1.1. Russian Association of Engineering Education, further to be named "the Association", is a voluntary public organization uniting scientists, teachers, engineers and specialists working in   higher education technical institutions,  research institutions, scientific experimental production enterprises, technoparks, technopolises and other organizations of any administrative affiliation and forms of ownership, concerned with development and improvement of the technical education in Russia and involved in advancement of science and technology.

The Association activity is based on the premise that technical education belongs to the area of of Russia's strategic national interests and, in the process of the country's transition to sustainable development, engineers become key actors in the social and economic life of society.

1.2. The Association spreads its activity over the territory of most subjects of the Russian Federation.

1.3. The Association's work is based on principles of self-government, voluntary and equal status of all members, transparency and legality, independence of science, alternative approaches to scientific problems and interconnection of science, education and practice.

1.4. In its activities the Association is guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, enacted legislation of the Russian Federation and its   subjects, universally accepted norms and principles of international law, and this Charter.

1.5.  The Association constitutes a juridical person from the moment of its registration, owns its individual property, may obtain and exercise, on its behalf, proprietary and personal non-proprietary rights, bear responsibilities, act as plaintiff and defendant in courts of justice and courts of arbitration. It maintains an independent balance, fixed and current assets, opens rouble and foreign currency banks accounts, possesses  a stamp, forms bearing its name and other requisites of a juridical person.
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The symbols of the Association are subject to the state registration according to laws of the Russian Federation.

1.6. The Association is liable for its obligations with its property which may be held exigible according to the legislation of the Russian Federation.

1.7. The Association may not be held liable for obligations of its members. The state is not liable for obligations of the Association. The members of the Association may not be held liable for its obligations.

1.8. The short title of the Association:
in Russian: Rossiyskaya Assotziatziya Inzhenernogo Obrazovaniya - RAIO,
in English: Russian Association of Engineering Education - RAEE.

1.9. The Association Headquarters is located in the Russian Federation, Moscow.