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Purpose
- The
object of Hillside Europe is to advance science and research as well
as learning and education. Expert knowledge in the area of software
development is to be collected, reviewed, assessed, published
internationally, and promoted from the points of view of engineering,
pedagogy and other relevant sciences. A particular focus is to be on
expert knowledge about practice-proven techniques for analysis,
architecture and programming of software systems as well as for the
formation of organizational and team structures for software
development. Further support is to be extended towards increasing the
sensitivity of software developers regarding the social effects of
their work. Support will be extended by means of various measures and
activities that are suitable for
a)
elaborating and publishing scientific fundamentals in all related
disciplines regarding the supported topics and their content with the goal
of using them for teaching, instructing, training and research,
b)
linking other sciences that are related to the supported topics
systematically and to support teaching, instructing, training and research
of the supported topics,
c)
planning, developing, setting up, organizing, realizing and
maintaining institutions and support structures for the support of the
above mentioned topics as well as teaching, instruction, training and
research regarding them,
d)
supporting the next generation of academic researchers working on
the supported topics so that the scientific level that is striven for will
be attained,
e)
contributing to the development of a society that is humane,
democratic and just taking into consideration freedom of science and
social responsibility, and striving for a balance between long-term
ecological, social and economic developments.
- In
order to realize its goals the association will cooperate with
regional, national and international institutions, organizations and
facilities from academe and research as well as from the industry. The
scope and form of this cooperation will reflect the interests and
needs of all participating parties equally. Furthermore the
association intends to help motivate people for a life-long process of
learning. The association will choose its measures to support the
meeting of different cultures and to serve the understanding among
nations.
- The
association solely and directly pursues charitable aims as laid down
in section “Tax Favored Aims” of the tax law.
- The
association is not committed either politically, religiously or
denominationally.
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