The association without lucrative purpose The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) was founded by the Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique (ARB) and the Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten (KVAB) in 2001.
The association is headquartered in the Academy Palace in Brussels.
RASAB is responsible for coordinating the national and international activities of the Academies, such as the National Scientific Committees and the representation of Belgium in international scientific organisations.
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