The University of Rijeka Foundation was founded at the initiative and with the support of the City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the University of Rijeka. It is among the longest lasting foundations in Croatia and one of the oldest university foundations. As a non-profit organization and an autonomous legal entity, the Foundation permanently serves the common good and charitable purposes related to education and science. It supports student research activities, organizes volunteer and humanitarian actions and sports events, and carries out international project activities in the field of responsible research. The Foundation is based on the principles of transparency, accountability, autonomy, good governance, excellence and equality, and is committed to an open dialogue, intersectoral collaboration and the culture of partnership and trust.