Our Vision & Mission is

■ to perform pre-competitive, science-driven academic research in the field of “Polymeric Materials & Sustainable Development” at a level of high international recognition,

■ thereby contributing to solutions for the grand challenges of human society, both

• directly, via research project results and their dissemination, and
• indirectly, by involving academic thesis research as a key element of a continuous academic school building effort in this field.

A Main Responsibility of Academic Education & Research
Why “science & technology education” matters?

“The most distinguished academic responsibility in engineering disciplines is to serve the education and the development of qualified professionals for industry and science, for public positions, and - last but not least - the next generation of academicians.

In that sense, academic research projects are means rather than ends, serving the prime purpose of personal professional development.“

^{R. W. Lang, Inauguration Lecture at JKU Linz (March 15, 2010)}