- Providing effective and efficient solution for the significant increase in optical/photonic transmission capacity, signal processing and signal routing;
- Forming highly qualified human resources in optical communication area with a strong scientific base;
- Establishing an efficient channel of interaction with local industry, facilitating the techologies transfer and new companies creation (spin-offs);
- Establishing a program for dissemination and popularization of optical communication science, with emphasys on public schools;
- Establishing a collaborative program with internationally renowed academic institutions, stimulatin the exchange of researchers and students to facilitate the production of high impact scientific results.