The Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation (PLFA), is a private Family Foundation registered in Switzerland, which was established in 2014 to support and initiate innovative projects.
The Foundation is partner of programs in Switzerland, France and Portugal in the following areas:
- Science and Technology – mainly supporting: a. the creation of new MOOCS (massive online open courses), by leading academic institutions, in the fields of Brain Research and Engineering. b. Granting scholarships for foreign students, studying in French leading Engineering and Telecom Schools c. Brain research and finally, d. the establishment of Academic Incubators and Entrepreneurship centers.
- The Promotion of Arts in Education
- Social projects.
Priority has been given to projects which can be identified clearly with the Foundation and/or cannot be implemented without its support.