About EARTO
EARTO is a non-profit international association established in Brussels, where it maintains a permanent secretariat.
EARTO Vision: a European research and innovation system without border in which RTOs occupy nodal positions and posses the necessary resources and independence to contribute to a competitive European economy and high quality of the life through beneficial cooperation with all stakeholders.
EARTO Mission: to promote and defend the interests of RTOs in Europe by reinforcing their profile aqnd position as a key player in the minds of EU decision-makers and by seeking to ensure that European R&D and innovation programmes are best attuned to their interests.
To provide added-value services to EARTO members to help them to imporve their operational practices and business performance as well as to provide them with informarion and advice to help them make the best use of European R&D and innovation programme funding opportunities.
The Association represents the interests of about 350 RTOs from across the European Union and “FP-associated” countries.
The members elect an Executive Board to manage the day-to-day affairs of the Association. The Board elects one of its number as President. The President and Board appoint a smaller number of Board members to serve as a Steering Committee.
