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The Round Table Foundation: About Us

he Round Table Foundation (TRTF) was created by scien­tists of dif­fe­rent count­ries and fields.

TRTF's Latin motto reads:
Tabula Rotunda — Tabula Fecunda (sit):
A round table should be a creative table.

Its var­ious Chapters pro­mote learn­ing and teach­ing, inter­disci­plinary science and research, sup­port­ing academia and inter­cul­tural under­stand­ing, and aiding the young. Learn more about the Chapters and other activities of the Foundation by choosing your topic of interest in the Table of Contents.

The mission of the Foundation has been codi­fied in the Found­a­tion's sta­tutes.

History

ince the 1980s the Foundation de­ve­lop­ed from casual inter­dis­ci­pli­nary meet­ings into an in­de­pen­dent, im­par­tial, open-minded, non-profit Found­ation de­di­cat­ed to problem-solving and research, espe­cial­ly in — but not li­mi­ted to — me­di­cine and the na­tu­ral scien­ces.

It gathers dis­tin­guish­ed scho­lars en­gag­ed in me­di­cal, scien­ti­fic, and en­gi­neer­ing research, as well as the hum­ani­ties, who are com­mitt­ed to the fur­the­ran­ce of scien­ce and tech­no­lo­gy and to their use for ge­ne­ral wel­fare and well-being.

The Found­ation in­te­gra­tes under its roof se­ve­ral long stand­ing en­dea­vors in scien­ce and hu­ma­ni­ta­rian aid.

Shared Vision

Creating a global community of science for the benefit of mankind by disseminating the ideas of ethical, humane, broad-based and broad-minded research and application of scientific findings.

Mission

To advance scientific knowledge, to promote the ideals of academia, to positively impact the major global challenges of society with solutions that are science-based, to make scientific institutions both in academia and in commercial environments more transparent and accountable, to generate an active agenda of ethical values and use of research, to collaborate with institutions and to increase the number of scientifically informed individuals in societies at large, as well as help leading children towards a good and stable education.

Main Efforts

The Foundation fulfills its mission through the following main efforts:

Sponsorship of several events annually, bringing together international groups of speakers of ex­cel­len­ce in their field to exchange information on basic or applied frontier research fields and on the broader societal roles of science and technology;
support of programs and of individuals pursuing the vision of the Foundation;
bestowal of the Pro Academia Prize.

The President of TRTF, Peter A. Rinck, summarizes the main mission features of the Foundation in his

Letter from the President.