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“People who live isolated become stagnant and decompose. That is why all civilized countries are part of this movement of international scientific relationship ...”
Royal Decree establishing the Junta para Ampliación
de Estudios e Investigaciones Científicas, January 11, 1907
The JAE laid the groundwork for a culture of science in Spain, which was the basis for development. It also established links with major U.S. and Latin American institutions and set up centers in Europe, as the Spanish School of History and Archeology in Rome. |
A major task undertaken by the JAE was to grant fellowships to teachers, scientists, and other professionals to study abroad. They brought back with them new working models, transferred knowledge through seminars and publications, and established new centers for teaching and research.