Institute for Research in Environment, Civil Engineering and Energy – IECE, North Macedonia is a private –owned, not profit institute, established in 2014 and positioned to be the interface for academia, industry and society, providing beneficial exchange of knowledge, ideas and expertise.

The driving strategy is based on having an orientation towards sustainable development and an economy based on knowledge .Research, innovation, education and capacity building projects have been developed in the fields: Environment, Civil engineering, Water, Energy, Materials, Economy and Social sciences. IECE is a member of: UN SDSN,  UN Global compact, UIIN (University Industry Innovation network and other organizations).

In the ARISE, IECE lead WP7: Preparing market implementation.