-Develops theoretical foundations for the field of outdoor activities.
-Promotes alternative education and complementary education through the means of outdoor activities.
-Outdoor recreation of young people and of aged people is promoted and encouraged as well.
-Therapy by using outdoor adventure activities is a field that the Institute tend to support and develop.
-Research on using experiential learning as a means to nonconventional education and environmental education is also encouraged.
- Articles and books regarding education in outdoors are signaled and commented.
-The multicultural European dimension of the Institute is encouraged and concepts such as friluftsliv, erlebnispadagogik, bildung, experientiel, are part of our common thesaurus.

Next Conference Wales 17-20 September 2008