senior academies. The Global Young Academy, which itself is a science academy (e.g. full member of Interacademy Partnership) often serves as a facilitator of the growing global network of young academies. Since its creation, more than 35 national young academies have been established. In 2019, there were 41 national young academies. List Afghanistan – Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan Albania – Academy of Sciences of Albania Argentina – National Academy of Sciences of Argentina Armenia – National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Austria – Austrian Academy of Sciences Australia – Australian Academy of Science Azerbaijan – National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Bangladesh – Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Belarus – National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Belgium – Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium Brazil Brazilian Academy of Sciences Pernambuoc Academy of Science Bulgaria – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Canada Royal Society of Canada Canadian Academy of Engineering Chile – Academia Chilena de Ciencias China Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Hong Kong Academy of Sciences Costa Rica – Academia Nacional de Ciencias (Costa Rica) Croatia – Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Czech Republic – Czech Academy of Sciences Denmark – Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Estonia – Estonian Academy of Sciences Finland Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters Finnish Academy of Science and Letters France – French Academy of Sciences Georgia Georgian National Academy of Sciences Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences Germany German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Union of Regional German Academies of Sciences and Humanities: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities acatech Ghana – Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Greece – Academy of Athens Hungary – Hungarian Academy of Sciences India Indian Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy National Academy of Sciences, India Indonesia Indonesian Institute of Sciences Indonesian Academy of Sciences Iran – Academy of Sciences of Iran Italy Lincean Academy Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze (detta dei XL) Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti Accademia delle Scienze dell'Umbria Israel – Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Japan Science Council of Japan Japan Academy