The association aims to promote collaborative forms of education that arise from cooperation between educational institutions and partners from business and society, and are intended to enable future professionals to solve societal and economic challenges in the context of new technologies. The association seeks to ensure the innovation and future viability of professionals, companies and organizations, as well as to shape university education that keeps pace with technological development in practice and counteracts the shortage of skilled workers. To this end, the association can: a. Create platforms that enable, coordinate, disseminate and further develop collaborative learning settings between universities and practice. b. Establish a standardized framework that regulates the recognition of academic achievements and legal aspects. c. Build and maintain a university-wide, interdisciplinary and international ecosystem with actors from business, society and education. d. Implement new innovative forms of training cooperation between trainees, educational institutions, companies and organizations. e. Take strategic measures that support the transfer of competencies into practice and reduce qualification gaps. f. Provide services related to the implementation of the learning ecosystem. g. As well as take all further measures that serve the purpose of the association and comply with the principles defined in the statutes.