Goal 1: Knowledge building

• Integrate knowledge from different areas about targeted personality development
• Combine diverse theoretical perspectives, methods, and practical experiences from personality research and other fields
• Conduct research to develop innovative, safe, sound, and effective personality change interventions
• Disseminate key findings to the scientific community and the general public

Goal 2: Capacity building

• Transdisciplinary exchange (e.g., between personality research, other areas of psychology, and related disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, and political science)
• Connect researchers at different stages of their careers
• Provide optimal mentoring for early career researchers
• Increase visibility through joint projects and outreach activities
• Build an infrastructure that facilitates continued long-term collaboration