According to the IHA Statutes, the Scientific Committee is constituted by: (a) Director and Vice-Directors; (b) RG Coordinators; (c) Thematic Lines Coordinators; (d) Integrated researchers with contract / Post-doctoral fellows (100%); (e) One non-doctoral researcher per RG. This Committee supports and regularly assesses the Board’s work, and is responsible for the approval of IHA fundamental lines of action; the approval of the pluriannual Strategic Plan; the approval of the annual activity plans; the approval of IHA’s annual budget; among others, to monitor IHA’s scientific activity and the development of it’s research projects.