International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS) was established in 1976 by decision of the Governments of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People’s Republic, the Republic of Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, the Mongolian People’s Republic, the Polish People’s Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
Nowadays IRIAS’s states – participants are five countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Mongolia, Cuba and Russia.
The purpose of creation of the Institute – the implementation of integrated research and development in the field of management theory and practice.
The legal status of IRIAS, as an international intergovernmental organization with international legal personality, is regulated by the current intergovernmental agreement and the Budapest Convention 1980 year.
