The YAE was founded in 2012,[1] with a mission to provide input to scientific exchange and science policy across all member states of the European Union or an Associated Country.

YAE members are experts and leaders in their respective fields, who seek to provide a ‘younger’ perspective about the future of science and academia in Europe.

[4] Specifically, the YAE aims at improving the conditions in which young scientists and scholars across Europe will work and operate in the future, and thus contribute to policy and societal change.

At this meeting, possible routes towards establishing a Young Academy of Europe were discussed, including the definitions of its aims and activities.

YAE closely collaborates with national young academies, the Academia Europaea, the Initiative for Science in Europe, and other similar organizations and bodies.