What is the Academia Europaea?#

The Academia Europaea was established in 1988 and is the Pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters and Sciences. Membership is by invitation only.#

The object of Academia Europaea is the advancement and propagation of excellence in scholarship in the humanities, law, the economic, social, and political sciences, mathematics, medicine, and all branches of natural and technological sciences anywhere in the world for the public benefit and for the advancement of the education of the public of all ages in the aforesaid subjects in Europe.#

Academia Europaea is a European, non-governmental association acting as an Academy. Our members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. Founded in 1988, with more than 5500 members including 87 Nobel laureates, several of whom were elected to the Academia before they received the prize, members of Academia Europaea are leading experts from the physical sciences and technology, biological sciences and medicine, mathematics, the letters and humanities, social and cognitive sciences, economics and the law.#

Members are drawn from across the whole European continent and also include European scholars who are resident in other regions of the world together with foreign members resident outside Europa. Invitations are made only after peer group nomination, scrutiny and confirmation as to the scholarship and eminence of the individual in their chosen field. Election is confirmed by the Board of the Academia. #

Watch an interview with Professor Marja Makarow, the President of Academia Europaea, about the Academy:#

• Strategic Plan 2019 - 2024
• AE Information Leaflet (2024)
• Academia Europaea Directory (2024)

Academia Europaea Knowledge Hubs:#