EurASc Elections – Governing Bodies 2025

15. Sep.2025

The Election Committee convened and examined all candidacy dossiers in accordance with the Statutes and Bylaws (eligibility, active-member status, and term-limit rules). The Committee unanimously validates all candidacies for PresidentVice-President, and Presidium Members (13 candidates for 5 seats) for submission to the Academy’s vote.

 

List of Candidates 

The following candidates have been validated and confirmed for this election cycle.
We kindly encourage all members to carefully review each candidate’s profile and motivation statement in order to make an informed and thoughtful decision that best serves the future of our Academy.

President

Rodrigo Martins

Candidate for Re-Election

Vice-President

Alain Tressaud

Candidate for Re-Election

Presidium Members

Natividad Santamaria

Candidate for Re-Election

Paul Lecoq

Candidate for Re-Election

Paul Tréguer

Candidate for Re-Election

Richard Durst

Candidate for Re-Election

The European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) is pleased to announce the opening of the Elections for the Governing Bodies, in accordance with its revised Statutes and Bylaws (2024).

These elections will define the leadership of the Academy for the coming years. All Active Members are encouraged to participate by submitting their candidacy and voting in accordance with the electoral timeline.

🧾 Open Positions and Duration of Mandates

  • President: 3 years | renewable up to 2 times (maximum 9 years)

  • Vice-President: 3 years | renewable up to 2 times (maximum 9 years)

  • Presidium Members: 4 years | renewable up to 2 times (maximum 12 years)

📝 The governing bodies operate under the rules set out in the EurASc Statutes and Bylaws.

🗂 Eligibility Criteria

Only Active Members of the Academy may submit their candidatures or be elected to the Presidium. Each candidate must comply with the limits on mandate renewals.

To be eligible, candidates must:

  • Hold active status within the Academy.

  • Not exceed the number of terms allowed by the Statutes.

  • Submit a complete candidature using the official form.

📅 Electoral Timeline

  • Call for Candidacies Opens: 9 July 2025

  • Deadline for Submission: 29 August 2025

  • Validation Period (Election Committee): 1 – 12 September 2025

  • Announcement of Candidates: 15 September 2025

  • Voting Period: 19 September – 8 October 2025

  • Announcement of Results: 13 October 2025

  • New Mandates Take Office: 1 November 2025

🧾 Submission of Candidatures

Candidates must complete the Official Candidature Form and submit it by email to the EurASc Secretariat at contact@eurasc.eu by 29 August 2025.

👥 Election Committee

The Election Committee appointed by the Executive Committee for this process includes:

  • Prof. Antonio Camacho
  • Prof. Carl K. Chang
  • Prof. Ernst Wagner
  • Prof. Quan Wang

This Committee is responsible for the validation of all candidatures in compliance with the Academy’s rules.

 

🔗 Need More Information?

For more information, consult our official documents:

📘 EurASc Statutes – 2024 Edition
📘 EurASc Bylaws – 2024 Edition

 

For further enquiries, please contact the EurASc Secretariat: contact@eurasc.eu