- HHE The Governor of Macau, General Vasco Rocha Vieira
- [] HE Dr. Jorge Rangel,
Macau Undersecretary for Administration, Education and Youth Affairs
- [] Dr. António Rodrigues Júnior,
President, The Macau Foundation
for the endowment fund and operating expenses contributions,
and for their help in the
resolution of many local, practical issues.
- The Government of The Republic of Portugal
- [] The Government of The People's Republic of China
the latter represented by the SSTCC: State Science and Technology
Commission of China, for their endowment fund contributions.
- STDM (The Macau Tourism and Entertainment Corporation)
for their endowment contributions.
- The Orient Foundation for their endowment
contributions.
- The Members and Observers of the UNU/IIST Board33
for their very constructive review of and keen, genuine interest
in the affairs of UNU/IIST.