working out and realization of penological research programmes;

working out, organization and realization of academic courses related to penological ideas and problems;

organization of symposiums, seminars and conferences concerning issues important for science and society and related to penological questions;

organization of cooperation of academics from all over Europe and overseas who research issues important for development of penological thought;

support of researches and other academic initiatives of students;

providing opinions about general principles of criminal and penitentiary policy and about developed from them normative and institutional solutions;

editing of professional academic publications in penology;

providing expertise and research consultancy for research workers and institutions interested in penological questions concerning subject of research, methodology and bibliography;

providing consultations of M/A papers and research works;

gaining resources for activities from national and international sources, mainly from European agencies supporting development of independent academic researches.