The Academy will be composed of Titular, Honorary, Corresponding and Emeritus Members. In order to become a Member of the Academy it is absolutely essential, under all circumstances, to have a university degree in one field of engineering, to have had an outstanding performance in scientific or technical research, in the university chair or other teaching posts, or as a publisher in similar fields, or in his career, and to have an excellent public reputation. In very exceptional cases the degree in engineering may not be required such as the case of a well-known person working in the field of engineering. All the academic chairs will be for life and ad-honorem.