Agencia Estatal de Investigación | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | November 27, 2015 |
Jurisdiction | Spain |
Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Annual budget | € 1.42 billion, 2023 [1] |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Science |
Website | https://www.aei.gob.es |
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The structure of the State Research Agency is: [3]
The president of the AEI is also the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Universities, being the Agency integrated in the Ministry of Science of Spain. The functions of the president are: [4]
The director-general of the Agency is a civil servant appointed by the Minister of Science and Innovation. The functions of the director-general are: [5]
The Secretary-General, as well as the Director-General, is a civil servant. The SG functions are: [6] The Secretary-General is responsible of the management of the horizontal services of the Agency, specifying in the following areas:
Since its creation, three people have served has director:
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