Mission
1. SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCHES WHICH LINK RESEARCH AGENDS TO HUMAN NEEDS AND THREATS. 2. PROMOTE EDUCATION, FROM STEM TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING, IN ANTICIPATION OF AGING SOCIETIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES. 3. COMBAT GLOBAL ISSUES FACING HUMANITY, SUCH POVERTY, HEALTH, ENERGY, WTHICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.