Goals
The Society seeks to serve all kinds of mathematicians in universities, research institutes and other forms of higher education. Its aims are to
- promote mathematical research, both pure and applied,
- assist and advise on problems of mathematical education,
- concern itself with the broader relations of mathematics to society,
- foster interaction between mathematicians of different countries,
- establish a sense of identity amongst European mathematicians,
- represent the mathematical community in supra-national institutions.
The European Mathematical Society is also member of the Initiative for Science in Europe.
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