The Work and Education Institute is an organization that promotes student exchange, international internships, international placement, business contacts, democracy, tolerance, and multiculturalism between Poland and Eastern European countries. The institute helps students from Eastern Europe study in Poland, workers find jobs in Poland, citizens set up businesses in Poland, and students take internships in Poland. It also assists with establishing branch offices in Eastern Europe and aims to make Poland a gateway to the EU for Eastern Europe through mutual understanding and acceptance.