Archimedes Foundation is an independent body established by the Estonian government in 1997 with the objective to coordinate and implement different international and national programmes and projects in the field of training, education, research, technological development and innovation.
Archimedes Foundation participates actively in building a knowledge-based Europe by helping opening up the education and training systems to Estonia through European cooperation programmes and by creating conditions for participation trough accreditation and evaluation of higher education.
The Foundation shall contribute to the development of quality education and it shall help make lifelong learning opportunities more widely available to Estonian people.