The challenges to scientific research in a globalized world than overcomes the economic and financial crisis have focused the discussions of 10th International Session of the Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras of Spain (RACEF) celebrated yesterday in Barcelona with presence of prominent figures.

Under the title "Ciencia y realidades económicas: reto del mundo post-crisis a la actividad investigadora", in the session participated André Azoulay, Corresponding Academician for Morocco of RACEF and economic adviser of King Mohamed VI; Mohamed Laichoubi, Corresponding Academician of RACEF for Algeria and former Minister of his country; Carlo Morabito, Vice Chancellor of the University of Reggio-Calabria (Italie); Janusz Kacprzyk, Corresponding Academician of RACEF for Poland and President of the Polish Academy of Sciences; Korkmaz Imanov, Corresponding Academician of RACEF for Azerbaijan and Director of the Cibernetics Institut of the Azeri National Academy of Sciences; Iurii Kondratenko, Professor of the University Mikolayiv of Ucraina; Viktor Krasnoproshin, Corresponding Academician of RACEF for Belarus; Domenico Marino, Professor of the University of Reggio-Calabria (Italie), and Valeriu Ion Franc, Member of Academy of Romania.

The 10th International Session of RACEF was this year preceded by the exposure of more than 70 papers presented at the Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (FIM), which opened the academic session. The forum was founded in the Indian city of Delhi in 1975 and is internationally recognized. Their participation was the preamble to International Session. Both events were held in the Palau Macaya in Barcelona. The Springer publishing house published in a single volume selected works of the 10th International Session of RACEF and the XXIV Congress of FIM.