International scientific organizations
This article contains a list of international scientific organizations .
The list includes as complete a collection as possible of the organizations that deal with scientific work and that span at least two countries. The organizations should be listed alphabetically and refer to either common abbreviations or full names.
An umbrella organization of relevant organizations, the International Council for Science (ICSU, the International Council for Science).
- BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) - International Bureau of Weights and Measures
- CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) - European nuclear research laboratory
- CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage) - International Commission on Illumination
- EFPA (European Federation of Psychologists 'Associations) - European Federation of Psychologists' Associations
- EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- EPS (European Physical Society) - European Physical Society
- ESA (European Space Agency) - European space agency
- ESO (European Southern Observatory) - European Southern Observatory
- EURODOC - European Association for Doctoral Candidates and Young Scientists
- EWS (ESF, European Science Foundation) - European science foundation
- FASAS (Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies)
- FIG (Fédération Internationale des Géomètres) - International Association of Surveyors
- IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology) - International Society for Applied Psychology
- IAU (International Astronomical Union) - International Astronomical Union
- IBANGS (International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society)
- ICA (International Cartographic Association) - International Cartographic Association
- ICA (International Council on Archives) - International Archives Council
- ICOM (International Council of Museums) - International Council of Museums
- IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) - International Electrotechnical Commission
- IERS (International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service) - International service for earth rotation and reference systems; previously: International Earth Rotation Service
- IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control)
- IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing)
- IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) - International association of library associations and institutions
- IFS (International Foundation for Science)
- IGU (International Geographical Union)
- IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- IMU (International Mathematical Union) - International Mathematical Union
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization) - International organization for standardization
- ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) - International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union) - International Telecommunication Union
- IUGG - International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics
- IUGS - International Union of Geosciences
- IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) - International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry
- IUPAP (International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) - International Union for Pure and Applied Physics
- IUPsyS - (International Union of Psychological Science) - International Union for Psychological Science
- PEROSH (Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health)
- UAI (Union Académique Internationale / International Union of Academies) - International union of academies that deal with culture and history in a broader sense.
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) - United Nations organization for education, science and culture
- WSIS (World Summit of Information Society) - World Summit on the Information Society