It is an international non-profit Association whose purpose is to promote education, research and training. This Association, which is governed by the Belgian law of 27 June 1921, was founded on 12 September 2001.

The Registered Office of the Association is located at
the Haute Ecole Paul-Henri Spaak, 150 rue Royale, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.

The Secretariat of the Association is located at Universitat de Girona, Escola Politècnica Superior, P-1, Campus Montivili, Av. Lluís Santaló s/n, 17071 Girona, Spain.