🧭 The Founder and the Foundational Vision
The Transnational Institute for Foundational Studies (TASIS) represents the institutional framework for the scientific breakthrough of the Foundational Sciences. It serves as the platform that develops this new scientific field and transforms it into policies, models, and practical tools capable of rebuilding systems on solid and just foundations.
👤 About the Founder:
TASIS was founded by Dr. Eng. Jalal Mahfouz, a models creator, business & social entrepreneur, and theorist.
He is the author of “The Best Option: The Takamolya Project (Critical Existential Philosophy)” and the creator of Foundational Sciences, an emerging interdisciplinary field bridging philosophy, science, and development.
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With over 35 years of professional experience, he has founded multiple organizations — including the Planning & Development Agency (PDA), which has led more than 18 years of EU-funded cooperation projects, and TASIS, which now serves as the academic and intellectual hub for Foundational Sciences.
🧭 Who Are We
The Transnational Institute for Foundational Studies (TASIS) is an independent, non-profit think tank that reimagines human understanding by developing Foundational Sciences — disciplines that reorganize the relationship between the human being, knowledge, and systems.
TASIS is founded on the belief that today’s civilizational challenges cannot be solved using traditional tools, but require a methodology that starts from the human common ground and rebuilds systems based on the existential rights of the human being.
We believe that science should not reflect ideology or the market — but serve as a neutral tool to produce wisdom and build justice, whether in a state, an institution, or a civilization.
⚙️ Nature of the Institute
- An independent, non-profit center registered in the European Union.
- It operates under the umbrella of the Planning & Development Agency (PDA) while maintaining full academic, scientific, and administrative autonomy.
- TASIS represents the intellectual and scientific branch of the agency, serving as the launching point of the Foundational Sciences Project to the international arena.
- Open to academic collaboration with universities and think tanks across Europe and the world.
🌍 Areas of Work
TASIS operates across five main areas that connect theory and application:
Foundational Methodologies – Including Takamolya Rationality, Foundational Epistemology, and Foundational Engineering.
Research & Application – Generating studies and models across politics, education, and society.
Academic Programs – Developing Master’s-level tracks, researcher training, and methodological curricula.
Smart Platforms & Tools – Designing intelligent systems such as SmartGov, SmartSet, and SmartHub.
Global Chair Initiative – Partnering with universities to institutionalize this new scientific field.
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