The International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), founded in 2015, is one of the most influential international academic organizations in the global fields of science, engineering, and technology. As a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious entity, IETI brings together the world’s most creative scientists, engineers, and thought leaders to foster a global ecosystem of interdisciplinary, cross-domain, and cross-cultural innovation.
IETI has been officially recognized by major international institutions:
.On February 24, 2022, it was listed in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Civil Society Database.
.On March 10, 2024, it became a signatory of The Jena Declaration, initiated by UNESCO, the Club of Rome, and the World Academy of Art and Science.
IETI unites some of the world’s most prestigious minds, forming a "Noah’s Ark of Science." Its membership includes over 100 laureates of top global honors:
.12 Nobel Prize Laureates
.4 Turing Award Winners
.2 Fields Medalists
.23 Wolf Prize Laureates
.3 Lasker Award Winners
.6 Breakthrough Prize Laureates
.2 Crafoord Prize Winners
.3 Tyler Prize Laureates
.2 John Bates Clark Medalists 12 Eni Award Winners
.3 Global Energy Prize Laureates
.1 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner
.1 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Awardee
.2 Heineken Prize Winners
.3 Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Laureates
.5 VinFuture Grand Prize Winners
.2 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Laureates
.3 MacArthur Fellows
.3 Clarivate Citation Laureates
In addition, IETI includes over 700 academicians, university presidents, institute directors, and global research leaders. With members and branches across six continents and over 100 countries and regions, IETI’s network covers more than 99% of the world’s leading universities and research institutions, making it a strategic hub in the global scientific collaboration ecosystem.
IETI operates two major research platforms:
.The International Research Institute of Economic Management (IRIEM)
.The Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI)
These centers support international cooperation and translational research in economics, management, AI, data science, and computer science.
Each year, IETI hosts more than 10 high-level international academic conferences worldwide, with proceedings indexed in Scopus, EI, and Web of Science. For instance, in 2025, IETI will organize the 54th International IGIP Conference on Engineering Education (founded in 1972), to be held in Budapest, Hungary, along with a series of academic summits across North America, South America, and Asia.
To honor global excellence in science and engineering, IETI has established a series of internationally recognized awards, including:
.Annual Scientific Award
.Green Award
.Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Award
.Ramesh Agarwal Award
.James Crabbe Award
.George Perry Award
.Michael Auer Award
.PhD Award
.Best Paper Award
Rooted in engineering and technology, IETI is committed to balanced development across natural sciences, engineering sciences, technological sciences, and social sciences. It is globally recognized for its five core characteristics:
.Non-Profit: No membership or fellowship fees; purely academic. .International: A bridge for global academic and cultural exchange. .High-Level: Led by Nobel Laureates, Turing Award winners, and global academicians. .Diverse: Encompasses mainstream disciplines and emerging cross-disciplinary fields. .Sustainable: Advocates for green development and long-term knowledge dissemination.
Guided by these values, IETI has formed strategic partnerships with top universities, research institutes, and international organizations across the globe, playing a pivotal role at the intersection of academic excellence and human advancement.
Leadership
IETI is currently led by a three-president structure, composed of:
Prof. James C. Crabbe – University of Oxford, UK Prof. Ramesh K. Agarwal – Washington University in St. Louis, USA Prof. Michael E. Auer – CTI, Germany
Honorary Presidents of IETI include: Prof. Sir Partha Dasgupta – University of Cambridge, UK H.E. Prof. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim – the 6th President of the Republic of Mauritius
IETI is more than a scientific community—it is a global force shaping the future of knowledge and innovation.
We warmly welcome universities, research institutes, enterprises, and outstanding individuals from around the world to join IETI, co-create a global academic community, share frontier research, and shape the future of science and technology together.
The main aim of IETI is to conduct collaborative interdisciplinary science, engineering and technology within its areas of expertise, and to support engineering and technology innovations to meet the needs of society. In addition to traditional science / engineering / technology disciplines, IETI includes financial engineering, financial econometrics, financial statistics, and mathematics, statistics, and social sciences and business. The following is a summary of our IETI objectives:
1-Honoring outstanding experts and scholars in various fields. Electing excellent Professors to be Fellow / Distinguished Fellow, and giving scientific awards to leading experts in the world.
2-Organizing academic activities to promote exchanges between experts and scholars around the world. Inviting experts and scholars from around the world to join international activities.
3-Providing a publishing platform for scholars from all over the world, including international conferences and journals.
4-Offering a free membership/fellowship services for researchers around the world.
IV. Our Events
IETI annually cooperates with academic institutions around the world in international conferences and forums. Some examples are as follows:
2023 17th National Conference - Sustainable and Resilient Development of the Mountain Area in the Context of the Current Energy Crisis and Food Insecurity:
[Conference Program]
Romanian Academy, Romania
2023 First International Conference on Mental Health and Digital Medicine [Conference Promotional Picture]
Shanghai Mental Health Center (Mental Health Center affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine), Chinese Society of Biotechnology, China; Griffith University, Australia
2023 8th International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing [ICIIP]
Romanian-American University, Romania
2022 Conference on Integration of Data Science, Information Management and Digital Technology into Health and Medical Research [Conference Program]
Griffith University, The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Chinese Society of Biotechnology, China
2021 18th International Conference on
Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation
[REV][Conference Website Picture]
International Association of Online Engineering, Austria
V. Media
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), University of Tennessee: Turing Award Laureate Prof. Jack Dongarra is the Laureate Distinguished Fellowship of IETI Picture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: John Bates Clark Medal Laureate Prof. Jerry A. Hausman is the Laureate Distinguished Fellowship of IETI Picture
Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies:
IETI Transaction on Ergonomics and Safety journal (IETI TES) is the selected journal. Ergonomics JournalsPicture
Wolfson College of Oxford University:
Prof. Michael James Cardwell Crabbe is the winner of Annual Scientific Award of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) Picture
Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia:
Prof. Michael John McAleer is the Distinguished Fellow of International Engineering and Technology Institute (DFIETI) Picture
Uppsala University, Sweden:
Prof. Peter Stoica is the IETI Distinguished Fellow Picture
University of Southern California and University of Cambridge, UK:
Prof. M. Hashem Pesaran is the IETI Distinguished Fellow Picture
Basic activities, taking 2021 as an example:
By mid-January 2021, complete the announcement of 2020 annual science award winners.
Before mid-February 2021, complete the 2021 fellowship announcement.
Before March 31, 2021, complete the layout of 2022 international academic activities.
Before September 30, 2021, complete the nomination of 2021 annual science award winners.
Before October 31, 2021, complete the nomination of the 2022 fellowship candidates.
Before November 30, 2021, complete the 2021 annual science award winner election.
Before December 31, 2021, the 2022 membership election will be completed.
Before December 31, 2021, the 2021 directors and supervisors will be added.
IX. Join Us (No Membership / Fellowship Fees)
For membership/fellowship, the process is very strict, and members/fellows are selected after satisfying the required research experience criteria or by invitation.