The most important institution is the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, which is composed of 14 institutes. The History Institute deals with source editions and various long-term research projects, especially on the historical topography and colonization history of the Slovenian territory and on the economic and social history of the Slovene people. For international coordination in the sphere of historical research on the Alps this research centre would appear to be the most suitable of all.
