Coaching as a subject of science? Zurich, February 18, 2011 scientific research little coachingbezogen is aligned despite all challenges by the power company. In this gap, it appears recently in Zurich, Switzerland, International Academy founded in the Coachingwissenschaften (IACW). The IACW is one of the scientific institutions in the rank of an Academy of Sciences and the world the first research institution of its kind. A circle of selected researchers belongs to the Academy, which are identified through scientific excellence. It offers opportunity to discuss interdisciplinary scientific knowledge in the field of coaching and its neighbouring disciplines and to hold lectures on new scientific developments their members in the Academy events. The IACW strives to integrate the existing in the world of coaching and developing approaches and continue to develop.

Because of its orientation is able to research projects on high wissenschafltichem level to stimulate and to edit. “” “” Current projects of the IACW include neuro-coaching”geronto-coaching”, coaching and effectiveness research”, coaching for expatriates”and coaching in finance”. Because of the scientific and organizational set a for the coachingrelevanten problems of modern enterprise – work world central task is the IACW in the tradition of the Academy idea in the context of Sciences gathered in her. Contact: Prof. Dr. mult. Robert Weimar, President, Germany Tel.: + 49 (2734) 29 80 E-Mail: