The International Centre for Theoretical Physics Abdus Salam (briefly said) the name of the Central Scientific-Educational, which Dr. Abdus Salam, scientist, Pakistanis, and won the Nobel Prize for Physics. in 1964, at 10 kilometers from the city of Trieste, Italy founded. This center, under the agreement, a tripartite between the government of Italy, UNESCO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) activities.

The goal of the center, develop and motivate the research and education fields advanced, especially in developing countries. Despite being the name of the primary center is still maintained. the activities that the majority of aspects of the science, the physics and applications of it.