BHAAAS AIMS TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN LINKS BETWEEN BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN SCIENTISTS, ARTISTS, AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE DIASPORA, AND TO BUILD BRIDGES OF COOPERATION WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND IN THE BROADER REGION BY VALUING THE SPIRIT OF INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY AND THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. BHAAAS MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND ITS FUTURE GENERATIONS. BHAAAS' GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS THAT KNOWLEDGE IS SHAREABLE WEALTH.