摘要
On December 15,2008,the International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter referred as IRCK)was formally established in Guilin,China.It is also the first category Ⅱ center concerning geosciences.Since its foundation,it has organized 11 international symposia, attracted over 200 foreign scientists from more than 40 countries for academic exchange,and signed 16 international cooperation agreements with 14 countries.It has played an active role for international exchange,set firm foundation for cooperative projects.
