our participation in and co-ordination of EU-funded projects, such as <b>SAPEA</b> (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies), which is part of the <a class="external" href="https://scientificadvice.eu" target="_blank">Science Advice Mechanism</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" /> of the EU. I hereby invite our members who undertake projects in the context of <b>Academia Europaea</b> to take advantage of the funding opportunities that the EU Frame-Work Programmes offer. <br /> <br /> Our science advice activities in <b>SAPEA</b>, together with our fellow associations and networks therein, have been very successful. During the last 3 years, six Evidence Review Reports have been published and supported the <b>European Commission</b>’s policy-makers’ decisions. According to impact analysis, the <b>SAPEA</b> Reports have been referred to in over a hundred official legislative documents of the <b>EU</b> and national governments, as well as in publications of European Agencies and international bodies such as <b>OECD</b> and <b>WHO</b>. The current SAPEA project is ending and will be followed by <b>SAPEA 2025-2029</b>, the funding of which has been secured by the <a class="external" href="https://commission.europa.eu/index_en" target="_blank">European Commission</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" />. <br /> <br /> This year, we extended our science advice activities from the EU to the global level by joining <b>S20</b>, the science advice body for the Heads of State of the <a class="external" href="https://g20.org" target="_blank">G20</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" /> countries. As you know, the <b>G20</b> members are the world’s 19 strongest economies together with the African Union and the European Union. <b>S20</b> consists of the national academies of those 19 countries. So far, the EU has had no academy in <b>S20</b>, but from 2024 on, <b>Academia Europaea</b> has the honour of representing its scientific voice. <br /> <br /> The mission of <b>G20</b> is to find solutions to global challenges, and <b>S20</b> provides the latest scientific knowledge to support the <b>G20</b> decision process. The topics of the 2024 recommendations are <b>Artificial Intelligence, Bioeconomy, Energy Transition Process, Health Challenges and Social Justice</b>. Our Board invited five MAEs to the Task Forces drafting the <b>S20</b>’s recommendations to the <b>G20</b> Summit that was held on 18-19 November in Rio de Janeiro. I wish to thank all MEAs and staff members who have contributed to the science advice activities in the context of <b>SAPEA</b> and <b>S20</b>. <br /> <br /> Our Regional Knowledge Hubs in <a class="external" href="https://aebarcelona.eu" target="_blank">Barcelona</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" />, <a class="external" href="https://aebergen.w.uib.no" target="_blank">Bergen</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" />, <a class="external" href="https://aebudapesthub.hu" target="_blank">Budapest</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" />, <a class="external" href="http:/www.aecardiffknowledgehub.wales" target="_blank">Cardiff</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" />, <a class="external" href="http://www.aetbilisihub.org" target="_blank">Tbilisi</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" /> and <a class="external" href="http://acadeuro.wroclaw.pl" target="_blank">Wroclaw</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" /> are thriving, delivering added value for <b>Academia Europaea</b> and their cross-border regions. Several of them have recently renewed their academic leadership and host institution. <br /> <br /> During the last 3 years, our membership has grown with unprecedented numbers. In 2022 - 2024, a total of 1078 new members were selected, bringing our membership to a total of 5541. The main selection criterion remains scientific and scholarly excellence. However, we signed, together with some 800 European research organizations, funding agencies and academies the principles of <b>CoARA</b> (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment). According to them, the focus in assessment of researchers and their proposals is based primarily on qualitative indicators, while quantitative metrics such as citations, impact factors and attracted funding are used only to support the assessment of the quality of the substance. This year, these principles were used for the first time in assessing the MAE nominations, allowing e.g. unconventional career pathways and representatives of the younger researcher generation to be acknowledged in the selection. <br /> <br /> I wish to thank all of you for your trust and collaboration. Allow me to name just those, with whom I have worked on a regular basis, the Board members, the <b>Head Quarters</b>’ staff, the <b>Knowledge Hubs</b>’ leaderships, staff and host institutions, the <b>Graz Information Centre</b>, the <b>Independent Advisory Group</b>, the <a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/Activities/HERCulES">HERCulES</a> Group, the <b>Editor-in-Chief</b> of the <a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/Publications/European_Review">European Review</a>, as well as the <a class="external" href="http://yacadeuro.org" target="_blank">Young Academy of Europe</a><img class="outlink" src="/images/out.png" alt="" /> and the Board and staff of <b>SAPEA</b>. <br /> <br /> I wish you a pleasant and relaxing Christmas Season and a successful New Year, <br /> <br /> <a class="wikipage" href="/ae/User/Makarow_Marja">Marja Makarow</a><br /> <b>President of Academia Europaea 2022-2024</b> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <h4 id="section-Acad_Main_2FAbout_us_2FPresident_27s+Page-Pastnewslettersandstatements">Past newsletters and statements<a class="hashlink" href="#section-Acad_Main_2FAbout_us_2FPresident_27s+Page-Pastnewslettersandstatements">#</a></h4> <ul><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/August_2024">Newsletter August 2024</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/December_2023">Newsletter December 2023</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/February_2023">Newsletter Februar 2023</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/October%202022">Newsletter October 2022</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/May%202022">Newsletter May 2022</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/January%202022">Newsletter January 2022</a><br /> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/Members_in_Spotlight/Interview%20with%20Professor%20Marja%20Makarow">Interview with AE President, Professor Marja Makarow</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/News2_Archive/A%20Farewell%20from%20the%20President">A Farewell from the President</a> by Professor Sierd Cloetingh </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/News2_Archive/Valedictory%20Presidential%20Lecture">Valedictory Presidential Lecture</a><br /> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/My%20time%20as%20President%20of%20Academia%20Europaea">A special collective spirit: Reflections on my time as President of Academia Europaea by Professor Sierd Cloetingh</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/August%202021">Newsletter August 2021</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" href="/ae/Acad_Main/About_us/President%27s%20Page/March%202021">Newsletter March 2021</a> </li><li><a class="wikipage" 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